Decorating when living alone

[Anonymousess]

I am 25 and live alone for the first time. I have a good job and it’s my first place. Sometimes I have visitors but the majority of time, I’m the only one here. Is it weird to decorate for occasions like Christmas, birthdays, Halloween etc? I just wonder whether it’s a waste of money as I’m the only one who will enjoy it and perhaps the only one who would even see it - but also I feel like it would bring me joy.

It's your home and you are free to enjoy it however you like! Decorate away to your hearts content, and enjoy it 🙂

Why did you say this then?

"me and dp live alone"

Living with a partner is nothing like living alone!

Well if we all thought that way no one who lived alone would bother to paint their walls nice colours or choose curtains they liked. You make your home lovely first and foremost for your own pleasure and if that involves recreating Santa's grotto in your front room, you should do it. Take advantage of the fact you have total autonomy to do what you like for only you.

Decorate if you want it, don't underestimate how a nicely decorated flat / house can make you happier.
I live alone, by choice, and my interior is very important for me.
I don't decorate for Xmas because it's not really my thing but if it was, I wouldn't hesitate a second.

I decorated when I lived alone. It made me happy. Also, as it was just me I agreed with all of the top notch choices! Now I have to compromise a bit.....

Do it.

Do whatever makes you happy.

I live alone and don't bother putting up decorations. However, every third year, my DS and DIL come to stay and my house is decorated all over!

I've just started living alone post divorce and am having exactly the same thoughts. My ex left me last Christmas so it was a miserable time, and I usually love Christmas. Leaning towards a little tree and see how I go from there!

I read a lovely post on here once where someone was advising to treat yourself as you would a very special guest. Use your nicest cups, your best bedding, the posh soap, the expensive towels, decorate as though you've a guest of honour expected. Don't think its 'only me thst will benefit' think 'it's ME that will benefit'. It's basically about valuing yourself and acting as though you're worth the effort, because you are, and its a good way to remember that. Plus it makes your day to day so much nicer.

"Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful."

Key word here is you! Your home, you putting in the effort, you being the one who enjoys it.

I live with 3 other people, the decorating is still 90% for me 😂 DH couldn't give a hoot!!

I live alone have done for years and love it.
I have my choice all the time i dont care if others dont like my style.
My home is full of colour im, more of a hippy wall rugs funky throws wood floor
multi colour tinted windows etc.

I always decorated for Christmas, when I lived alone - even those years I was going to be away for Xmas Day itself.

It was lovely to come home in the evenings to a lit and decorated house.

I live on my own and I put up a Christmas tree. I have decorations that I bought when I moved into my house and they are getting worn now. I will be buying new ones this year.
I got decorations on holidays. I have gotten decorations from brands like newbridge sliver and Tipperary crystal from people and I use those as well. So the tree and the decorations bring back memories as well.
Then if you have family or friends around it makes the place look well.

You're worth it even if no one is going to see it. If it makes you smile, then do it. Enjoy your new home x

If it brings you joy why not?

You absolutely should decorate for yourself! You are just as worthy of experiencing joy as anyone and your home exists to make YOU joyful, regardless of whether anyone else also benefits.

Not weird at all if it makes you happy
I live alone and am almost 60( yikes) and I put a few ornaments and a snowglobe out and some lights around a driftwood wreath which does make a difference

If I could get away with it, I wouldn't decorate as I weirdly don't like christmas decorations!

However, if you want to decorate then decorate! It's your house and it's for you.

I live on my own most of the time unless DS is on a flying visit back from Uni and have just put a little LED rattan Christmas tree up in a dark corner of my living room. It looks lovely and the rest of the decorations will come out over the next few weeks. It’s great living on your own as you can do whatever you like!

I don’t think it’s weird but when I was single and had a one bed flat, I never bothered. In fact, I never really bothered when I shared either. Not sure why, I think I / we were just young, out enjoying myself / ourselves and I just couldn’t be bothered. Also, at that age, I was renting, and probably didn’t see it as my home; rather, it was just the place I slept.

If I lived alone I'd decorate even harder than I do now

Maybe concentrate on the outside of the property rather than the inside if you want others to see it. Go to town, be one of “those” houses.

If you stop feeling that you matter, you'll have a miserable time. Decorate if you enjoy doing it and looking at decorations will give you pleasure; don't bother if it seems too much of a faff. You can have your home exactly how you like it which is one of the big benefits of being on your own.

Not weird at all. I loved decorating my Christmas tree when I lived alone and got to have it just the way I like it! 😂