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A beautiful home isn\u2019t necessarily defined by its biggest statement piece. Sometimes, it\u2019s the details you barely notice that make you want to stay awhile. For Jaque Bethke, founder of JAQUE Design<\/a>, those small choices are a big part of what makes a home feel intentional, personal and memorable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The way a door feels when you open it, the warmth of the lighting or even what you see when you open a cabinet can shape our experience of a space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe smallest details are usually felt before they\u2019re ever noticed,\u201d Bethke says. \u201cThose details create emotion. They\u2019re what make a home feel intentional and what ultimately makes it memorable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That philosophy extends beyond what looks good in a room. Bethke encourages homeowners to think about all the senses when designing a space. What do you touch? How do you move through a room? How does the lighting make you feel? What sounds or scents have become associated with home?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an approach that turns design into something more than aesthetics. A home becomes an experience. Lighting, hardware and even a thoughtfully arranged table can all contribute to that experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A beautiful light fixture, for example, can completely change the mood of a room, while hardware is something homeowners physically interact with every day. A table setting can transform an ordinary dinner into an occasion. The goal, however, isn\u2019t to make everything match. Bethke believes a home should feel like the people who live there, not like a showroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t design around trends or a particular style,\u201d she says. \u201cMy job is to understand the people who are going to live there – how they live, what they love, what makes them feel something – and capture their soul in the space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And creating a more polished home doesn\u2019t necessarily mean starting a major renovation. Bethke suggests looking for what\u2019s interrupting the room. It could be a visible cord, something hung at the wrong height, too much competing on one surface or lighting that diminishes the things you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sometimes, the best design move is simply to edit. Bethke recommends walking through each room and asking a simple question: Is this space serving me? Does it represent who I am now, or who I was when I furnished it?<\/strong> After all, our lives change – and our homes should be allowed to change with us, too. 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