With time and patience! Focus on your authentic likes, forgetting about 'trends' and other people's personal preferences. After all, you're the one who has to live with it! Look at what you already have. Grab a pad of post-it notes and go around your home really looking at each individual piece of furniture. Stick a post-it on all of the pieces that bring you joy. Then, look at what they all have in common; perhaps they all have curved contours and a simple aesthetic, or bold colors and prints. Pay attention to texture, form, color, materials, and size. Consider the mood you want to create. Casual, formal, stimulating, or calm, different furniture styles champion different moods. For example, the glitz and glamor of Art Deco furniture promotes a formal and stimulating environment, whilst the organic simplicity of Scandinavian design contributes a more relaxed, casual feel. Get inspired: Spend time looking around you. Whilst the likes of Pinterest and Instagram are a great place to start, the excessive parade of highly curated interiors can leave us feeling overwhelmed and even more confused than before. Instead, visit real life places, like design centers, furniture stores, hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars, or even your next door neighbor, taking note of the interiors that inspire you.