With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, there seems to be romance in the air, song in the heart, and bounce in the footsteps. And you also want to flow into romance and you want to do something really special for your boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. But I do not know where to start. Going to that five-star hotel is too expensive, so you want to create that atmosphere in your home, but how?

This is how you can create a romantic atmosphere in your home in the manner of a five-star hotel or restaurant.

1. The basics

Before you start decorating, do the basics like deep cleaning, set the mood with lighting, place candles in all the right places, swap out cotton bedspreads for silk, satin or satin. Swap heavy drapes for sheer lace ones—there’s something eternally romantic about flowing drapes. Deep cleaning consists of cleaning the sofa, diapers and mattresses with a vacuum cleaner. The idea is to get a house free of dust. And sofas, armchairs and mattresses accumulate dust that is not visible to the naked eye. Remove cobwebs, dust and clean the walls also with the vacuum cleaner.

After you’ve cleaned up, set the mood with lighting. Turn off all the hard lights and turn on any table lamps, or floor lamps not only add to the cozy feeling you’re trying to create, they look really nice. You can opt for paper or stained glass lampshades. The choice is entirely yours.

Once you are done with that, change the bedding in all rooms to silk or satin, you can also go for satin. To add more romanticism to your bedroom you can opt for lace bedspreads. So you’ve taken care of the basics, now move on to the actual decor.

2. Candy decorations

Take some red and pink heart-shaped candies (easy to find in the market) and place them in a beautiful glass, ceramic, glass or silver bowl and place it in a visible place but out of the reach of children.

3. Valentine’s Cookies

If you love baking, then there is nothing more romantic than the fragrance of freshly baked heart-shaped cookies dusted with red and pink icing. Share it with your family to enjoy the true spirit of Valentine’s Day.

4. Stuffed animals

Buy some cute stuffed animals with love messages written on them or carrying a romantic heart in their hands and place them everywhere in your home. You can also hang them with the wind chimes.

5. Cupids and angels

Display a collection of whimsical or traditional elegant angels, cherubs and cupids for a soft feel in your home.

6. Heart-shaped collage of family photos

Take out the family album, select some good photos of him, the ones from your first vacation together, the snapshots from your honeymoon, you get the idea. Now take a cardboard and cut it in the shape of a heart, set it aside now take a graph paper, place the cardboard heart on the graph paper and with a scale and pencil mark the graph paper. Make sure there is a one inch difference between a cardboard and a graph paper heart. Carefully glue the graph paper heart to the cardboard and you are ready to make a heart-shaped collage of family photos. You can decorate the edge or the heart with lace and ribbon. And you can create a collage for every room in your home.

7. potpourri

Buy a nice potpourri and place it in the strategic positions in your home to add fragrance and romance to your home.

8.Mirrors

Mirrors not only increase the depth and dimension of the room, but also create a romantic atmosphere. Decorate your home with mirrors of various shapes and sizes. You can decorate the edges with laces, ribbons or strings or even red heart-shaped balloons.

9. Spread the joy with I Love You

Hang red heart-shaped balloons, ribbons and strings in your home with the message of love. You can also hang small stuffed animals, red and pink hearts, heart-shaped wind chimes to add to the Valentine’s Day spirit.

10. Flowers and music

Get some fresh flowers and place them on the center table, on the dining room table, and in each and every room of your home. You can also decorate your house with the flowers. For example, take a bouquet and stick it on the front door and all other doors. Top picks include the Calyx and Corolla, Gardener’s Eden, and pick of the crop in Alpharetta. Tulips in red, white and pink or even skin tones can add color to your home.

Now that everything is settled, you can sit down and turn on some soft romantic music that will compliment your efforts and add to the romantic feel of your home like a five-star hotel or restaurant.

These are some simple ideas to get you started and then you can use your own creativity and imagination to whip up a surprise that is sure to make your partner lose their minds.