Moving in Together: Styling a Shared Home

Combining two households into one home is less about matching everything perfectly and more about choosing what genuinely works together. A few thoughtful swaps in tableware, frames and furniture can turn two separate flats into one home with real character.

Whose plates stay: mixing tableware with intention

Rather than recreating either of your old kitchens, treat this as a chance to build something new together. Lay out pieces from both collections and look at them with fresh eyes. An ENTUSIASM side plate can sit comfortably alongside an OMBONAD plate, while a KONSTFULL vase or a STILREN vase adds a quieter note between patterned pieces. Mixing prints with plain finishes often works better than trying to make everything coordinate exactly.

In smaller Maltese kitchens, where storage is often limited, an IDÅSEN cabinet with sliding glass doors is a practical way to display the pieces you both want to keep, while putting the rest away. Playing with colour and texture this way tends to produce far more interesting results than starting from scratch with one matching set.

KONSTFULL vase, clear glass/patterned, 26 cmSTILREN vase, white, 22 cmIDÅSEN cabinet with sliding glass doors, dark grey, 120x140 cmENTUSIASM side plate, patterned/blue, 18 cm, 4 packOMBONAD plate, dark grey, 26 cm, 2 packOFTAST plate, white, 25 cm

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Hanging mismatched art on one wall

A gallery wall is one of the simplest ways to bring two personalities into the same room. There is no need for every frame or print to belong to the same style or collection. A mix of drawings, photographs and prints, framed differently, often says more about a shared home than a uniform set ever could.

Combining an EDSBRUK frame with a few FISKBO frames gives you room to play with scale and finish, pairing a heavier wooden frame with simpler, lighter ones. The contrast catches the eye the moment someone walks in, and it is a practical approach for townhouses and apartments where one feature wall often has to do the work of several rooms.

EDSBRUK frame, black stained, 50x70 cmFISKBO frame, black, 40x50 cmMOSSLANDA picture ledge, white, 115 cmMOSSLANDA picture ledge, white, 55 cmFISKBO frame, black, 50x70 cmMOSSLANDA picture ledge, black, 115 cm

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Blending furniture from two different homes

Furniture does not need to match to belong together. Chairs from two different sets can sit around the same table and look entirely at home, provided there is some shared thread, whether that is wood tone, shape or simple proportion. The key is approaching it with curiosity rather than trying to force a perfect set.

A SKOGSTA dining table, with its solid, rustic character, pairs surprisingly well with YNGVAR chairs from an entirely different line. Mixing pieces this way suits Maltese homes that have grown gradually, room by room, and it often produces a more honest, lived-in result than buying everything at once.

YNGVAR chair, anthracite, 53x71x51 cmSKOGSTA dining table, acacia/black, 235x100 cmNÄSINGE extendable table, dark brown stained/beech veneer, 130/190x80 cmLISABO table, black/ash veneer, 140x78 cmMÖRBYLÅNGA table, oak veneer brown stained, 220x100 cmSKÅLSTA table top, walnut effect, 140x80 cm

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Maltashopper brings these pieces together for homes across Malta and Gozo, making it easier to furnish a shared space without starting completely from zero.

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