Fairycore home decor ideas for enchanting space

Follow your intuition and create a space that you feel magical with our fairycore home décor ideas at Spirit & Destiny. After all, any form of alternative or spiritual décor will make your space feel special – as it reflects what we love, our unique aesthetics and how we like to express ourselves. Sometimes, we must compromise – whether with partners, budgets or the space itself. But, for those of us who play with whimsicality and want to inject a little fairy magic into our lives, fairycore home decor is perfect.

Perhaps, you’re thinking: What is fairycore? Inspired by the age-old love for fairies, it’s a sub-culture, an aesthetic that uses themes of magic, nature and spirituality. It can be incorporated into the way we dress and style our homes. It’s ethereal, enchanting, utilising delicate pastels, deeply rooted in whimsicality and nature. Much like ethereal mermaidcore, people are drawn to the escapist aspect, far from modernity – embracing natural elements which we may take for granted.

Fairycore home décor at a glance

• Best fairycore crystal: Flower Agate Crystal Tower - View Offer on Etsy
• Best fairycore home decor: Butterfly Gold Metal Book Ends - View Offer at Oliver Bonas
• Best fairycore fairy lights: Butterfly Fairy Lights - View Offer at Urban Outfitters

To achieve a fairycore aesthetic at home, there are plenty of things that you can do. From inviting in fresh blooms, throwing open the windows, hanging up lush, creeping plants, and refreshing walls and surfaces with fairy-inspired wall hangings, whimsical colours and sparkling trinkets. Below, we have put together some fairycore decor ideas for your bedroom, kitchen and more. Place your favourite fairy-inspired décor and trinkets in spaces you think could benefit from a little fairy magic… This aesthetic works perfectly outdoors with fairy garden décor, too.

Fairycore home décor ideas and inspiration

If you’re looking at how to make your room fairycore, behold our guide. With our picks, you’ll add a touch of magic to your space, with soft, emanating pastels, floral elements and pink lighting. Our fairycore home décor picks are what you’d expect from a fairy’s sanctuary; from magic mindfulness and unwinding from a day spent in the bottom of the garden fluttering, amongst growing mushrooms– or granting our wishes with a wave of their wand.

Incorporate Pastels

For colour schemes, think blues, greens and pinks in a light and uplifting pastel shade. Pair with the rich tones of nature-inspired elements, cream-style colours and gold - for the ethereal look that is required of this aesthetic.

Think Butterflies

It's no surprise that fairies are often associated with butterflies. Elegant, radiant and whimsical, butterflies are a beautiful part of wildlife - an indicator of the health of an area, with wings made to fly. Fairy wings represent freedom, grace and a connection to the natural world. How else can fairies transcend into the realm of fantasy and magic?

In your quest to find the best fairycore home decor, consider these beautiful creatures...

Consider Lighting

Lastly, lighting. If you're not a fan of moon lamps, consider the aptly named fairy lights for fairycore home decor.

To bring the fairycore look to your bedroom, consider fairy lights; named because their delicate, twinkling appearance resembles the magical, ethereal quality often associated with our winged friends, they evoke a sense of enchantment...

FAQs

Is fairycore alternative?

Yes – fairycore is a nature-based aesthetic, which centres around fairy (or faerie) and elf mythology.

Often thought to be a feminine counterpart to the earthier goblincore, fairycore focuses on the beauty of nature, such as flowers, fairies, butterflies, soft animals and ethereal elements. This is reflected in our fairycore home decor picks.

What is the difference between cottagecore and fairycore?

Believe it or not, there are differences between the two.

Cottagecore, mostly, deals with elements that are not traditionally whimsical or ethereal, donning a nature-inspired and autumnal palette. Whereas fairycore focuses on the magic, butterflies and softer elements, cottage aesthetics encapsulate a rural existence, delving deeper into wildlife – like fungi.

Piper Huxley is a Homes, Garden and Wellness Product Writer for Spirit & Destiny, an all-rounder: from health to spirituality. When not at her desk, she’s practising yoga or in deep reflection.

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