Your home is supposed to feel like a sanctuary rather than a source of stress, which is why it’s important to invest in furniture and decor that won’t leave your space feeling dated and overcrowded.

PEOPLE spoke with creative director and interior designer Laura Brophy of Laura Brophy Interiors and Natalie Rebuck, principal designer at Re: Design Architects , to discover what furniture it’s time to replace and the pieces you should be investing in. For Brophy, that means avoiding furniture sets — instead, you want to “make it feel a little bit more intentional, rather than you just walked into a store and bought a whole set,” she says.

Rebuck also adds that you should move away from a single aesthetic because “when every single piece is from the same era, it becomes one-note.” Chec

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