Stay-at-Home Valentine's Day Date Ideas

This upcoming Valentine's Day, not every couple has the luxury of time to unwind outdoors, let alone head to a tourist destination. But celebrating the occasion doesn't have to happen in a fancy, overcrowded setting. Sometimes, one's home suffices to epitomize what the occasion is meant for. Couples just need to be extra creative at how it's going to be celebrated in a venue that others would call boring and utterly funless.

But date nights spent outside is overrated, don't you think? Why not do it at home for a change? It's more practical and not labor intensive. Not sure how to pull off a stay-at-home Valentine's Day date? Lumina Homes got you covered! In this article, we rounded up 10 deceptively simple Valentine's Day date inspirations for you and your significant other.

10 Stay at home valentine's day date ideas

Spending quality time together at home is already a luxury for some people who have a perpetually busy schedule from a full-time office job while moonlighting as a freelancer over the weekend. A stay-at-home date night is practical and fun. That is, if you make it fun.

Check this list of date night ideas to celebrate Valentine's Day with the person who matters to you the most!

1. Watch Netflix together

The first valentine-at-home idea that definitely makes for an intimate moment together is watching from your favorite streaming service and chilling out together. Now, it shouldn't be just any random show that you both haven't heard about. Carefully plan what both of you will watch and enjoy for the night. It could be something you both had already watched, like the movie you saw during your first movie theater date, or a favorite K-Drama show you want to watch again together. This will be a fun night of film viewing without setting foot outside your humble abode!

2. Picnic indoors

Make an indoor picnic setting free from annoying bugs and itchy grass! Prepare a bright-colored blanket and a picnic basket, together with your favorite sumptuous food and fine wines. Move your sofas and tables in the meantime, and comfortably sit on your living room floor with your partner. You can also switch your television on, connect it to the internet, and watch a feel-good, rom-com Netflix movie.

3. Order your favorite meal

While it's fun cooking your own meals, ordering them from your favorite fast-food chain or fancy restaurant would be more convenient and time-efficient. Give each other a break and let the cooking experts provide you with a night of devouring a banquet of delectable meals and all the toppings! In addition, make the Hearts' Day your cheat day and order food from different places. This will give you a hodgepodge of food items to gorge the night away!

4. Groove and dance to your favorite music

It doesn't matter if both of you have the moves or are both self-proclaimed terrible at dancing. The most important thing is to groove together, just the two of you, in a setting where you are most comfortable and spontaneous. If you want to be more organized, search for YouTube videos to learn a dance routine from your preferred genre. Needless to say, culminate the night with an intimate dance in each other's hands and feel the satisfyingly slow music.

5. Do a Q&A session

We know you both are way, way past the getting-to-know-each-other phase. But we bet you have tons of questions running in your mind that you haven't had the chance to ask your partner. These could be completely random stuff or hilarious questions you came across on the internet. You could include this activity as you do the other stuff mentioned above.

6. Dress up for the occasion

Just because it's just the two of you in a room where you could roam around in your pajamas doesn't mean you can't deck out a fancy dress or a dark, dapper suit to spend Valentine's Day at home. Don your best outfit of the day and flaunt your beauty as a couple! Do not forget to take photos together and publish them on social media, so others will be informed (and inspired) that the occasion can be spent and dressed up for in one's home.

7. Set up a mini-bar

Turn the occasion into an opportunity to sneak in a bottle of wine or any alcoholic beverage and drink up under the night sky at home. To make it even more exciting, set up a mini-bar with all the flashing lights and danceable music! Pretend you're in an actual night bar where you can carelessly dance, carelessly drink, and become carefree adults even just for a night!

8. Play a board game

If you're both fans of intellectually stimulating word games, playing a board game is an underrated source of bonding for couples. Can you think of the last time you played chess or scrabble? It's probably years since! Bring out the inner child in you and be competitive in your board game duel with your spouse. The winner can choose the movie you'll both watch, and the loser shall prepare easy-to-cook Filipino food for dinner!

In addition, a treasure hunt game of reasons why you love your partner would be the height of being romantic on your first Valentine's Day in the comfort of your home.

9. At-home spa, anyone?

If you've been working hard and almost have no time for some pampering, bring your partner to do some relaxation together by creating an at-home spa. Be each other's spa therapist and spice things up by soaking each other with a bubble bath and other cleansing products.

10. Read a book together out loud

If you're both bookworms, what could be more romantic than reading a passage from a book together? Make it fun by actually reading one out loud. Better yet, choose a romance genre where both of you could actually exchange dialogues, as though the characters in the story. If you both prepared love letters for each other, read them aloud as well. This is a lowkey yet fun way to celebrate the season of love with the one you love.

If you and your partner plan to unlock your dream home this year, an affordable house and lot for sale from Lumina Homes makes for a perfect Valentine's Day gift for each other. Just like saving up money by spending the Valentines Day at home, you can also save up significant amounts if you seal a residential real estate investment with Lumina Homes, as we developed our house and lots to be affordable without depriving our prospective homebuyers of quality.

Get your affordable house and lot with Lumina Homes before Valentine's Day and celebrate the season of love in your soon-to-be house and lot in the Philippines!