Improving Mental Health - Unlock the Benefits of a Beautifully Designed Home
People are now interested in designing their homes to be more functional and stylish. This trend began more pronounced as more and more people started working remotely. They realized that their homes were not built to accommodate their lifestyles. They began converting their dining rooms or formal living rooms into their home offices.
When the entire world came to a standstill due to the pandemic, people got a chance to pay more attention to themselves and their mental health.
During this time, they realized that their homes needed to be a place to be a safe haven and a sanctuary for them. We saw a surge in people upgrading their homes or selling and buying new homes. Their main concern was to find a home that served their lifestyles while being functional and stylish.
It just so happened that I was asked to begin the largest project to date during the pandemic. When we discussed the specifics for the finishes, colors, and overall mood for the entire home was to have a soothing and calming effect. The client had specifically asked me to give her a space that has a positive impact on her health. The couple is busy with work, volunteering, and kids’ extracurricular activities so I knew that they would need a home that unwinds them the moment they walk in. It had to be their perfect sanctuary.
So I knew that the color palette had to be nature-inspired, with cool blue-green gray, greiges, and off-white to set the backdrop for all of my art pieces. I also incorporated wallpapers in these colorways. I accented it with gold, pewter, and bronze tones. I used the warmth of the wood floors to ground the spaces and infused colors to breathe life into each of the spaces that flowed into each other. Once this project was over, my client said, “You have done your best work yet and have created my sanctuary.”
Here are a few ways to make your home a source of joy and tranquility. Incorporating the following creates a positive impact on mental health.
Natural Light - The sunlight is essential to well-being. Allow for sunlight to filter through in your home to reduce feelings of depression and anxiety. Natural light makes every home more inviting and emotes feelings of happiness.
Expand spaciousness - Accentuating highlighting architectural elements that help make the home feel spacious and open.
Plants and flowers - Invest in plants and flowers that brighten the home while improving the mood and circulating positive energy.
Balance of elements - There needs to be a balance in the natural elements: earth, water, fire, wood, and metal. These are found in different objects.
Clutter-free spaces - Take away everything you have not used in the last six months. Reevaluate how each room makes you feel. Less is more. Keep things simple and clean. Do not create hindrances to positive energy by keeping things clean under furniture.
Color - Color has a direct impact on your mood and mental health. Colors have the power to stimulate happiness, calmness, anxiety, and or depression.
Art - Beautiful art pieces also is a source of lifting your mood and making you feel happy. These can be a reminder of good times when they bought these pieces.
Is your home giving you a sense of sanctuary?
Do you need help with creating the safe haven that destresses you?
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