Our days can get pretty hectic, with packed work schedules and busy social lives. So, the one place where you want to make sure you have a peaceful and calm is in your home. When creating a calm home – through the design of a room – there are some simple things that you can do, to make sure your home is the harmonious sanctuary that you deserve to come back to after a busy day.
Through your colour palette
The initial way to achieve a calm atmosphere in any room of the house and therefore a calm home is through the colours that you pick. Colour plays such an important part on our mental well-being, and have many emotions tied to them. You can influence the tone of a room in the colours of the accessories, walls or textural elements that you choose.
For a calm home, bright colours should be kept to a minimum, as these evoke energy and movement — instead of the relaxing ambience required. Gentle shades of pink, terracotta or rose add warmth and cosiness to a room, especially when paired with grey. These shades offer a sense of hope and optimism as well as a hint of elegance, and work particularly well in the bedroom.
Natural tones also work well to relax the mind, and are reminiscent of the world around us. Colours such as jade or celadon that blur the borders of blue and green can evoke a sense of calm felt in the countryside or by the sea. Rich textures in these shades are effective in a living room, where they create an inviting and warming sensation.
It’s not just the paint on the walls that can achieve this atmosphere. Pops of pink or green can be used in your bedlinen, throws, cushion or towels to add elements of calming colours to every room.
Through different textures
In interior design, a calm home can be created through feelings of comfort and cosiness — not just through sight, but in the things we touch. Therefore, textiles can also achieve the atmosphere you desire. Increasing the tactile features in the room can help make your home a place of comfort and peace.
Neutral shades of wool, velvet or faux fur textures can add layers of softness to a living room, through cushions or throws. They evoke a sense of cocooning, where the space becomes an area of safety.
In the bedroom, including luxury bedding sets of the finest cottons or linens ensure that you feel at ease at the most important time of the day — when you need to sleep. Their soft texture will create the perfect surface for you to lay your head, whilst their breathability will make sure that the bed is kept at the right temperature as you sleep.
Through natural elements
Peace can be found in all aspects of nature, so bringing these elements into the home can evoke a calming and relaxing mood with very little effort. Simply placing fresh flowers or leafy plants into a focal point of the room can reconnect the space to the outdoors. Plants are a fantastic way to visually stimulate our mood, but they also naturally cleanse the air in the room, which can further create a clear and calm home and atmosphere. If you’re looking for another way to bring the outdoors in, then you can include a palette of minerals and bronze in your choice of colour, or look for natural woods in your furniture or picture frames. Florals are also hugely inspiring, and through patterned furnishings or wallpaper, can add softness, delicacy and a sense of calm to the room.
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