How to Use Interior Design for a Calm Home
If you are thinking about updating your home, then it might be worth considering the new interior design trend for calmer homes and mindful spaces. With such hectic work lives, it is important to create a space where you can relax and unwind. Interior designers are using a new approach to interiors, fusing Scandinavian and Japanese influences to create stunning tranquil spaces. There are several different ways you can use design to create a calmer interior – here are some ideas.
One easy way to make your property calmer is to declutter. Clean, open interiors are perfect for creating a calmer environment. Little things like folding up towels in the bathroom, making the bed before you leave the house and making sure you have enough cupboards, so you can hide things away, can all create a feeling of organisation and calm. Property developers are also utilising interior design to create calm and tranquil homes for their rental tenants. Experts like property investment company RW Invest use calming colours, large windows and natural materials for light, bright spaces.
Another important way you can create a calm interior is to use soothing and uplifting colour shades. Pale shades like soft violet, pastel lemon and baby blue are great for creating a soothing atmosphere. Bright colours can tend to energise and stimulate you, so replace these with muted tones instead. Green has always been a relaxing colour because of it’s links to nature and the outdoors. Shades like White Jade, Sage Green and Olive Grove are ideal. Blue is another calming colour; which studies have shown calms a busy mind and helps with better sleep. You can even look for colours with calm references in the title – like Dreamy Cloud, Heaven and Pink Bliss.
Plants are another interior design trick for a calming space, and they have lots of proven health benefits. The act of looking after and caring for a plant is incredibly therapeutic, and if you’re not the most green-fingered, then choose an easy to look after variety like Aloe Vera, Chinese Evergreen and Snake Plant. Plants can help purify the air, absorb toxic chemicals and lower levels of anxiety. Use simple plant pots and find lots of plants of different heights and shapes, with larger plants at the back and smaller at the front for an urban jungle kind of effect. You can also choose plants which have a fragrance, as calming smells are another great idea.
Natural materials like wood, stone and linen are all perfect for creating a more zen home. These earthy touches bring a rustic and natural warmth to your home that is comforting and relaxing. Minimalist furniture, clean lines and open spaces are key to this modern, Scandinavian/Japanese style that has been created to offer a more mindful approach to your home. ‘See through’ furnishing like cut-out headboards, glass tables and open backed dining chairs all create a sense of space in the room.
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