Warm And Cozy Homes Improve Your Mental Health

Written By Grace Wilson / Reviewed By Ray Spotts

Interior design is not just about the aesthetics of a room, it also carries mental implications. Your home shouldn’t just look perfect – each room should convey specific emotions and feelings.

In order to achieve the balance and create a cozy, relaxing atmosphere in your home, you should consider the arrangement of the rooms, as well as the furniture, the lighting, the overall and dominant colors in each room, among other things.

People all over the world, including Europe, the U.S., Australia as well as Asia have become aware of the connection between interior design and mental wellbeing and they have started designing their homes accordingly.

Take a look at the psychology of interior design and how to make your home more appealing to you and your family.

Adjust the light to improve your mental health

When speaking about some easy ways to make your house feel homey, we should definitely mention lighting. First of all, what has a great impact on our mood is natural light, so make sure that you have plenty around your home. Our mood is directly affected by natural light – the more light there is in a room, the better we will feel.

Lack of exposure to natural light affects our circadian rhythm, which means disruption of our sleep, and hence has unproductivity for the result.

However, if in some parts of your home you don’t have enough windows to bring in natural light, you can consider other options such as painting your walls in a light color as well as using various types of light such as lamps, sconces and floor lights. Candlelight works pretty well for creating a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere.

Colors affect our mood to a great extent to improve your mental health

The colors have a major impact on our mood and that’s exactly why we should be very careful when choosing colors for specific rooms in our home. Different colors evoke distinct feelings and as such, they should be carefully chosen for every room. The choice will greatly be affected by the vibe we’re trying to achieve.

For example, neutral colors such as brown, beige and white are quite versatile and can be used in many cases. Brown is connected with wood and stability, white stands for purity and cleanliness while beige can be used in combination with brown to add accent. White is perfect for making rooms feel bigger and brighter.

On the other hand, black is best used as an accent color, in moderation as it represents power and elegance. Warmer colors including red, pink and orange stand for energy and increasing appetite. Red is a color that is associated with fire, love, but also anger, whereas pink is a symbol of happiness, love and peace.

On the contrary, colder colors such as blue and purple are known to relax the mind and decrease our appetite. Colors can be used on the walls as well as with the furniture and you can check out color psychology for more details about the colors and their effects on our mood.

If you decide that it’s high time to change some wall colors around your home, you should hire local professionals to do the job thoroughly. For instance, if you live in Sydney, ask around for personal recommendations or house painters in Sydney , if you live in London, do the same with local pros.

Arrange things according to Feng Shui to improve your mental health

The ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui is believed to bring us happiness, luck, success and positive vibes if done properly. It is about the right way of arranging different elements in our home.

If you’re planning to practice this ancient art, you’ll need a Bagua, or an energy map, which you will use to analyze space in your home in order to determine where to place different things. Some basic principles suggest clean, colorful and welcoming entry, arranging furniture in such a way that provides you to clearly see the doorway as well as incorporating natural elements.

Bring in nature to improve your mental health

This is an important aspect in both interior design and Feng Shui practice that affects our mood greatly. Adding different plants, flowers and greenery are one of the sure and quick ways to create ambiance in your home. Plants also purify the air and get rid of toxins present in the air.

Declutter and find a place for everything to improve your mental health

When your home is full of clutter and packed with many (unnecessary) things lying around, you can easily feel that mess and disorder in your mind. That’s why in order to improve your mental health, you should get rid of all the things that you don’t actually use and need.

And when you do that, to maintain order you should find a place for everything. In that way, you’ll make sure that you always know where to put away certain things and thus create a clutter-free environment.

Your home should evoke positive feelings and joy, so if you don’t feel that, you should work on making some changes that have mental wellbeing as the main aim.

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Written By:

My name is Grace Wilson. I'm a 27-year-old biotechnologist and kind of a bookish girl. Surfing the Internet is my favorite, that's why I've turned to blogging. Following the healthy mindset and lifestyle is what I consider as my life principle. If interested, follow my twitter.

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Founder Ray Spotts has a passion for all things natural and has made a life study of nature as it relates to health and well-being. Ray became a forerunner bringing products to market that are extraordinarily effective and free from potentially harmful chemicals and additives. For this reason Ray formed Trusted Health Products, a company you can trust for clean, effective, and healthy products. Ray is an organic gardener, likes fishing, hiking, and teaching and mentoring people to start new businesses. You can get his book for free, “How To Succeed In Business Based On God’s Word,” at www.rayspotts.com.

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