Key To Create A Calm Home

When we walk into our home after a long day, it should be a place that calms us down and makes us feel at peace. It should be the one place where we can forget about all our worries, recharge our batteries and be our true selves.

In this room-by-room guide, I will show you how to create a calm home. Starting with the living room and bedroom, then working through the kitchen and bathroom.

Let’s create peaceful spaces and turn your home into your very own wellness retreat.

Understanding why we need to create a calm and relaxing home

I had the privilege of enjoying my own space growing up. My little cozy room, with my glow-in-the-dark galaxy stickers which also happened to glow in the dark. Growing up I kept customizing my room as per my likes. But things changed when I had to move to Mumbai for my job. My first 8 months was spent sharing a bedroom with a total stranger.

How can you enjoy privacy and relaxation when you’re sharing a room? Where do you go when you need to disconnect for a while?

Adapt. Create new ways to find calm. Focus on what you can do.

You need a calm home to survive in this always-connected world, where you are bombarded by constant information — positive and negative.

It’s not about denying reality and choosing isolation. It’s about creating a nurturing environment that allows you to thrive, be present, and facilitates physical and mental health.

A calm home is essential for your wellbeing.

The three principles to create a calm home

But what is a calming home? For me, it’s simple.

A calm home is a space that meets all your needs and provides you with plenty of opportunities to be more mindful every day. A space that perfectly balances relaxation.

Ultimately, a peaceful home has the power to comfort you and promote your wellbeing.

To understand the science of a calm home, we have to look into the three principles that influence it.

1. Tranquillity

Your brain craves peace. It doesn’t matter how soothing ambient music is, peace is proven to have a beneficial effect on your body and mind. Rather than living life as if you’re in the film A Peaceful Place, it’s about having the opportunity to choose tranquillity when you want it.

2. Visual Balance

Visual discomfort can occur because of inefficient lighting and… decor! Yes, bad decor hurts. Luckily, it’s easy to solve by following a few simple guidelines. Visual balance relates to how “loud” or plain a room is. Think bold patterns, bright colours, the presence or absence of white space, etc.

3. Comfort & Privacy

It doesn’t matter how pretty that armchair you saw on Pinterest is. If it’s uncomfortable, then it has failed from the design point of view. You deserve a warm, dry, comfortable home. A home where you can be yourself, with the right level of privacy you need.

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