Everyone wants to feel most relaxed at home because it’s the place you should be able to retreat to when the outside world becomes too noisy or chaotic. Now we're heading into the holiday season, home might need to work harder to replicate the holiday calm when we return to base. Here are our best tips for achieving calming home decor.
With calm living room ideas and bedroom inspiration, we’re true believers here that the atmosphere in your home starts with design. Home should be somewhere you can achieve a feeling of inner peace and serenity, and from adopting a soothing colour scheme to choosing calming décor and wall art that will help you find your Zen, here’s how to decorate your home to feel truly relaxed.
Introduce plants and flowers for calming décor
Never underestimate the power of bringing nature indoors. Plants and flowers are some of the most calming things to put in your room and they make the perfect finishing touch to your décor too. Even if you opt for faux plants or artificial flowers to avoid upkeep, the natural aesthetic can add to a feeling of serenity and sanctuary in your home. Place them in neutral-tone baskets instead of plant pots to emulate a laid-back Scandi vibe.
Choose the best wall colour for a calm room
Whether you’re aware of it or not, our mind reacts to colour. While bright hues stimulate the brain and can leave you feeling energised, soft neutral and pastel tones can have a soothing effect. So, it’s worth keeping this in mind when you choose your paint colour and colour scheme for the room. Our white backdrop is Wick White - white always delivers calm, but keeps it soft with the chalky finish of a premium paint formulation. A subdued Swedish blue or fresh Ortun green could be just what it takes to transform your space into a calming environment you’ll love to unwind in. There's no cheaper way to totally update a room, than with paint.
Introduce calming wall art
Often a small update to a room can completely transform it, and the impact of some calming room décor through wall art is one of the best ways to add to a feeling of relaxation without redecorating. Choose an abstract design in a gentle colour scheme to avoid stimulating the mind or a canvas that resembles nature. A piece of calming canvas wall art, such as painted tropical palms or artfully pressed flowers, will allow your mind to drift off to places of serenity.
Invest in clever ways to minimise clutter
We all know that a cluttered room makes a cluttered mind but tidying away belongings can be a challenge for busy households. We recommend investing in chic storage to hide away the clutter - a sideboard or chest of drawers will help towards a peaceful living room or bedroom atmosphere. If you still wish to showcase beautiful things, consider a cabinet with open shelves and closed cupboards so that you can stash and style. A stylish bookcase or display cabinet will need to be well-ordered. Shelving, hooks and baskets are also good to have around when staying organised.
“When you are passionate about interiors you are often a collector of beautiful things. To streamline, create small groupings of objects that sit well together or curate a display behind glass. Display cabinets are really making a comeback.”
DANI TAYLOR
Complete with calming Scandi-style lighting
No room is complete without its lighting, and it has a role to play when you're championing calm. How you illuminate your room affects how successful a scheme establishes an atmosphere, so we recommend choosing warm-toned light to create a soft, soothing effect. Ceiling light shades made from natural material rattan or wicker keep the look airy and are perfect for calming décor. Add table and floor lamps to bring a mellow glow to the room when introducing subtle mood lighting.