7 favourite ways to find glimmer moments at home

Have you ever heard of glimmer moments? They are those tiny, fleeting moments of joy and positivity that can brighten up our day and bring a smile to our faces. They can be anything from a kind word from a colleague to a beautiful sunset - to a good cup of coffee in the morning. These moments may seem small and insignificant, but they can have a big impact on our overall mood and well-being. Experts say we must notice these moments - and appreciate them - to stay positive and grateful even in difficult times. Since the tail end of winter can feel difficult for some, we think it's just the right time to look out for those moments at home. Read on for some of our favourite ways to encourage everyday glimmer moments to savour in your day-to-day living.

Since the more glimmer moments we have in our everyday day will contribute to our living, it might be time to re-address the layout of the living room so that the space at home lends itself better to receiving these moments. Choosing a coffee table will encourage taking your morning coffee at ease on your favourite armchair by offering a surface to rest your cup. A stylish wide footstool or ottoman equally encourages better habits, inviting you to put your feet up and unwind at the end of the day. Carefully placed table lamps offer a softer light to rest the mind in the living spaces, and cosy throws and cushions deliver hygge warmth and a cocooning style that always feels good for you.

Next, something that punctuates every day - mealtimes. With careful prep and planning, making your own food from scratch is not only healthy but is the perfect source of wonderful glimmer moments - since preparing a meal is a therapeutic and mindful activity and the satisfaction of enjoying a delicious dish you created - on beautiful dinnerware, with stylish table mats - can bring a sense of accomplishment and joy. In addition to making your own food, using lovely cutlery and crockery - on the dining table (not perched in the kitchen) -will also elevate the experience and make it feel more special. Pulling out your favourite set of plates or using a fancy serving dish adds an extra touch of elegance and elevate your meal to glimmer status. So go ahead and enhance your dining - transform an ordinary meal into a special occasion, and create three moments of joy and appreciation in your day - every day!

Choosing the right style of mirror for your hallway or living room will elevate the look and style and make the space feel larger by bringing in more light. A more inviting space will naturally lend itself to more glimmer moments - and this is especially important for the hallway. We all know that warm feeling turning the key in the lock to the welcome familiar of home at the end of a day. Enhance this daily glimmer moment with the right kind of hallway mirror - one carefully hung to open up the light in a narrow hallway. Consider coat and hat storage with an integral mirror if you're hoping for a solution to keep the hallway tidy at the same time. To find the right size of mirror, consider the scale of the room aswell as the placement of the mirror. As a rule of thumb we say the mirror should be 75% the size of a small wall - in a hallway, a large mirror for the hallway will zone the length of the wall, which is why pairing a mirror with a console table works well. 

‌“If you're choosing the right kind of mirror to hang above a console table, aim for a hallway mirror that is two-thirds the width of the furniture. If you're hanging a mirror on an empty wall, take in the size of the wall and the other decor elements in the room. Additionally, consider the height to hang the mirror to ensure it's functional and visually pleasing.”

There are several design secrets to styling a space without filling it with clutter - an essential balance for encouraging glimmer moments since personal decoration sparks joy, but clutter can cause stress by feeling chaotic. When styling shelves and surfaces with decorative objects of various heights, consider scale so the display feels considered. Avoid small objects that will feel like clutter, and when assessing from afar, ask yourself if the view offers places for your eye to rest. To avoid a chaotic feel, create focal points by grouping decorative objects and store utility pieces out of view in a storage sideboard. By choosing various textures, you can provide interest and prevent the temptation to add more pieces. Adding warm lighting to side tables adds atmosphere to your room, and if positioned at this low level, it plays a good role in completing your scheme, punctuating any suggestion of a cluttered look.

As the experts explain, we must notice these warming, glimmer moments - and appreciate them, and so when it comes to the bedroom, a sense of calm is central to feel-good style. Calm style in the bedroom will allow you to switch off and appreciate the time spent at the start and end of the day in the bedroom, the bookend of your living. The right furniture for your clothes makes tidying away on wash day easier. If you have outgrown the storage in your bedroom, it's time to invest in a new chest of drawers or a new wardrobe - consider pairing your furniture to achieve a calming complementing scheme. Positioning a side table with storage next to the bed will help you relax - by providing a surface for your nighttime read and bedside light - and a solution for storing your mobile phone and wires in the drawers out of sight for bedtimes. 

As we continue to move away from fast furniture, homes are favouring pieces crafted from durable natural material and furniture that resonates with personal style. Using natural, sustainable materials in your home naturally invites a sense of nature inside, which works well to ground an interior scheme. Avoiding buying furniture you will replace in the future removes the daily distraction of dissatisfaction with your room and eliminates the constant temptation to redecorate. Investing in forever style feels reassuring since it speaks to you personally (considered pieces, are naturally well thought of and much-wanted), and because they're better quality, your day-to-day interaction will naturally be more positive.

Spring delivers much optimism, offering ample everyday glimmering moments because everyday living moves outside, allowing us to benefit from the moments enjoyed outside, as well as inside the house. Plan ahead for how you want to use your garden for outdoor glimmer - if you are ready to head out in spring, you might want to position a outdoor bistro set beside the door to the house, so you haven't far to go to enjoy an alfresco morning coffee. For afternoons socialising in the garden, it still might feel a little cool in the evening in spring, so a firepit or firepit dining table for the garden might be your best choice, allowing you to stay outside for longer. Outdoor lighting also not only increases our enjoyment of being outside it increases our indoor aesthetics when admiring the garden opening up in spring since a garden decorated with lights delivers a beautiful view from the windows inside the house, at dusk, as the days get longer.

‌“An outdoor space is instantly elevated with decorative lighting. Not only is it practical, allowing you to stay outside after sunset, but the right lighting can set the mood for a space. If guests are arriving in the evening, create a striking first impression by welcoming them up a lit path. If they arrive during the day, they will be pleasantly surprised when the sun sets and solar-powered lighting effortlessly brings your outdoor space to life. ”