By utilizing colors that calm, rather than stimulate you, you will automatically provide a foundation for stress proofing your home. Many of our recent clients agree with our approach to creating a very neutral “base” color palette and layering in soothing tones. This holds true in any room of the house, from the kitchen to the bedroom design.
Even the busiest of households and largest meal prep would be less stressful in this kitchen of soothing colors and textures.
Sunshine is a natural mood enhancer. You’ve heard of “Seasonal Affective Disorder“, right? This is a type of depressing that is linked to the seasons – especially the times of year that has a lack of sunshine. So imagine creating a home that allows for the opposite and invites the natural light inside. This is a great recipe for how to stress proof your home. Instead of adding heavy, layered window treatments, simply add light filtering options. And if you need privacy, add the retractable shades for use as needed.
A light and bright sitting area adds a stress free retreat to your home.
Imagine your favorite jacket or sweater. Or even your favorite slippers – or pajamas. How do any of those selections make you feel? The weight is juuuust right, the softness is welcoming and cozy and you automatically feel less stressed. This can be applied to your home through upholstery selections, pillow fabrics, throw blankets, area rugs, window treatment materials, linen selections, various tiles and even organic accents.
Cozy throws and cushy pillows beside welcoming, textural seating next to the fireplace…talk about stress proofing your home.
Y’all. I cannot be the only one who feels an increase in my blood pressure when I’m surrounded by a chaotic mess. And when I say you should conceal clutter, I don’t actually mean you should just keep the clutter behind closed doors. I mean you should Marie Kondo that stuff and THEN put it away. But if you don’t have time to edit through to pure joy, then edit it enough to fit into an organized space you can retrieve it from as needed. Entry chests, built in shelves, storage baskets and the like are a great place to create a stress proof plan for your clutter home.
Built in drawers and dog houses create order amongst chaos in this master bedroom.
My mom always had house plants when we were growing up. I never understood WHY but as I’ve created homes for myself, they were just a natural addition based on the familiarity. And then with time, I recognized the calming effect they bring with them. LIVING plants have their own energy, which is very calming and stress reducing. Sounds woo woo, I know. But try putting a real plant in one room and a faux plant in another and see how it FEELS.
This living, breathing tree brings LIFE to the room.
So there ya have it. A few of our tried and true design practices to stress proof your home. Do you employ any (or all) of these details in your home? Anything you’d suggest? I’d love to hear!
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