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Creating A Happy Home With The Right Interior Design

Regardless of whether you believe interior design is important or not, all humans have evolved to respond to environmental stimuli. The design of your home can promote or inhibit productivity, intimacy, efficiency, and even feelings of happiness. Everything in your home triggers an emotional response. The spaciousness of your home, the layout of the room, the lighting, the use of materials, the presence of plants and flowers, the use of color and the use of art can improve your mood, increase your concentration and reduce anxiety.

Use colors to improve mental health

Based on insights from studies, research and psychology, our interior designers work to create spaces where our clients feel satisfied, safe and relaxed. Good interior design, tailored to each individual’s personal story and emotions, has been shown to promote mental health.

If you’re not sure if your home is lifting your mood, check out each room. As you walk through or spend time in the space, think about how you feel. Do you enjoy spending time there? Is it your favorite place to relax after a long day? Do you avoid certain rooms or wonder why you never spend time in that room? Do you sleep well in your bedroom? Do you enjoy spending time in your kitchen? Does your family enjoy spending time in the dining room, or is it a chore to eat there?

One of the most well-documented mood-altering design elements is color. For many people, color is integral to our experience of the world. Our modern understanding of psychology dates back to the 1800s, when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe published The Theory of Color. Researchers and interior designers have continued to revisit and revise their views on the effects of color. In addition to the psychological properties and benefits attributed to colors, the saturation and brightness of individual colors are important components of their emotional impact. Saturation refers to the degree of purity of the color. Less saturated colors contain more gray or black, for example. Steel blue is less saturated than true blue.

Bring the elements into play: Water, Wind, Fire, Metal and Earth

Sunlight, space, plants and flowers make people feel more relaxed and less anxious in their homes. It’s no coincidence that these are all natural elements. Throughout history, people have tried to bring the beauty and calming effects of nature into the home. Whether it’s furs, woven grass mats or Christmas trees, people have been bringing nature into their homes for thousands of years.

Ancient feng shui teachings celebrate shapes and textures that represent the natural elements of earth, water, wood, metal and fire. In today’s home, we can incorporate these elements in a variety of ways. Fountains and pools celebrate water, but mirrors and reflective surfaces offer some of the same benefits. Fans and open windows bring the wind into the home, but fabrics that move quickly and mobiles also offer some of the psychological benefits of wind. Fireplaces and candles bring the fire to us. Metal and earth are found in iron, brass, silver, wood, and stone.

In addition to the literal interpretations of the elements, a healthy, happy home should make it easy to calm down with the help of the elements. Deep baths and rain showers, for example, allow us to use water in therapeutic ways. Bowls of smooth stone allow us to use stone as a decorative element. Sunrooms and porches allow us to create cozy indoor spaces that bridge the gap between indoors and outdoors.

We all want a safe space where we feel secure and accepted. If you don’t feel welcome when you come home, it’s time to rethink the design of your home. Whether your home is a tiny apartment or a huge estate, simple interior design changes can have a big impact on your mood. If you need professionalassistance with the design of your home, contact THE ART Interior Design so we can help you create a home that makes you happy.

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