With the start of a new year and decade, there’s never been a better time to turn your house into a serene space. But how you might ask? Well, we’ve found this great article by Elle Decor to give you all the hints and tips you need.

Sometimes the subtlest of changes to a room can create an overwhelming feeling of calm. The value of natural light can’t be overstated. Nature is known to have a calming effect on mood. Even though we spend much of our lives indoors, exterior environments still affect our experience at home. While color can be one of the easiest tools for manipulating mood within a space; bright colors are energizing, while muted colors are calming.

Smell, touch and sound are all elements that can promote calm. The more you can engage the senses, the more you will impact mood. It’s also hard to create a space of calm in a cramped, claustrophobic environment.  Try to make each area flows into the next, with common elements that tie your various rooms together.

Writer at Elle Decor, Britanny Cost, said:

If how we spend our days is how we spend our lives, then if we spend our days anxious, we’ll spend our lives anxious, too. And yet, stress is a defining feature of contemporary life—this past year, 55% of Americans reported experiencing “a lot of stress” on a daily basis. Good design might not be able to intervene in a cultural existential crisis, but it can help build spaces that calm and restore us. In this article, we talk with interior designers about how they create serene homes that counter the chaos of our lives.

So if you’re looking to turn your house into a serene space this year, simply click the link below to find some great tips with Elle Decor.

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