Create a calm and peaceful home

Amanda Ncube
YOUR home either nurtures or supports you or it depletes your energy and leaves you exhausted. The way you decorate or design your home determines how you feel. Thus, make your home a place that you truly call your own, one that reflects your personality and where you find comfort and relaxation.

This week’s column will highlight some of the ways of making your home feel calm and peaceful.

Make all your rooms important, even those that are overlooked such as the bathroom. Whether it is a space you haven’t finished decorating or the family catchall, it often feels easier to close the door on these rooms and deal with them another day. Unfortunately, they weigh on your subconscious and deplete your energy — they are essentially a task left undone. Create home harmony by making each space in your home inspired.

Clutter produces physical and unconscious chaos. Not only can it leave you scrambling to find the keys as you are racing out the door but it can weigh on you even when you are sitting miles away. Put a plan in place. Whether it’s ready to burst from behind closed doors or it’s those piles of paper on the dining room table, it is time to tackle the tasks and tame the tension it creates.

Colour impacts you on an emotional, psychological and physical level and it also sets the mood. Colour can change body temperature and appetite. It can affect your mood or level of energy. Begin to become aware of how different colours impact you before determining what hue to paint your walls.

Decide what qualities, characteristics and atmosphere you want to create and name it. Each homeowner has unique needs that the environment surrounding you can support. Do not be afraid to try out new things.

Plants are important for many reasons when designing a restorative home. Not only is it an additional way to bring nature into your home, it also helps to clean and re-oxygenate the indoor air. Incorporating plants into your design will help to eliminate the harmful off-gasses from many products, giving you a serene sigh of relief.

Once you gain awareness of the memories that make up your home, notice those items that bring a smile to your face. Begin to add items from fun excursions that will remind you of good times and uplifting people. These items will give you a boost and nurture and inspire you as you move through your home and life. — Additional information online