WITH INTERIOR DESIGN, MAKE YOUR SPACE A HAPPY HOME

We retreat our private spaces when we need spiritual or social protection and our home is a place where we have a total jurisdiction over. The way you furnish your home, paint your walls, and arrange your belongings will have a significant impacts on your sense of security and well-being.

This is easy to see in children. Without knowing why, kids create nests or a cloth tent in their bedrooms. They fill their beds and their spaces with the things they love. They want their room to feel personalized, but also safe and protected from the influence of parents or siblings.

Many interior designers techniques and approaches have been shown to reduce stress and depression. The business world also pays attention to the psychological affects of interior design. Corporate designers use color, lighting, layout, textures and artwork to create motivating, uplifting spaces that will promote efficiency, creativity, happiness, trust , or even intimidate.

Few hands on points to keep in mind, how and when used correctly, each of these design elements can create and environment conducive to reducing stress, anxiety and depression.

1. LET IN MORE LIGHT

A light - drenched room is a joy to behold because sunlight also reduces stress. Sunlight also seems to energize and motivate humans at home and work, a study reported that daylight was one of the most crucial factors in increasing sales volume in retail settings. Another study showed that employees with access to natural light noticeably outperform co-workers without sunlight in their workspaces.

2. RETHINK YOUR LAYOUT

Clean, open homes with minimal clutter facilitate better moods. This sense of openness can be achieves in almost any space with the right design. Decluttering is the first step to creating spacious rooms and homes. Room layouts, furniture placement, storage solutions and color schemes are significant contributors to a space that feels open and airy.

3. INVEST IN PLANTS AND FLOWERS

Bringing nature into the home elevates moods, and one of the most effective ways to do with is through the use of house plants and flowers. Many types of houseplants are natural aur filters, reducing allergens, and increasing air quality. They also increase the oxygen levels in the air, stabilize humidity, and look great!

Flowers also provide mood-lifting benefits. In fact, flowers around the home can reduce the likelihood of depression and increase positive feelings and also they make spaces beautiful and make people feel happier.

4. BRINGING IN THE ELEMENTS: 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 natural elements. Throughout history, mankind has tried to bring beauty and calming effects of nature into the homes. Whether it is animal furs, woven grass mats, or Christmas trees, people have been bringing nature indoors for thousands of years.

Fountains and pools celebrate water, but mirrors and reflective surfaces also deliver some of the same benefits. Fans and open windows bring in the wind, but fabrics that move quickly and mobiles also provide some of the wind's psychological benefits. Fireplaces and candles allow us to bring in fire. Metal and earth are present in iron, brass, silver, wood and stone.

5. ELEVATE COLORS

One of the most well-documented mood-altering design elements is color. Psychological traits and benefits attributed to colors, each color saturation and brightness are significant components in their emotional powers.

There are warm colors and cool colors. These categorizations are not a coincidence. When we are in the rooms that feature warm colors, we feel physically warmer. Cool colors make us feel cooler. That's one of the reasons red are so popular in the winter, while turquoise and teal are more popular in the warmer weather.

6. DON'T FORGET TO INDULGE IN ART

We know that the beauty and personal expression are one of the most effective ways to create spaces that feel welcoming and restorative.

Our brains are wired to appreciate and respond to patterns and assign emotions to art and decorative elements. Even babies quickly form associations with certain types of colors, shapes, images and artistic expressions. Humans are drawn to creative beauty, even though it takes different forms in different cultures.