5 Ways to Create a Wellness Designed Home

Wellness Interior Design is on the rise but there are currently so many different Ideas and theories on what a wellness Designed home truly is. Wellness Design merges the idea of a beautiful design that promotes a healthy wellbeing. Research shows that most people spend about 60 percent of their time at home. During COVID that number increased substantially and now we are all more aware of how our time is spent indoors. Having a beautifully designed home is not enough. Does your home serve its purpose in your current life journey and how do you emotionally associate with your home plays a huge role on your mental health and wellbeing. Our environment plays a major role in our overall development, so ask yourself, do you have a wellness designed home?

Here are 5 simple ways to know if your home is a wellness design? 

How do you feel when you are headed home or when you walk in through those doors after a long day? This alone can help determine how you emotionally associate with your home. There are multiple contributing factors to this but if you feel overwhelmed with the idea of being in your home, this is something to consider. One reason most of us can feel overwhelmed is knowing that more work lies ahead when we come home. Disorganization and lack of preparation can lead to these overwhelming emotions. When your home feels in disarray it can transfer on to you. Having a system in place and items that help with organization can help reduce this stress and burden of your arrival.

This is where Interior Design meets wellness, most interior designers understand that how we feel in our homes can alter how we connect to our homes. Having colors, textures and items that we have a personal connection with is what ultimately creates a customized design. Colors are deeply associated with emotions and some colors can reduce stress or activate it. Colors such as blue and green are often associated with relaxation, while yellow and red can be more activating. White on the other hand can feel empty and blank for some, while others love the idea of a white clean space. One size does not fit all and that's why it’s not always best to follow trends. It’s important to be intentional about how you design your home because you will spend the majority of your time there. Does accommodate your current life journey, if you are a new mom, your will will be designed differently as opposed to an empty nester. Keep this in mind when you are working on that next project or updating a room in your home.

Ultimately, our homes can impact our mental health and research has found that although we spend the majority of our time indoors, we still have a desire to connect with nature. This can be through sunlight, plants or even colors and textures that remind us of the outdoors. Not only do we crave this connection but it’s important for our overhealth. Sunlight alone provides a good source of vitamin D, strengthens your immune systems and improves the quality of your sleep. Letting in as much sunlight at home can be so beneficial. Connect with your surroundings with plants, art that brings you peace and personalized items that induce positive emotions. 

Having a space that you can call your own will help promote a specific action. This does not have to be an entire room. This could be a reading nook, a writing desk or meditation corner. This is a space in your home that you enjoy, look forward to and have a call to action when you are in that space. Having a place in your home like this will allow you to feel more connected to your home. It gives you something to look forward to and it reminds you to take time for yourself. Our homes can have the most beautiful design and layout but if it doesn't accommodate our needs, we will lose the connection of comfort and security.

The level of comfort and relaxation we feel at home can have an impact on our sleep and how we feel in the morning. This can include your mattress, pillows, sheets, organization and lighting. The lighting in our home can make a difference on the quality of our sleep. It is ideal to have warmer tone lighting versus cooler brighter tones. Brighter cooler tone lighting, can be used for productivity and can reduce melatonin levels, which can negatively impact your sleep. Warmer lighting is best used in bedrooms, this can improve your mood, will reduce stress and anxiety. Learning how different aspects of your home can improve your mood and impact your mental health, will help design a home that better serves you. Having a home with a system in place to help accommodate your day to day routine will begin to eliminate that overwhelming feeling you have in the morning and when you come home.  

A wellness designed home is a home that serves all of your needs. When your needs are met, you can begin to focus on what truly matters, which are your goals, your happiness, your family and most importantly your wellbeing. Love the home you are in with a wellness design home!