5 Interior Design Tips To Help You Beat The Winter Blues⎪AD

Although winter is full of festivities, the brisk weather and short days can easily dampen your mood and make you long for hot summer days. As it’s often much more enticing to stay warm indoors instead of braving the cold, you can incorporate uplifting décor into your home to keep the winter blues at bay. 

 

1) Lighting 

You may be surprised at how much lighting can affect your mood. Having adjustable or different types of lighting will allow you to adapt it to suit multiple purposes. 

If you need to be productive, bright overhead lighting can help you feel more alert. However, bright lighting can also interfere with your quality of sleep if used in the evening, so dim the lights to help you wind down at night. Create a cosy and inviting vibe for when you want to relax use twinkly fairy lights and lamps.

Natural light is the most effective form of lighting for boosting your mood. Although there is limited daylight during winter, when it’s available, you can maximise how much floods through your home by hanging mirrors across from your windows. 

2) Art displays 

 Filling bare walls with art is a great way to boost your mood as it can encourage creativity, positivity, and feelings of love. You can choose art that is an expression of your passions and interests, with cheerful colours, or that represent a theme which stimulates happiness, such as nature.  

The online art gallery, Bleur Art, offers a diverse collection of art including collages, sculptures, and acrylic paintings from independent artists, making it the perfect place for sourcing art that fills you with joy. 

You could include memorabilia within your art displays that remind you of heart-warming experiences such as family photographs, holiday souvenirs, or wedding invitations. 

 

3) Colour psychology 

 Certain colours can have a powerful impact on your emotional wellbeing and are a crucial aspect of evoking a particular mood from a room. You can add colour to a space with wall paint, wallpaper, furniture, and accessories, depending on how much colour you want to feature in each room.

Colours that help induce calming emotions include:

• Sky blue
• Green
• Pastel pink
• Violet

Colours that promote positivity include:

• Yellow
• Orange

To prevent triggering negative feelings, avoid muted and dark colours such as grey and black. A bright red can also stimulate anger and stress.

4) Biophilic design 

The concept of biophilic design refers to connecting nature with modern built environments. A simple but effective way of bringing natural elements to your home is with greenery. 

Indoor plants have many mindful benefits, such as boosting creativity, inducing relaxation, and relieving stress. It’s believed that plants can improve memory and concentration levels. Nurturing your plants reminds you to look after yourself too and takes you away from digital distractions that may be causing you anxiety. On top of this, plants such as aloe vera can absorb toxins due to having air-purifying abilities. 

Using natural materials such as wood for your furniture and flooring can help you feel grounded and connected to the environment. 

5) Soft furnishings 

As well as being aesthetically pleasing, you want your home to be comforting to get you through the dead of winter. Dress your bed with fluffy throws, snug cushions, and a thick bedspread to keep you toasty at night, while making your bedroom appear stylish. Place extra blankets and cushions on your sofa and armchairs too for ultimate relaxation in every room of the house. 

If you have hardwood flooring, invest in some soft rugs so you don’t have to walk across the cold hard floor.  

More so than ever, people will be spending most of this season at home, which can make it hard to fight the winter blues. However, these interior design features will help you feel more positive, creative, and calm through the bleak weather.

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