Bedroom lighting that nurtures our mental wellbeing and is a space that contributes to all aspects of wellness can be greatly enhanced through a carefully designed master Bedroom. Creating a space that can change how we feel instantly makes us become happier and more productive (especially since we spend increasingly more time in our bedrooms).
Your bedroom is a space that’s personal to you and you deserve to wake up to a scene that make you smile.
Mood Boosting Colours
Calm, relaxing and cocooning are just a few of our favourite adjectives to describe a vision of colour for your bedroom. Your choices of paint colour will greatly influence the ambience of your bedroom, our mood and raise our spirits. Most people want a bedroom that promotes a sleep-inducing space and soft muted hues like sage green, dove grey or pale Ivory help to relax our brains. Although we can easily stick with safe, neutral shades when decorating, but being adventurous with colour can also make us happy. We all have certain colours that we think reflects our own happiness. Generally, the warm tones of yellow, orange, warm lavenders and blues are associated with happiness. Pops of more prominent colours can be used as a feature wall so its not too overwhelming.
The colour Red can be an incredibly stimulating colour, with many people associating the shade with danger making it not great as a main colour for the bedroom. However, if red is your colour then consider using more natural options such as a raspberry shade or using the colour in small amounts such painting a doorway, trim or adding the colour through the décor.
Lighting
Are you a serial snoozer? Having a dimmable light that can be set to your preference, whether you want a mid-afternoon nap or your working from home having a light that reflects your task can have an influence on how you feel. If you have bad light you’ll have a bad day. This can easily be solved by portable lamps, these can be placed where you feel needs that added light. Illuminate your bedside, dressing table or even take with you into the bathroom and for added ambience – many can be dimmable to reflect your mood.
Warm lighting or hues of yellow aid in our deeper relaxation and contentment. The light resembles the illumination from a candle or fireplace. This contributes to a warming and comforting atmosphere that might assist is reducing negative feelings or anxious moods.
Combat SAD With Plants
Plants within the bedroom can provide a welcome stress relief and help our wellbeing and tackling SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) symptoms. When life gets overwhelming we often take to our bedroom for a moment of solace. Incorporating nature with design improves mental health. Caring for a plant is linked to self-care, seeing a plant flourish and grow is an extension for caring for ourselves. We recommend filling your home with green plants and flowers and allowing the daylight in as much as possible. Not only will your plant flourish but your mental health will as well.
Some calming indoor plants are particularly renowned for their abilities to help with depression and anxiety. Hydro herbs are a great eco-conscious way to grow your own selection of fresh herbs that can be used in cooking. Especially the grow your own mint kit as mint is known to have a significant effect in relieving the symptoms of anxiety, the common cold and allergies.
