By sanjit Posted 17-05-2021 Architecture
It’s no secret that nature has the power to inspire, rejuvenate and refresh your senses. Over the years research has shown nature to be therapeutic, providing mental health benefits, such as decreasing stress to relieving anxiety.
It has also been found that incorporating elements of nature within the home can improve well-being and create feelings of happiness and peace. Having nature in your home is extremely beneficial as it enhances your quality of life. Most people will agree that bringing nature indoors is rewarding as it not only helps you tune in with the outdoors but creates a pleasant living atmosphere as well. But placing indoor plants around the homa isn’t the only way to bring the outside inside.
Here are a few ways you can bring nature into your home in a more subtler fashion.
Making use of organic materials is a great way to bring in the outdoors. Start off small by making minor adjustments like choosing bamboo blinds for your windows. If that works for you, opting for natural floorings such as wood, stone and even marble flooring is a great choice.
The next task, transforming focal areas in your kitchen like cabinets and countertops using nature inspired materials. Initially, that might seem like a challenge, but using environmentally sustainable materials such as high-pressure laminates, seamless solid surfaces and non-porous quartz is highly efficient and effortlessly leaves your home with a chic look.
Colours have a way of bringing life to a space. Whether it's through paints or wallpaper on a room's walls, or even a pop of colour on an accent wall can make a room mimic the outdoors and come alive.
In fact, going for paint colours found predominantly in nature can bring in a sense of calm and serenity. Hues of blue are refreshing, like water and sky, while shades of orange and yellow can brighten up living space reminding you of vast arrays of sunshine. Lush greens, like that of foliage, infuse space and evokes a sense of freshness. Even opting for beige, tans, neutrals and other earthy palettes can make your interior feel more natural.
Opting for natural fibres/fabrics is another subtle way of drawing the outdoors into your home. Adding a jute or a thick woolen area rug to a living space in turn makes it more inviting and cosy. Even tossing in a few cushions and throw-pillows with botanically inspired prints can do the trick.
Cotton bedsheets, woolen bed throws, silk pillow covers, linen placemats, tablecloths or table runners - there are plenty of natural textiles you can use around the home. Varying textures - smooth, rough, woven, knitted - stimulate your sight and touch, in a similar way as if you were outdoors.
Instead of going for the usual flowers and paintings, consider accessorizing your home with other elements of nature.
Bring in beauty from the outdoors, either by creating a display of unique shells found on a beach or with a collection of pebbles amassed over the years. Sand, straw, pampas grass in a pot in the corner of a room or succulents on a side table - all make for creative decor. Even add a portable mini water fountain for good measure, making your home soothing.
One of the most obvious, yet impactful ways, to bring nature indoors is to place plants in different rooms of your home. Keeping plants indoors not only improves the quality of air you breathe but improves mental health as well.
House plants make a great addition to your home as they enhance natural beauty, while at the same time are excellent air purifiers. There are many houseplants to choose from, some of the best are the snake plant, spider plant, areca palm, pothos plant, aloevera. These serve multiple purposes like filtering out chemicals, odours, in turn releasing oxygen which leaves you feeling fresh and healthy, yet need little maintenance. Start your own indoor kitchen garden or place plants in your bathroom to help filter the air - the options and opportunities are endless!
Natural materials like bamboo, teak and rosewood have always been popular for their timeless appeal, but now they’ve been given a modern flair. Rustic looking furniture enhancs homes with a sophisticated yet rustic appeal. An added advantage of opting for wooden furniture is that while you can place cane-chairs by the pool-side, bamboo furniture in your reading nook and teak, sal or rosewood furniture in your bedroom - your home looks and feels harmonious. Pro-tip - Irregular-shaped coffee tables have been quite the rage in recent times - and they make for a great coffee table or side table.
Tune in to nature and you’ll find immense inspiration when it comes to decorating your home. While all our properties are ensconced in nature, our latest project, Kasu Zira is set among the lush village of Reis Magos. Head over to our website to watch the Kasu Zira video to see for yourself. So Bring Nature into Your Home, In the meantime, don't stop being amazed by all that’s around you.
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