How important is the look and feel of our living space? Some say, ‘show me your home and I will tell you who you are’
Having a home is our basic physical need. We want to feel nurtured, be comfortable and safe. Evolutionary we used the place of home to live to safeguard children, protect ourselves and find shelter from harsh weathers to relax and find comfort. This still holds true today. Most people strive to have a better home to feel better and some spend the whole life working hard to get a home of their dreams…Why? The space we live in is considered key to our overall well-being and feeling content as is having a healthy meal or having a good sex.
Some of the easy things is to create a space where we feel good. It doesn’t need to be something exuberant or expensive. If I love nature, I surround myself with one. If I like books, I build a library.
I try to add a flash of creativity to my space so it feels cosy and inviting. I think if I challenge myself to create a home space where I want to spend my heart beats on, not just spending my nights between today’s work and next day work, I would feel better. And I do.
The Royal Institute of British Architects suggest we change our inner décor to fit our mood and season so we feel there is a natural change of energy in our home space. Thus, we can feel more in-tuned with ourselves and the environment we live in.
I love pillows, for example. I enjoy swopping and rearranging pillows to match my mood and do something surprising as the whole house then, I think, change.
Pillows taught me something important: a small change sometimes brings a big outcome. It can transform the whole environment from dull to fun, from cold to passionately hot, from traditional to funky-modern and so I keep changing my pillows…
What do YOU do to enrich your space? I am curious, let me know!
Until the next post, stay ENRICHed!
Love,
Darya