How a Simplified Home Interior Design Can Boost Your Mood And Reduce Stress
Everyone is running their own rat race, and it’s no secret that cluttered space only adds more stress to their lives. When life gets so hectic and stressful, people always look for ways to make it comfortable and peaceful. One of the practical ways to make it happen is to make their homes a place where they can breathe peacefully through effective home interior design tips.
Little details in one’s home interior may greatly impact their mood and mental health. While you might assume certain elements don’t have a significant impact, studies show that colours, alignment, and furniture types can greatly influence your sense of calm. We will help you understand how a simplified home interior design can make you feel better.
Why a Minimalist Interior Transforms Your Home and Mind
The major goals of a simplified interior are functionality and simplicity. Every design element is articulated and implemented intentionally because being intentional with whatever design you want is the key to making it happen.
As a simplified interior is about checking off the minimalist design requirements, it’s vital to spend time thinking about it before actually implementing them. You may have to focus on the clean lines, decluttering, and neutral colours. The designs and layout should create the pathway for a calm and relaxing space for you to soak in.
By doing so, you can achieve the following benefits:
Reduced stress
You will experience that keeping things minimal actually helps to stay focused and less worried because you don’t have a lot to do. For example, if you have fewer items to arrange, clean, and protect, you don’t have to stress about it.
You don’t have to spend a lot of time arranging them either, this will not only save you time but will also make you feel like keeping them clean and neat rather than putting the work for later. This calls for a relaxed environment, which is usually gained through minimalist interior styling. If you don’t like to stress about unnecessary things, you’d love to give your home a simplified interior decoration.
Relaxed Environment
Colours such as, white, grey, and beige are used in simplified interiors to create a relaxed atmosphere. These neutral colours have the power to promote a relaxed experience. When these colours are used in spaces that have less clutter, the space radiates comfort and peace, helping people experience warmth and comfort.
When the space is designed with these emotions in mind, it’s easier to create an environment that promotes relaxation.
Better Focus
When your home is packed with a lot of items, you can hardly think clearly because it clutters your brain too. You wouldn’t feel like functioning well because there’s a lot to clear. It gets challenging to look past the clutter and go about your day just like that, which only makes life even harder.
Imagine coming home after a long day to find yourself surrounded by unnecessary items that make you feel confined in a small space. Even though this won’t be the same feeling every day, that one day you feel this will make you question your interior over and over.
Hence why simplified interior designs are considered the best choice by most people. They feel comfortable and happy to return to a home that’s not stuffed or cluttered. It gives so much peace to know what items you have in your home and where they belong. This can only be achieved by a minimalistic lifestyle. It will also help you improve your focus on things that are important.
Tips to Uplift Your Mood Through Simplified Home Interior Design
Interior design and your mental health have a really close bond that we hardly see. But when it’s applied to your lifestyle and is integrated into your home interior, you will see the difference. For example, check out our Monochromatic Minimalist @ Bukit Batok’s project, the moment you see the living area, kitchen, bedrooms, and the overall look of the home, you can feel that peace and comfort by just looking at them.
The design focus is above and beyond the aesthetic, it’s mainly done with mental health in mind. The one who enters the home and spends time in it, shouldn’t feel like they’re sitting in clutter, rather they should feel comfortable in their own space. A good interior is about making decisions that fulfil the owner’s emotions and uplift the mood.
These designs are influential, which is why we believe in using them in the right setting to provide the comfort people need.
Below are some of the ways we incorporate simplified design interiors:
Functionality
People prefer spending time in their homes now more than ever. They spend time curating the right design, the right interior, and whatnot. It’s actually interesting to see people invest in their homes because it’s where you’d spend a lot of time at the end of the day. So it’s safe to say people are realizing the importance of it.
However, as the requirements and demands of people change, as interior designers we stay ahead to see what works best for you. One of the primary focuses of simplified designs is functionality. The way your rooms are arranged, the way furniture placement is done, and the storage solutions, all of these come into play when deciding the functionality of your home.
This will also impact your mental health as it plays a bigger role in keeping your mood in check. When functionality is not the primary focus, it’s obvious that the place will get cluttered and even be designed unpleasantly.
If you want to implement simplified home interiors that impact your moods and mental health, it’s vital to focus on functionality that is in line with design proportion, symmetry, rhythm, and balance. Doing so will impact your mood, even without you realizing it.
For example, our 762 Waterfront Waves project is minimal and functional. Look at how we’ve designed the kitchen, the shelves are not only easy to access, but also easy to maintain. That’s the goal of a minimalistic interior, which benefits your mood.
Indoor Plants
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a concern in Singapore, this is why we believe in incorporating indoor plants to mitigate such issues, which have a direct influence on your moods, and stress levels. There are many benefits in adding plants to your interior, although it was once overlooked, people are now embracing this style.
It’s more like bringing the outside greenery to your home, to uplift the mood while clearing out airborne specks of dust, carbon dioxide, and background noise. Studies show that offices and homes decorated with plants show higher levels of productivity compared to empty spaces. Naturally, plants can enhance your mood. This, in turn, directly impacts your productivity.
For example, spider plants are one of the best choices for indoor plants. Especially, if you have pets, this works the best. They are non-toxic and reduce the airborne toxins, helping you breathe fresh air. Even if you’re a busy professional, you’d still find indoor plants great because most of them are pretty easy to maintain.
Take a look at Sleek Nordic @ Edgedale Plains, the simple touch of plants in some corners of their space has drastically improved the looks. But plants are not only for the looks but also for your mood. Even when you look at these pictures you can feel that having these plants in your own space will help you reduce your stress levels and boost your mood.
Colours
This is another impactful element of designs, but mainly, simple interior designs. If you’re finding ways to make your interior the best fit for your mental health, the colours you choose have a great influence. Even a simple change in colours will have a dramatic change in your mood. You can test it by checking out some of our client’s work, like 162 Mei Ling.
There are several studies on colours and their impact on people’s moods. They have the power to affect one’s emotions, and thoughts. For a more practical example, see how commercial advertisements for kids’ snacks are portrayed. They use bright colours to attract their audience and keep them glued to the advertisements.
On the other hand, as interior designers, we believe in offering what our client needs. As minimalist designs are popular for their impact on mental health, the colours we select and suggest are also aligned with the concept. Soft colours, such as, white and grey influence your mood and make you feel calmer.
They help to reduce your stress levels and so, we suggest our clients consider such colours in their bedrooms. However, not everyone has the same emotional response to colours. Some feel energetic and happier when they see colours, such as, orange, blue, and green as they have soothing effects.
When deciding the colour, you have to be mindful of its impact on your mental health. You should think whether it will make you feel calm and happier when your walls are painted in white, blue, or you name it.
There are numerous theories on colours and their psychological effects. They promote better mental health when used aptly in your interiors.
Conclusion
If you want to upgrade your home interior to something that benefits your mood and mental health, don’t think twice. It’s best to invest in things that will have limitless returns, and that’s your health and well-being.
At This Moodboard, we’d love to help you visualise the interior you prefer and that benefits your mood and lifestyle. Get in touch with us to start your journey toward a stress-free, beautiful home.
