With 42% of Canadians saying they feel more stressed compared with five years ago, finding ways to cope and reduce anxiety is a must. When we feel that stress overwhelms our lives, it’s important to build a serene oasis that we can call our own – one that helps us de-stress, re-energize and restore. While good design or a home renovation North Vancouver might not be able to completely wipe out all problems, it can most certainly help in reducing emotions that bring us down and create internal chaos.
Bright Natural Light
Natural light holds the key to a sense of energy and peace. It’s valuable and some of us don’t get enough of it. A quality light source gives spaces a flow and a sense of calm that is difficult to achieve with artificial lighting. For great, balanced evening light, dimmers can provide perfectly soft lighting. Have small windows? A window upgrade could be in order. We can help you expand your windows for a space that is beaming with all the natural light you can get.
Make the Most of Your Views
Nature calms, relaxes and restores. It can have an incredibly serene and calming effect on your mood. Because we’ve been spending much too long indoors in the past year, creating as much of an exterior environment as possible is vital to our well-being. Avoid over-cluttering areas that present views with too many over-designed objects but rather, go for pieces that feel harmonious with their outdoor surroundings. Lighting pendants made of natural fibres, natural-fibre linens and organically-shaped art pieces, furniture and vases.
Invest in a Home Renovation North Vancouver
If your space is unable to reflect your ideal vision with a few simple tweaks, perhaps a home remodel would be ideal for you. Investing in a home renovation North Vancouver is a great way to amp up the rooms of the house that need plenty of TLC, as well as completely transform the home if the entire property needs a total do-over. Our experienced, skilled and friendly team of contractors, tradesmen and designers look forward to helping you turn your house or apartment into the home of your dreams.
Choose a Calming Colour Palette
Colour is one of the easiest ways to create a calming ambience and manipulate the way a space feels. Neutral tones and muted colours are calming and relaxing while bright, vibrant and colourful colour palettes are energizing and rejuvenating.
Function
One of the most important aspects of good design is a space that functions well for clients. A functional design makes everyday living easy and provides an ambience of serenity and calm. A home should feel like it’s working with the client rather than against them, helping guide them through everyday tasks without challenge. Assess which aspects of your home design is a paint point and which aspects already work well.
Create an Experience for the Senses
Engage all of the senses in a space in order to create an unforgettably calm ambience. When you get every one of the senses involved – smell, touch, sound – you create an all-around experience that helps the brain slow down, take notice and relax. Mixing different textures, having scented candles, incense, fragrant flowers and having music on in the background – all of these elements will work together to create a feeling of home.
A calm space doesn’t necessarily mean a whole-house renovation, you can also focus on just one room. Our home renovation North Vancouver service is geared towards homeowners who want to transform their spaces into ones reflective of their ideal spaces. We look forward to getting to know more about you and your goals, simply get in touch with us for a free consultation.