The way you set up your home affects your well-being levels.

 

The way you set up your home affects your well-being levels. Learn what the 5 most common decorating mistakes are, so you can avoid them.


Colors that relax you, lighting that helps you work comfortably, materials that bring you close to nature, furniture that does not get tangled in your feet and meets your needs. The way you have designed your home affects your daily levels of well-being. Imagine having to work in a dark room or vacuuming a living room full of tiny furniture and decorations.

While there are countless sources of inspiration to get ideas on how to design your space, this wealth of information ends up having the opposite effect and the choices instead of promoting well-being, negatively affect it.

Obviously, the way you decorate your home should reflect your personal style and make you feel good. But there are five decorating mistakes that many of us make that can negatively affect our well-being levels. Learn what they are so you can avoid them.

Mistake #1: Getting caught up in trends


" We very easily adopt things that we do not see through our own lens . Something that we liked under one condition, that we saw on social media or happened to meet at a friend's house and caught our attention, does not mean that it is suitable for us", Ioli Chiotini, Interior Designer specializing in the psychology of space, has told me.

Although decorating trends can be great sources of inspiration, too much information accumulation is not a sustainable practice, because don't forget that fashions change, you lose your compass and spend a lot of time. Houses on Pinterest and TikTok are nice, but a house – in addition to being beautiful – must be comfortable and practical. It must serve your daily needs. If you feel like your space doesn't express you or feels alien and you can't really relax, this will have a negative impact on your well-being. Remember that your personal needs have priority .

Mistake #2: Not paying attention to lighting


Often, people underestimate the importance of lighting, although it plays an important role in our psychology. This is a common home decorating mistake. The right lighting can improve your mood, so every room needs a good source of either natural or artificial light. When dealing with this particular piece of decor, there are two factors to consider: the intensity of the lighting and its level of warmth .

If the lighting is bright, it doesn't help you relax much. On the contrary, it makes you tired. On the other hand, a lack of adequate lighting makes a room look uninviting (not to mention scary). For example, if you have chosen LED lights, avoid cold, sterile whites and prefer warmer ones. Also, try to combine different lighting options, such as ceiling lights and floor lamps.

Mistake #3: There are imbalances in color combinations


According to research, color affects your well-being and mood, but it must be used correctly and aim for visual balance . Keep in mind, then, that the combination of three or more colors in a room does not allow the brain to rest. To avoid this common mistake, you can apply the 60-30-10 rule . What does this mean in practice? You first choose the basic color you want for the room and use it on 60% of the large surfaces. Then, you choose a secondary color that supports the first and put it in 30% of the room. Finally, 10% will be a color that will help highlight specific elements .

Mistake #4: You have stuff everywhere


Do a search on our website and you will find several topics about the importance of decluttering and how you can do it successfully. Why? Because clutter is at the top of the list of mistakes you can make when it comes to decorating your home. Avoiding it is a key part of creating a wellness space.

If you are a fan of minimalism, you probably won't have a problem. But if you are more drawn to maximalism, your space can easily be filled with objects that do not offer you anything essential (beyond dust). In this case, use colors, paintings, furniture to give the style you want, but make sure to create negative spaces and surfaces without clutter.

Mistake #5: Your home is too bright


Yes, that can happen too. It is, in fact, a mistake that someone in Greece can easily fall into when they decide to deal with the decoration of their home. Darkness has a negative effect on your mood, but walking into a room and being blinded by sunlight is not pleasant. This exaggeration affects your visual comfort . Use blinds, curtains or anything else you like to adjust how bright your space will be.