According to spatial psychology, the space we live in has a huge impact on our mental health. The heartbeat of your home lies in the impression and the mood it creates. The depth of colours, the brightness of light, the placement of furniture, the balanced look of the home, and the layout of rooms are crucial in creating a harmonising look and a positive aura in your house.

Have a look at the elements that directly impact your experience at your home.

Ergonomics
Temperature Control
Colours
Light
Vastu
Balance, Symmetry, & Proportion

Ergonomics

Ergonomics at home allow you to utilize the space effectively because it focuses on the functional aspect of arrangement. Decluttering the space, making mobility and navigation easier at home are the primary concerns of ergonomics. When there’s a proper arrangement of things, there’ll be a sleek alignment of ideas. On a functional as well as on an aesthetic level, ergonomics are vital in designing. If you have a deep-look into how ergonomics work, you’ll understand that even the slightest things we ignore can create a huge difference. For instance, if you have a closet and a high ceiling at your home, this tip will be your friend. You can keep your footwears on the base level. Above it, in the mid region arrange all your most used clothes. If you have vertical partitions, you can even find a place for your occasional or festive day wear. Create a small unit for your perfume collection, watch collection, ties, and shades. The top most rack has to be dedicated to the clothes you put on once in a blue moon. Even your quilts can occupy that space. In this way, when you open your closet in the morning, you never feel overwhelmed by your huge collection, because there are negative spaces maintained. Even if you have a compact wardrobe, you can still try this arrangement technique.

Temperature Control

A pleasant mood at home can be offered by thermal comfort. Managing the temperature within our house can be carried out with various design techniques. From lighting to paint on the walls, everything can get the right temperature we want inside our home if the right techniques are incorporated. For instance, putting blinds on the windows and in the balcony can be a source of heat protection. Excessive heat at home can have a negative effect on our mood. In the kitchens, you can have some indoor planters. For floorings and ceilings, you can go with insulation. Apart from this functional technique, if you want a visually pleasing yet feasible technique, go for living walls without a second thought. You can even make winters warm with a few design elements. If the room is located in an area that gets less sun exposure, make sure to have windows, put up lanterns, and have candle lights

placed on the table. These can provide a warm feel as well as manage the temperature effectively.

Colours

As we’ve discussed in our previous blogs, colours play a significant role in defining our mood. Vibrant colours like red and orange radiate cheerful aura across the house. On the other hand, neutral colours like white and grey spreads calmness. Cool tones such as green and blue emit joyful energy. To know more about colour psychology, visit this page.

Lights

Lighting, be it natural or artificial, affects our mood and emotional well being a great deal. You can choose the tone of the lights based on the experience you want to create. For instance, if it’s your work area, then it is ideal to go in for warm tones as they help you to stay productive. It offers comfort and relaxation to our minds. On the flip side, if you want to create an exuberant mood, try going in for natural lights. Anything natural gives an earthy look and lighting is no exception. Well, having said that about lighting, even shades impact our mental health and this is why they have to be counted in spatial psychology. Shades can redefine the structural proportion of a room, an object, and on an aesthetic level they can be eye candy as well. For example, you can set up your lighting in such a way where a tree’s shadow in your home can radiate serenity across your home.

Vastu

Vastu is not only restricted to the location of the room rather it extends to the placement of furniture, colours, and even decor. The flow of space, combination of colours, and the material of decor create a huge difference in our mental health. For instance, metal decors, peacock feathers, and pot pourri bowls are some of the things that don’t just make you feel calm but also radiate a positive aura across your space.

Balance, Symmetry, & Proportion

These major principles offer a serene look to your space. A sense of calmness engulfs you when you see an order in your house. Balance is created when there is uniform distribution of visual weight. On either side of a room, you see the mirror image of design elements. While doing so, harmony is created in the house. When it comes to symmetry, the design elements need not have to be mirrored, rather the central focus can be given to an element and create rotational symmetry with other elements forming a circular pattern. If you are into contemporary settings, you can very well go into asymmetrical balance. Moving on to proportion, scale plays a crucial role here. Choose furniture that is proportionate with the size of the room. Or if you’d like to complement various sizes, then create visual depth with one big element that takes the central attention in the room and pair it with decor that are relatively smaller in size. If you achieve balance, symmetry, and proportion in your house, aesthetics and functionality will go hand in hand to create a pleasant mood.

When you want to create your space, make sure to incorporate these elements into your home to spread peace, warmth, and positive aura.

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