What Is Holistic Interior Design?

Prioritising our mental and emotional health and wellbeing is just as important as looking after our physical health and, interestingly, you can do yourself an awful lot of good by making wellness-inspired interior design choices around the home.

Holistic interior design is an interesting concept and approach to home styling that takes your mind, body and spirit into consideration when deciding what materials, colours, textures and layouts to go for, as well as form and function.

The key is to make sure that the design schemes throughout the house actively promote your mental, emotional and physical health, while ensuring that rooms are both visually appealing and practical to use.

There are lots of different ways in which this can be achieved and you can take the likes of biophilia, colour psychology, ergonomics, environmental psychology and so on into account when making design decisions room by room.

One very useful top tip to bear in mind when embarking on a holistic interior design project is to make sure that you’re designing for you and not with anyone else in mind. 

Yes, of course you want your rooms to be attractive but they need to make you feel good rather than be impressive for guests, so make sure you take the time to think about what it is you really want.

And secondly, avoiding clutter is essential if you want to embrace a holistic approach to design. Tidy house, tidy mind, as the old adage goes – so if you are feeling mentally crowded at the moment, going through the house and removing excess belongings could make a huge difference.

Lastly, consider your home decor items with care. Choosing art and objects that will actively help you mentally and spiritually is a wise move to make. What about bringing in some soothing amethyst crystals, for example? You might be surprised at just how good you feel with a few small changes like this here and there.