Good lighting is everything by Nick Johnson |
[This article How To Create The Most Serene Home Ever first
appeared on Elle Decor by BRITTANY COST |CHAIRISH | October 11, 2019]
Reducing anxiety, one room at a time.
If how we spend our days is how we spend our lives, then if
we spend our days anxious, we'll spend our lives anxious, too. And yet, stress
is a defining feature of contemporary life—this past year, 55% of Americans
reported experiencing "a lot of stress" on a daily basis. Good design might not be able to intervene in a
cultural existential crisis, but it can help build spaces that calm and restore
us. Here, we talk with interior designers about how they create serene homes
that counter the chaos of our lives.