How Your Environment Influences Your Energy Throughout the Day

Most individuals think energy comes from food, sleep, and motivation. These things are crucial, but your environment affects your everyday routine. Clutter, noise, strong lighting, and uncomfortable furniture might distract you. Manage your routine, sleep, and stay awake in tranquillity. Space Sets Tone Entering places can change your energy without you realising it. A bright, organised area may help you start. Crammed or noisy spaces can make the same task harder. Your body and mind get regular cues from your surroundings. That doesn’t imply every home or office has to be perfect. Clutter is everywhere in most homes, from plates to clothes to papers to bags. The goal isn't perfection. Create enough order to keep the mind from being drawn in multiple directions. Just one clear space can help. A neat desk, bed, or area can help start the day. An easier-to-enter area reduces the energy required to overcome resistance. Light Alters Rhythm Light greatly impacts dayfeel. Morning natura......

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Simple ways to Transform How It Feels To Live In Your Home

We all want to feel happy and comfortable in our own homes, sometimes that can take years to achieve or perhaps you want a change but moving would be too difficult or expensive, but there are easy, practical and simple ways to make our homes feel like a place we want to spend our time, and it doesn't have to cost a lot either. Let the light in If there's not enough light in your living space, it can not only feel dim and gloomy but also actually impact your mood and well-being, too. That is why the first thing you should do when you need to transform a space is find more ways of letting light in. One of the simplest options you can choose to do this is to just make sure that your windows are properly cleaned on a regular basis. Indeed, you'd be surprised by how much of a difference this can make in your home. It also makes sense to think about the interior design of your groups and include mirrors in strategic areas that will reflect back and make the space seem brighter ......

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6 ways to create the earthy minimalist look in your home

More and more people are turning their backs on stuff, decluttering their homes and minds to create a more relaxed and calm space and getting back to more natural inspired living spaces. This is something I personally have been working on and having travelled a lot over the past few years and I've noticed this trend follow through in many hotels and Airbnb's we have stayed in as creating a place that both looks and feels good and becomes a haven is really key. As the world seems to be more and more manic than ever by simplifying your home you can detach yourself from that a little and can have a positive impact on your wellbeing. Reminding ourselves of your earthly connect with nature is important as we live in an increasing digital world is really important. Here are 6 tips on simplifying your home as well as bring more earthing, organic and natural elements into your home 1. Set aside time to do a big declutter The best way to have a quick impact on your home is ......

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Summer the perfect time to go green in the home

Summer is nearly here, and that means everyone will be out and about enjoying the beautiful weather.  It's also the perfect time to take advantage of the warmer weather and ease those utility bills, turn off the heating and enjoy all the positives that come with this time of the year. So what can you do to be more energy efficient this summer and cut down on what you pay your energy company? Ditch your tumble dryer If you have a garden or small outdoor space Summer is the perfect time to challenge yourself to a minimum of 3 months of tumble dryer-free time and really start using your clothing line and let your clothes dry naturally. Not only is this a fantastic and easy way to save money but also it's better for your clothes. Opt for LED Lighting Changing out your existing bulbs for LED bulbs isn’t something that can help you reduce your energy usage just in summer. It’s a great year-round idea. LED bulbs work at a lower wattage than their incandescent counte......

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Creating the perfect minimalist workspace

As they say a messy home is a messy mind and if you work from home that can certainly affect your productivity as well as creativity. Most home offices are fairly limited in space and can easily become cluttered if you don't keep on top of things and even if the house is not anywhere near minimalist (as is mine right now…I’m working on that) than at least try and make your workstation as simple as possible and a space that allows you to think clearly and work more efficiently. So how do you go about creating a minimalist (or at-least clutter free) haven to work from ? Find a Quite spo t with lots of natural light- besides your laptop and possibly your mobile phone, you really want to be as far away from any other technology or distractions such as TV, and Hi-Fi. It’s also important to find somewhere that is preferable light and airy, loft conversions are usually great for this as they have large roof windows that help full the room with sunshine.    A s......

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Friday vibes - interiors

Would love a window like this ( image ) Its Friday and it's been a long week, the wifi has been playing up and a backlog created but in my heart and soul it's all about the summer relaxed vibes even if life is hectic. I am dreaming of floor to ceiling windows, natural light flooding in, slow breakfasts and fresh flowers, handwoven rugs and small adventures - what are you dreaming of this Friday? How beautiful is this boho interior ( image ) I need a hammock in my life ( image ) ...

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Monday interiors - lighting inspiration

The one thing you should never overlook in your home is lighting as it can make such a massive difference to your room. We have pretty low ceilings in our house otherwise I would love to hang some pendant lights in the living room and kitchen but for now we have two large floor lights in our living room to brighten things up and spot lights for the kitchen. In fact one of the first things we changed about our house was the hallway light - well fluorescent strip the last owners left behind (which was so ugly). Of course in the dream world we would all have floor to ceiling windows and summer would actually mean long days of sunshine and natural light would pour into our homes but alas this is not the case so making sure you have invest in some decent lighting is important no only to bring in some style into your interior space but also for your emotional wellbeing. I have put together my four favourites from Lighting Majestic which have a huge selection and where we recently......

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Parisian interiors and our little adventure

I love the large windows and all the natural light (i mage ) I have to say I have always been attracted to city living, especially on old apartments that have been styled in a chic and creative way. I have been lucky enough to live in the centre of Cape Town, Edinburgh and Amsterdam, all in traditional flats and there is something comforting about not having a lot of space but using it to the full making the most of it and I think the french have it down to a tee. High ceilings, large windows, lots of light and beautiful furniture - I always feel inspired. When we recently stayed in the city of lights we opted for an Airbnb apartment - the one we initial picked was very stylish and beautifully designed but unfortunately it was not available - our second choice was more practical but perfectly located and was very clean and had everything we needed including a great host who showed us around the flat, gave us the keys and said if we needed anything to give him a call, coul......

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