5 Steps to Create a Home Retreat for Yourself
We all need rest, but it's very difficult to do it in a place where everything constantly needs doing. Right, in your own home. Try lying on the couch so that the dust bunny revealed from under the TV doesn't make your hand itch. Or sit on the terrace in a hammock without those flowers waiting to be watered seemingly calling your name. Now it's time to create a home rest corner!
1. FIND A PLACE THAT WOULD BE QUIET
Prefer a place that street noise doesn't reach and that is far from appliances, because watching TV is not rest for your mind. Look around your home, could there be a suitable spot hiding in your bedroom? Somewhere in a corner, under a window? Or has the space under the stairs perhaps been waiting for a new function for a long time.
2. MAKE THAT PLACE AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE
You can use a modern daybed or a comfortable armchair. But if such solutions don't appeal to you, there's a simple way to just cover your corner with pillows and rugs. You know – beauty lies in simplicity and it's still important that you like it and that it's comfortable.
3. SOMETHING FOR THE SENSES
Different oils, fragrant branches or plants are now helpful. If such simple things still can't bring you into a state of rest, bring music to your aid! Sea sounds, forest rustling, bird song and so on are fitting here. With small things you can create a refreshing rest for yourself in the middle of your home!
4. ADD LIFE
In order to let yourself be as free as possible, you need nature's help. Add plants, flowers, branches, stones or anything to your rest corner that you like and what would help you become one with nature even for a moment. In summer, it's a good idea to walk in nature and collect the necessary plants and wildflowers yourself.
5. KEEP YOUR CORNER IN ORDER
This is not a place where you rest one moment and work the next. Don't bring different useful items there or heap up magazines and books. This place is now sacred and deserves your respect in every way! Because what kind of rest corner is it if you have to start cleaning it before every use?
Enjoy your rest!
