Make your home your own oasis of peace and calm

The most important thing to do for a peaceful home environment is to get rid of the clutter. Many interior design ideas for home would suggest that you store away all things that aren't required and only keep the bare minimum at home. Decluttering is the key to a peaceful environment at home as it puts your mind at ease. Not to mention how it is also a philosophy that the Japanese propagate. Keep the living room basic with a couch, a television, maybe a small plant, a lamp, a coffee table, and that's about it. Do not crowd the setting with unwanted artefacts or things that do not serve a purpose. Follow a similar practice in the other rooms as well. Store all the extra essentials and only remove them when needed. Overall, leave room for the sunlight and movement to take place in every room of your house.

Many designers recommend the use of neutral tones as one of their essential interior design ideas. A neutral tone of the walls and even the linen can do you good. Often our mood is affected by the hues we witness in our surrounding. This is exactly why people find nature calming and the ocean soothing. The hues green and blue are known to bring forth a calming effect on the mind and body. With a home, neutral and light shades enhance the brightness of the room, making it a peaceful space. You would automatically feel energised because of your surroundings. Change the pillowcases with neutral tones and do the same with other interior decors too.

A good night's sleep can change your health tremendously. In fact, a night of good sleep also helps build a strong immune system. It also wards off other health concerns and strengthens your body. But a lumpy mattress or irritable linen could be quite the mood kill. In fact, it could give you an uncomfortable sleep experience, and that is the last thing you need. Hence, it is important to invest in good linen, mattresses and pillow. The effects of a good night's sleep can be noticed in the first week itself. You can use neutral tones for your linen too as it would again give out a positive and calming vibe.

From Blue Ridge's cushiony linen to Bombay Dyeing's rustic bedsheets, there are collections from Myntra and Flipkart on the InterMiles Shop platform that would intrigue you. Further, you can find more interior design ideas for home while perusing through the shopping section! The exquisite collection would make you head for the purchase. In fact, with these purchases, you would also be doing your miles collection a favour by constantly earning them!

There are many themes for interior decor that you can resort to. The idea is to bring out positivity from the surrounding. Many themes such as art deco (flashy like the Great Gatsby), nautical (ocean-themed), bohemian (boho interior design ideas), classic (well, everything refined and pristine), contemporary (modern interior designs) and more, can be adopted by you. Depending on your personality, you can reflect the same in your choice of home decor theme. As long as you are able to incorporate calming elements in your home decor, you will be able to bring forth a soothing environment. You will need to be very particular of the items you choose for your home decor.

Things such as a shishi odoshi water fountain, an air purifier, scented candles, pot pourri and more are essential soothing products to install in the house. In fact, paintings that have a calming effect can also be an addition to your interior decor. The point of having such elements in the house is to make it feel like you're away from the city's bustle and close to nature. Soothing sounds that the shishi odoshi makes when the bamboo switches sides, the aroma of scented candles and earthiness of pot pourrie add to the effect that you would usually find at a retreat spa. These elements automatically bring peace and tranquillity to your mind and body. Getting hold of a proper shishi odoshi could be challenging but on the InterMiles’ shopping section, you might find some soothing elements of home décor that would spruce up your calm zone and add to your interior design ideas pot.

Earthy elements such as wooden furniture, wicker ottoman, floral setting and more can be incorporated to bring forth a soothing effect at home. Often these elements are considered to be ideal for making the home look pristine and falls in the contemporary styles of interior designing. Further, they enhance the mood of the room and the living space with their rich look. If you do find some amazing furniture on Pepperfry, you can purchase gift cards from InterMiles and cash it there. That way, you would end up with a fancy furniture and be able to earn miles!

If you do have a balcony or garden adjoining your house, you couldn't have asked for a better place to create your peace sanctuary. Grow plants at your backyard and opt for the ones that have a calming and soothing effect. Interestingly, gardening is also something that brings peace and tranquillity to mind and body. The activity enables people to be focussed and in a zen mode. Besides, you can always use the outdoors to decorate and meditate in its midst.

Similarly, make room for such activities that would bring out your calm zone. For many, cooking is also considered to have a calming effect. Ensure that you have some plants in the kitchen too. In fact, you can grow your own herbs as their scent can be quite soothing.

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