If you’re feeling overwhelmed with life right now creating a calm home can really help
Pic credit Natalie Walton ,photographer Lynden Foss
During my renovations there were a few favourite accounts I followed for designers and stylists and Natalie Walton’s was one of them.
What drew me to her beautiful account was the sense of calm her home evokes (even though she has 4 kids!), her sentiments around sustainability and her use of timeless, natural objects.
The other day her tips on ‘Daily Habits to Create a Calm Home’ really resonated with me. At this time in our live we are experiences major lockdown in Sydney, and our homes have never been more important. I thought Natalie’s checklist has wonderful ideas to live by and help us get through these difficult times. I particularly, tip No 5 really made me stop and think and take a different perspective about boundaries.
I am sharing these tips with Natalie’s permission, because I thought they might resonate with you too. Natalie elaborates on these individual tips on her original post here.
Daily Habits to Create More Calm at Home
1. Clear clutter – Don’t underestimate the impact this has on how you feel. Even one surface or nook can make a difference.
2. Tidy as you go – Make life easy for yourself, and break it down into small manageable steps.
3. Take responsibility – Focus less on other people’s behaviour and more on your own. Be proactive about what you can do and control.
4. Work as a team – Set small goals that you can achieve together and celebrate small wins with free/fun time.
5. Create daily rhythms – While we often think boundaries and rules are restrictive they actually create more freedom.
6. Start the day right – Morning routines are important. Get up before everyone else and have some time to yourself – to exercise, journal, plan your day or just be.
7. Create a sanctuary – Make your bed every day, and create a bedroom that feels restorative. (See point 1 – clear the clutter.)
8. Embrace rituals – Incorporate simple pleasures into your day – a quiet coffee, lighting a candle after everyone has gone to bed – whatever it is to make you feel good.
9. Eat well – Food has a huge impact on how we feel every day. Cutting sugar out of my diet was one of the best things I ever did.
10. Reduce alcohol consumption – Another simple idea to make you feel better every day. I rarely drink, and it’s another one of those decisions that has had a HUGE impact on how I feel and function every day.
Please let me know in the comments what you find is helping you during lockdown and come hang with me over on instagram or Facebook.
You might also like ‘How I Created a Calm and Peaceful Home’.
Bren x
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