Interior Design Tips to Improve Your Home's Wellbeing in Peoria AZ

Provenance® Woven Wood Shades in the Living Room

Have you ever walked into a room and just felt your whole body relax? Or, alternatively, have you entered a space and gotten immediately tense? Much of that happens on a subconscious level, and the environment’s design has a lot to do with it. At Altra Home Décor serving the greater Phoenix area, we know how important it is to have a home that supports our comfort and makes us feel more at ease. Read on for more information and ideas on how you can design your space to enhance your everyday enjoyment.

Bring the Outdoors In

Human history is all about nature; it’s only been in recent times that we’ve begun to spend so much time indoors. Being out of touch with the natural world can be a loss, so bringing the outdoors in can help us feel calm and more grounded. One obvious connection is through your window—if you’ve got a great view that makes you feel like you’re experiencing nature, you’ll want to preserve it. Consider using window fashions that will help protect your home from heat and damaging UV rays while preserving your view-through, including Silhouette® Sheer Shades, which are designed with vanes that seem to float between two sheers. And even if your room doesn’t have a great view, you can enhance your sense of nature by incorporating natural materials like wood, stone, and living elements like plants. You could also consider Provenance® Woven Wood Shades, which are made with real woods, reeds, bamboo, and grasses, letting you experience natural textures and elements right from your home.

Reduce Clutter

In our busy world, it’s easy to get caught up in life and all the hectic details. To offset the bombardment of technology and noise, be sure that your home environment is calming and peaceful. Try to keep your surfaces clean and your “stuff” in proper storage. Cut back on the clutter that even your decorations might incur: reduce a busy gallery wall to one larger piece or cull your knickknacks to only the pieces you truly love. Consider creating a focal point for the room, so that your eye can easily be drawn to just one spot, which helps reduce the stress on a brain looking for a landing pad.

Make the Light Support Your Circadian Rhythm

You might be surprised at how much light impacts our wellbeing. From being able to see the sunrise or sunset to enjoying a few moments of unhindered sunlight, our bodies react to light in a beneficial way. Speak with one of our representatives about PowerView® Automation, which is the cream of the crop for operating systems. With PowerView, you can program your window fashions to open and close based on your local sunrise and sunset times, allowing you to keep track of the day with the sun. On top of that, PowerView Motorization allows you to operate and program your shades to open and close when you want—even when you aren’t home. No longer for just convenience, PowerView opens a whole new world of functionality, privacy, and safety for your home.

Home Design for Wellbeing in the Greater Phoenix, Peoria AZ Areas

Altra Home Decor is your source for window treatments, custom drapery, flooring, and more! We serve the greater Phoenix area, including Peoria, Sun City West, Glendale, and Scottsdale, with a showroom in Surprise. Stop by our locally owned store to view our full-size window treatment displays and sample books. Contact us today to schedule an in-home design consultation!