Your home is a reflection of who you are- from both inside out. It showcases your inner mindfulness and calmness. Also with the changing environmental and social conditions, we more than ever need to be mindful of what and how we decorate our homes. Reinforcing the principles of wellness starts with our own personal spaces, and there are easy ways to use home decor to inspire mindfulness in everyday life.
Probably the most important ideal of mindfulness is to make sure that each object we use in our home serves a purpose. While impulse buying may be tempting when redecorating when there are so many beautiful products available in the market- consider the reasons that a piece of home decor speaks to you before making a purchase. Let’s buy new items sparingly- only when we have a specific requirement or we feel they will contribute to our space in a positive way. Always remember its quality over quantity.
Another way of making your home more peaceful and calm is by ensuring there is a lot of natural light. It also helps boost our mental health. To ensure maximum exposure to sources of Vitamin D, like sunlight, consider switching to sheer panels or even removing curtains entirely to let in as much natural light as possible. Secondly, as we all know, when you are relatively closer to nature, it automatically brings positive results for your well-being and wellness. Nature after all does have healing powers.
A mindful home sees beauty in everything, even a trash can or laundry bin. To ensure this cornerstone of mindfulness translates in your home, consider giving a makeover to items that are traditionally considered less appealing. Let’s add beauty to unappealing corners of the house.
As it is shown in the KonMari method: decreased clutter leads to decreased stress. Decluttering is a very important and effective way to bring mindfulness into your home. After all, there are many of us who find cleaning therapeutic, don’t we?
This should be like a daily basis practice because decluttering once is like not decluttering at all. And lastly and most importantly, let us pick colours that resonate with us- colours which make us calm and happy. Pick colours that you feel most attracted to and most comfortable with. So next time when you go shopping for your home décor products let’s keep these points in mind and pick up stuff that works well in your home but also for the mind and the environment also in general.
Neha Jhunjhunwala, Founder, Onset Homes, is a textile specialist who started her career in her family’s textile export business for fashion and home decor. Neha graduated in Textile Design from Philadelphia University and gained extensive experience and knowledge in the industry. In 2004, she launched her label, followed by a concept store that housed some of the biggest brands, earning the title of “the pride of Kolkata” by leading publication ‘The Telegraph’. During this time, she also taught textiles at the Srishti Institute of Art, Design, and Technology and was a visiting lecturer at Philadelphia University and JDBI, Kolkata.
In 2020, Neha redesigned Onset Homes with a focus on reviving the handicraft sector and bringing artisans to the forefront who celebrate the raw imperfections of Indian kaarigari at a national and global level. Her aim is to provide a platform for artisans from rural and urban settings to showcase their beautiful creations and enable customers to appreciate and own these masterpieces crafted with passion and dedication. Neha uses natural fibers such as cotton, linen, and silk, and her products incorporate multiple techniques including printing, embroidery, and surface texturing with pom-poms or tassels.
In addition to B2B channels, Neha offers customized soft furnishings to clients building luxurious homes or boutique hotels. She is also an expert in upcycling and repurposing fabrics, making her designs truly unique and special.
