Bring the Outside In - How to Create a Calming Home Sanctuary

How to Bring Calming Colours to Your Home Decor

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of colour here at Joe Browns. While we’ve chatted about the mood-boosting effects of colourful clothes before, those positivity powers also work in our interior decor too.

Sunshine Hues

Have you noticed how you feel just a little happier and calmer when the sun is beaming? You can bring that serenity into your home by choosing colour notes that match sunrises and sunsets. Think soft pinks and rich oranges that bring a sense of warmth to your interior, even on the coldest days. 

In our latest ‘Sun-Bleached Sanctuary’ collection, we’ve explored peachy and pink tones that echo a summer evening sky. When you choose soft furnishings and charming ornaments in these colourways, golden hour lasts all day long in your home. 

Sky Blue

Blue skies are the epitome of positivity. It’s called ‘blue sky thinking’ for a reason, after all. Plus, blue is the colour most associated with feelings of calm. So, bring the beauty of a clear blue sky into your home decor with well-placed colour notes.

In our ‘Meadow Retreat’ homeware collection, we have bedspreads, cushions, lamps and more in this clear sky hue to embrace the bliss of blue. 

Earthy Neutrals

While we love bright and beaming colours, warm neutrals have a special place in our homeware hearts, too. Subtle colours are so relaxing because they’re gentle on the senses, bringing a cosy, cocooning energy to your interior. That’s why you’ll often see browns and nude tones in the decor of yoga studios and spas, spaces of harmony and peace. 

How to Bring Calming Colours to Your Home Decor

A lot of the nature-inspired elements that feel most calming in a home can be found in the boho home decor aesthetic. Associated with creativity and free spirits, the boho look and lifestyle is all about harnessing positive energy, so it’s no surprise really. 

Just try a few of the boho homeware tips below to inject a little zen into your space.

Floral Decor

Surrounding yourself with flowers is proven to reduce stress and boost optimism, so floral touches in your home are a wonderfully easy way to feel just that bit better each day. Try floral bedding to feel as though you’re slumbering in a meadow every night, or enhance your living room with botanical wall art to admire.

Exotic Elements

You’re not limited to only taking inspiration from the Great British outdoors. Why not use more tropical inspiration in your decor? 

By taking inspo from other cultures and exotic botanicals, you can give your home a real ‘holiday’ feeling. We’ve written about the benefits of bringing holiday vibes to your everyday through clothing before, and the same applies to home decor. 

Think of your favourite places around the world and pay homage to them in your ornaments and colour schemes as a joyful reminder. Take our ‘Sun-Bleached Sanctuary’ collection, for example, which is brimming with Indian influences. 

Rustic, Handmade Ornaments

Handcrafted and hand-painted homeware is another remarkable way to create a more relaxing space. While machine-made pieces can be charming, the soulfulness of handmade pieces makes them such treasures. 

When we display an item that has been carefully hand painted or decorated by another person, we enjoy a layer of connection to the art and the sense of care that has gone into the piece. 

The rustic textures and slight imperfections are also perfect for de-stressing. Moving away from uniform matching items creates a space that feels lived in and unique, rather than like a showhome. This gives you the permission and space to be unique and imperfect, too. 

That’s why our ‘Sun-Bleached Sanctuary’ collection features so many statement hand-painted items to cherish. 

Quaint, Vintage Vibes

‘Cottagecore’ has long been a go-to aesthetic for calm, mindful, slow living. By adding vintage pieces and countryside-inspired decor, we can replicate the tranquil simplicity of small town life - even if we live in a bustling city! 

The vintage and antique aesthetic is also very calming because it invokes nostalgia and a connection to the past. Simply explore our ‘Meadow Retreat’ homeware collection for vintage and cottagecore pieces that are sure to give you that feeling of warmth. 

Rustic, Handmade Ornaments

Natural textures allow us to choose home decor pieces that don’t just soothe through their visuals, but through textures that feel calming to the touch. Think chunky knitted throws, soft bedding, organic wooden surfaces and tassels. These textures are grounding, offering visual interest that serves as soothing background noise for our environment. They also absorb light rather than reflect it, helping you avoid overstimulation.