9 ways to Transform your bedroom into a zen retreat

Let’s be real, your bedroom might be the only place you can escape behind a closed door to have some alone time these days. Right now we are all working, eating , playing, fighting, doing it all under the same roof 24/7. You need a quiet place to retreat and wind down at the end of the day. When all your zoom calls are finished and necessary adulting is done for the day, you want to strip it all away and feel like you just stepped into your favorite oasis. It’s important to have a space that feels good, one that supports you, inspires and keeps you grounded. Now is a good time to organize, refresh and get your bedroom ready for the summer months. Here are 9 simple steps to lighten up your bedroom and make it feel like your favorite summer vacation.

1. Bedding

Sleep Therapy

Freshen up your bed with a new set of linen sheets, they feel good on your skin and keep cool during the summer months. The Citizenry has organic & fair-trade bed sets. Made using only the finest French flax and woven in the oldest, family-run linen mill in Portugal, each piece is made sustainably in a fair-trade environment.

2.Lighting

Light Therapy

Improve your circadian rhythm with a wake-up light that simulates the sun rising. Check out this light therapy lamp and natural sunrise alarm clock for improving your sleep, energy, and well being. Relax and drift off to sleep with dimming sunset and sounds. Colored sunrise simulation alarm clock wakes you gradually with a natural light lamp and a speaker that plays a choice of 5 wake up sounds, or FM radio with tap to snooze.

Art

Art Therapy

Switch up your artwork for something calm and soothing, these feather prints by Sean Gallagher on Citizen Atelier are light and ethereal. If feathers aren’t your thing you can shop by theme. The right piece of art can be very therapeutic. According to a research study in the UK, looking at art we consider to be beautiful triggers the same pleasurable physical response as when we fall in love. So I would say the bedroom is the perfect place to select an art piece to put you in the right mood (wink wink).

Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy

Vitruvi has the best essential oil diffuser, this is my favorite although fyi not the cheapest. They also sell different types of essential oil blends depending on the mood your going for, I recommend “retreat”, smells like spa time and palm trees. Learn more about the amazing benefits of aromatherapy on organicfacts.net

Paint

Color Therapy

Repainting your room or even just one wall (try the headboard wall) will completely change the vibe of your bedroom. I suggest ordering paint from Clare Paint, they make it super easy to select and purchase online. Try a light soothing color like headspace (a soft calming blue-green) or Wink (a light lavender hue) or Classic (a soft timeless greige). Artists and interior designers have long believed that color can dramatically affect moods, feelings, and emotions. "Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions," the artist Pablo Picasso once remarked. Read more about the psychology of color in this article by verywellmind.

Rock Salt Lamp

Air Therapy

The rock salt lamp has a warm inviting glow but also has many benefits to your health and well-being. By releasing negative ions that trap air pollutants, the lamp absorbs dust and purifies the air. Health benefits include: fighting fatigue and insomnia, remove allergens and purifies the air, uplift your mood, improve sleep, and help you breathe better if you’re asthmatic. Made from 250 million year old salt from the Himalayan Mountains (the only source of true Himalayan Salt), this is genuine pure crystal rock salt.

Bedside Table

At the bedside

Limit your stuff, keep it simple and pretty. A small vase with fresh flowers is always a mood lifter. A cluttered bedside table will stress you out. All you need at your bedside is your favorite book of the moment, a candle, your wake-up light/alarm, maybe some hand lotion. Keep it all organized on a small tray.

Windows

Sheer Delight

Something light and breezy about a white window sheer, feels Parisian and poetic. Try replacing your curtains with sheers just for the summer. Keep your black out shades (if you have them) and place the sheers in front. Viola! your in Paris.

Bedside Rug

Soft Feet

Nothing better than to have a bit of soft fur between the toes when your feet hit the floor first thing in the morning. Whether you have hardwoods or carpet, layering a small icelandic sheepskin rug at your bedside will add texture and personality to your space. Try this one at Hawkins New York.

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