The living environment should be safe, comfortable, aesthetic and … “happy”.

Choose the right “environment”

In a “happy” interior, the percentage of objects with which you have an emotional connection should significantly exceed the percentage of things you don’t care about. Your child’s craft, a travel souvenir, an old framed photo, a sideboard inherited from grandfather or grandmother’s lace napkins – be sure to find a place for these things if you like them. Modern trends favor the presence of unique and memorable objects in the interior, even if at first glance they do not seem stylish or fashionable.

If possible, supplant the faceless mass market with handmade items. Today, fashion trends look nostalgically at the times before the industrial revolution, when everything that surrounded us in everyday life was a product of manual labor. 

Use touching things

Designers are paying more and more attention to tactile sensations in the living space every year. Textured finishes and textured textiles are in trend. Decor elements also strive for relief – you want not only to look at such objects, but also to touch them.

When a fluffy carpet meets bare feet in the morning, a soft blanket falls on your shoulders in the evenings, your hands slide along the velvety armrests of the chair, and even the walls make you want to touch them – you strengthen your emotional connection with the interior with the help of touch.

Romanticize the space

Add a bit of cinematic quality to your surroundings. It’s simple. It is enough to light candles at dinner. And not necessarily romantic. Lighting is the most effective tool for interior romance. Just one source of colored light or simple plain electric garlands can instantly change the emotional mood of a room. 

Change with the season

Changing something in the environment with the help of decor is a joy available all year round. Remember how much fun decorating an apartment for the New Year usually brings. For several days, we manage to let the feeling of a holiday into the interior through simple decorative manipulations.

Fear nothing

Neither you nor your interior are required to be serious, do not be afraid of ironic, strange or funny objects – the main thing is that they make you smile and / or give you the opportunity to feel like you are. Experiments with color can also reward a sense of interior fulfillment. American decorator Jonathan Adler, specializing in “happy” interiors, is sure that there are no interior antidepressants stronger than bright colors.