Although spring is a bit away, winter is a good time to do spring cleaning and prepare your home for the New Year ahead. A peaceful home can make your life less stressful and bring harmony to your home.

Creating a tranquil abode goes beyond your design aesthetic and objects within a space though; it starts with simple mindful practices that allow you to feel stress-free. A well-organised, clutter free home is something everyone desires. It is inspiring to wake up in a soothing place, and relax in a clean house. Maintaining an uncluttered, peaceful home can make you feel more energetic and relaxed at the same time.

• Improved mood and positive energy
• Less stress and more peace
• Better focus and less distraction
• Relaxed mind, body, and soul
• Deeper, more restorative sleep
• More harmony with those whom you share your space
• Invites more flow and ease into your life
• Increased joy and happiness

When trying to convert your home into a more peaceful space, consider the following elements of a peaceful home.

Get rid of clutter to plug up energy drains all over your home. Organizing your things can help you to know where everything is and have a place to put everything in your home so that clean-up goes very quickly. Decorating, using colors and themes that truly speak to you, can help you feel relaxed and energized at the same time as you look around and take in the beauty, order, and style of your home.

Many people have reaped the stress relief benefits of feng shui. As you make changes to create a peaceful home environment, factor in a little feng shui that can bring long-term benefits.

Music is another of those wonderful stress relievers that, like aromatherapy, offers passive stress relief, can energize or relax you. Incorporating music into the background can help contribute to a peaceful home environment.

Keep fresh flowers all over the house to add a touch of beauty and serenity. It is a cheaper solution to make your house look peaceful and cozy.

The easiest way to create a relaxing living space is to keep the colours light and subtle. If you use bold, harsh or vibrant colours then you are going to make the mind more active rather than relax. Colours such as red and bright orange are more likely to give you headache.