The new mindful home and how to make it yours /
How do you create a space that calms and revives you? Thornhill cuts through the fads to offer practical solutions to home-based problems. She shows you how to create supportive room layouts, consider the mindful effects of color, and embrace natural and sustainable elements in your home. -- adapted...
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London :
Laurence King Publishing,
2021.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Creating a sanctuary. Living with intention
- The importance of slow living
- Supportive room layouts
- The mindful effects of colour
- Decorating for calm
- Turn down your home
- Cultural learnings
- - Creating the perfect space for your personality type
- How to: create a mood-enhancing colour scheme
- Chapter 2: Considered living. Responsible consumerism
- Conduct your own "greenover"
- The beauty of bare surfaces
- Cruelty-free decorating
- Conscientious construction
- Friendly materials
- Setting up a recycling zone
- How to: make your own natural dyes
- Chapter 3: Mindful objects. The power of positive affirmations
- Accessorise meaningfully
- Crystals for mindfulness
- Hone your vision
- Set up a meditative space
- The role of rituals
- Sensory ways to lift the spirits
- How to: create a mindful totem
- Chapter 4: Clean living. Evoke emotions with essential oils
- Simple ways of reducing household toxins
- Introducing cleansing rituals
- Smoke-free solutions
- Emerging materials
- Cleaning with natural materials
- How-to: create a chemical-free cleaning kit
- Chapter 5: Become biophilic. The importance of biophilia
- Bringing nature indoors
- The benefits of owning houseplants
- Grow your own kitchen garden
- Living shapes
- Plants for purpose
- Visually soften your tech
- How to: create custom plant holders
- Chapter 6: Craft and creativity. The well-being benefits of embracing homemade
- Find your passion
- Collect and curate
- Communal crafting
- Embracing imperfection
- Crafting with nature
- Go with the flow
- How to: have a go at new arty pursuits
- Chapter 7: Edited and organised. Keeping it fresh
- Meaningful minimalism
- Seamlessly integrated storage
- Creating a stress-busting #shelfie
- Fashioning harmony in the home
- Visual tricks to create order
- Meaningful decluttering
- How to: make a wellness-boosting wall chart
- Mindful know-how.