Sensory Overload – A Complete Design Package
When decorating interiors, homeowners most often rely on their sense of sight to gauge how attractive a room is. Most, however, forget that there are four other senses that the human body uses and these are as important as sight. The best and most comprehensive room designs are those that are able to engage all five senses and create a space that’s best experienced and not just seen.
The sense of sight is the easiest to indulge. With the play of colors and shapes, a person can be visually stimulated. Unconventional use of colors and shapes is a definite head turner, such as using contrasting hues, stylishly shaped items and round rugs. These elements of hues and forms give character to a living space.
Second, is the smell. The sense of smell is powerful. Don’t we remember memories because of a certain smell that triggers them? In the same way, we create a good impression with a pleasant scent. We leave a mark that is distinctly ours. Scented candles in the bedroom gives a relaxing vibe; freshly-baked cookies in the kitchen gives an inviting feel, and aromatherapy in any part of the room is calming.
Similarly, setting the mood can be done by stimulating the sense of smell. Scented candles in a room can give various ambiance depending on the kind of scented candle used. Lavender is an instant de-stressing aroma, apple and raspberry wake up the senses, flower aromas like rose and jasmine are calming to the nerves. Entering a room becomes a powerful experience with the smell that comes from it. Linking it with the sense of taste is most of the time, inevitable. If you prepare a bowl of fruits in the kitchen counter, entering it will give you a waft of fresh fruits and eating becomes much more of an intense experience because of the power of smell before taste. Another example is when receiving guests. Preparing coffee or tea gives an auditory overload as they smell the inviting aroma even before the guests set foot in the living room.
Area rugs are not only visually enhancing but feel stimulating as well. The softness in our feet is warming and soothing. Sitting or lounging on the floor is just like lazing comfortably in bed. The thicker the area rug, the cozier it feels.
Your floor, in particular, is a great place to add textures because it’s most often left as an unbroken and smooth expanse of wood, tile or cement. A simple rug should solve that little issue by breaking up both the texture and the color, giving your floor a whole different look and shape. Whether you plan to use rich and plush rugs or rough ones with short threads, they add a whole new dimension to what would otherwise be a boring room.
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