Comfort in an apartment or house in Cyprus is not only created by a beautiful interior. Properly selected materials, colors and decorative elements help to maintain a good mood and even increase immunity!
It is especially important to create a healthy atmosphere in the house for those families who have children or relatives with chronic diseases. Here are 10 useful solutions for your beautiful life in Cyprus!
Ecomaterials
Ecomaterials today are not only natural wood, stone, paper, but also recycled, harmless plastic. Nevertheless, to create a "healthy interior" it is better to choose what is created by nature itself and only slightly adjusted by man.
Minimalism and its stylistic varieties are gaining popularity. In general, it implies simplicity of execution. With this role perfectly cope with eco-materials. Nevertheless, wood is laid in almost any other style. It can be furniture, flooring or decorative elements.
Color therapy
When creating the interior of a room, it is very important to focus on what activities this room is intended for. The fact is that some colors of the spectrum stimulate active actions, and others, on the contrary, calm down. Therefore, a well-designed color scheme of the room is one of the cornerstones of good health.
Interesting: color can affect not only the mood of a person, but also his health.
Let's briefly analyze how the main colors affect the psyche of people:
- White. Creates a sense of space and at the same time emptiness. Both warm and cold white is very good in combination with other colors in the room to refresh the impression and create contrast. However, a pure white room mostly evokes unpleasant associations (e.g. with a hospital).
- Red. Very strong "hooks" the eye and irritates the receptors. It is useful for stimulating active activity and awakening. So red is often used in the decoration of kitchens and bathrooms. The only note - if there is a lot of it, it can cause overwork, so it is better to stop at a partial finishing with red.
- Orange. Affects a little softer than red, so it can be used in large quantities and brought into the living room or office.
- Yellow. Awakens mental activity and helps you concentrate. It is good for the kitchen and for the study. In the living room and bedroom it can irritate, so for these rooms it is better to choose muted and warm yellow tones, which will be balanced by calming colors (green, brown).
- Green. It evokes a sense of security and therefore helps to relieve tension. At the same time does not put you to sleep. Good for the study, children's room, bathrooms and living room. In the kitchen and dining area, it may provoke a decrease in appetite.
- Blue. Calming and helps to concentrate. Calm and light shades are good for the bedroom and children's room, bright and deep - for the living room, kitchen and bathroom.
- Gray and beige. Maximum neutral tones, which without companions bore rather quickly. Suitable for finishing any room, but provided that other colors are also used.
- Gold. It is often called the color of success, but its overabundance is irritating. Gold is acceptable to use in the decor of any interior, but in adequate quantities. A calmer alternative is "aged gilt", bronze or copper.
- Black. Without companions can cause a depressing state. In the interior looks much better in the glossy than in the matte version. Not suitable for small rooms (as it visually "eats" space) and poorly lit rooms.
Remember that a room made only in one tone, quite quickly gets bored and becomes boring (sometimes even irritating). Therefore, it is better to think about how to pick up a few companion colors for the room.
Proper lighting at different times of the day
The circadian rhythm of humans and other living things is directly dependent on lighting. Therefore, it is important to take care that the room has enough light and has the right hue for the activity.
Of course, the ideal solution is for the room to be fully illuminated by light from the street during the daytime. In Cyprus, apartments and villas often have panoramic windows installed, which solves the problem of daylighting. If you have such an opportunity, then buy a property with already installed panoramic windows.
If there is little natural light, it is worth turning to artificial light. Cold white light is suitable for working hours, as it helps you to concentrate and invigorates you. Too bright and cold lamps should not be used: they are needed only for those who work with small details. Cool, fresh lighting is enough for the kitchen and living room.
In the evenings, you should switch to warm, but not dim lamps. They relieve fatigue and allow the eyes not to strain. Lamps with several lighting modes will be a good solution.
For a good sleep at night it is necessary to create maximum darkening. For this purpose, dense curtains, absence of switched on appliances with indicators and closed doors are suitable.
Gadgets and appliances
Modern technology helps to monitor the condition of the air, temperature, humidity, air purity and more. If you don't have a smart home system, it's worth considering purchasing the following devices separately:
- Combination hygrometer. It measures not only the humidity level, but also the temperature and even the atmospheric pressure. It is a very important device for Cyprus, as it helps to notice and combat high humidity in time.
- Carbon dioxide analyzer. Measures the level of CO2 in the air, and some models even report its critical values. Helps you know when it's time to ventilate.
- Air purifier. A necessary thing in apartments that overlook busy streets. Also saves during dust storms, which periodically occur in Cyprus.
- Air dehumidifier. It can be a separate device, but more and more often it is built into either air purifier or air conditioners.
- Air conditioner. In Cyprus it is simply necessary: in summer the thermometer column "overboard" rises above 30 degrees, while the comfortable temperature for a person is 25-27 degrees. And healthy sleep is generally considered as such only when falling asleep in a room where the temperature does not exceed 20 degrees.
Of course, we did not mention a good hood for the kitchen, dryer for laundry and water softener (as in Cyprus the water supply runs desalinated, not fresh water). These appliances are a must in almost every Cypriot home.
Useful décor
A complete refusal of decor can entail an unexpected and unpleasant effect. It turns out that a fully functional interior without "knick-knacks" has a negative impact on the human psyche: it tires and irritates.
So to refuse paintings, figurines, mirrors and vases is definitely not worth it. It does not necessarily have to be expensive works of art: embroidery from grandma or drawings of the child, placed in a frame, can be a great solution.
Proper zoning
Separation is extremely important, and not only from a functional point of view. As mentioned above, for each room or zone in the apartment is suitable for a special color scheme, lighting and so on. Therefore, it is worth being concerned about the division of space even in a small studio.
Refusal of synthetic textiles
Synthetic fabrics electrify, collect dust and pet hair, and can also be simply unpleasant to the touch. Therefore, if possible, it is worth completely refusing synthetics, replacing it with natural materials.
If you care about the long-term service of the items (carpet or chair covers), you can choose blended fabrics, where synthetics are few and of high quality (for example, polyamide). Alternatively, fabrics with viscose or viscose: it is made from cellulose, it is strong, durable and can be dyed in a variety of colors. It blends well with cotton, linen and wool.
Indoor plants
You shouldn't give up indoor plants unless you have too good a reason to do so. Even a few potted flowers can have an amazing effect!
The obvious benefits of indoor plants include the ability to:
- soothe and put you in a peaceful mood;
- produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide;
- indicate air problems (flowers begin to wither when something is wrong at home);
- deter insects.
If you're an inexperienced florist, start with something very simple. This could be succulents, begonia or chlorophytum.
A mild microclimate
Air humidity, temperature and cleanliness are important components of a healthy atmosphere in the house. Above were listed useful gadgets that help to track all indicators and even correct them. Of course, good devices cost a lot of money, but they significantly improve the quality of sleep and life, so you should not save on them.
The microclimate affects the condition of your skin, hair and nails. On a larger scale, it affects how well a person sleeps, wakes up and has a strong immune system. Properly regulated humidity is also important for people with respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
Aromatherapy
Smell is the last thing that creates coziness and the right mood. Therefore, the use of candles, aroma lamps, diffusers and the like is an indispensable attribute of a comfortable existence for many people. If you are just starting to get into the subtleties of aromatherapy, here are a few basic odors with different properties:
- baked goods (cookies, cinnamon, vanilla) - creates a sense of coziness and festivity;
- lavender - maximizes calming and helps you sleep;
- peppermint - relieves stress without putting you to sleep;
- citrus - invigorating and toning;
- pine - revitalizes and gives fresh energy.
Interestingly, in each room you can install their own sources of pleasant odor. The main thing is to make sure that they do not mix, otherwise there may be an unpleasant effect.
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