The ambience is the character and atmosphere created in your home. When you first moved into your house, there was likely no ambience at all, and it was an empty shell waiting to be filled with you and your family. In some respects, the ambience is created by the everyday experiences of the residents of the living space. Yet, with the right décor choices, it is possible to create an ambience and impact the relationships in the home. With just a few minor creative changes, you can revolutionize how your home feels and its character to those that visit.
Paint colours
A significant factor in the feel of your home is your colour palette. There are colour psychologists in the world that can talk you through how colours relate to mood. Red, for instance, is a stimulating colour and will increase circulation in the body. Red is never a good colour in a bedroom or anywhere you hope to relax, but it can create exactly the productive ambience you are looking for in a kitchen or office area.
Alternatively, yellow can brighten up a space and lighten the mood. Be careful, though; you risk nervousness, agitation, and anxiety with too much yellow in your colour palette, so combining it with blue, which is more calming, can be a good idea.
Vintage furniture
Not everything in terms of ambience falls on the paint scheme. The focal point of your living space will dictate much about the mood and feeling created. If you choose vintage furniture, you create a signature piece that forms its own ambience. Furniture with history is a quick win when looking to change the feel of your home, not least because of the sense of times past that come with it.
Indoor plants
Bringing nature indoors can make a significant difference to a home. Not only does a house plant increase the serenity of space, but it works to clean the air being breathed too. Having a real plant in almost every room will remove pollutants and other materials, including the carbon dioxide that we create while breathing. In return, the plant offers oxygen for us. Choose your plants wisely and situate them everywhere, and your home will have a wonderful, natural ambience.
Decorate glass
The light that pours into your home can give a space a clinical, cosy, or airy ambience. The amount of light coming in makes a significant difference, and including mirrors can maximize the sense of openness in your home.
Yet, there are also ways you can be more creative. There is stained glass film that can be used strategically on the glass around your home. Imagine it as an accent rather than a full-coverage item. It might be that you use it in the top window in your front door or in a panel somewhere. When the sun shines through the colours, it can create a dramatic effect and change the mood with the shifting light.
Artificial Lighting
As well as maximizing sunlight, your home’s ambience is going to be impacted significantly by your choice of lighting. With the right lighting concept, you can completely control the ambience. For instance, you can have a bright spotlight feel for those moments of high concentration but turn the lights down and send it to the edges of the room for a more intimate feel.
Even if you cannot afford a light designer to come in and design your personal scheme, you can use lamps around the home to change the ambience.
Storage!
While horribly practical, the ambience is all about the organization of the space. If your home is cluttered, you will struggle to create the mood you want or need. Therefore, using clever items like floating shelves under staircases or using your garage best can make all the difference to the feeling you get when you are home.
Summary
While light and colour are your primary tools in creating ambience, you might also want to consider some creative furniture choices to create the feel you desire. Often, we are emotionally drawn to textures, colours, and items that inspire that positive ambience within us. Therefore, if we see objects for our home that inspire love, it is likely this will bring much to the ambience of your home.
