These days, after filling up your gas tank and grabbing the week’s groceries, there is little money left to indulge in home remodeling or decor. However, incorporating elements of biophilic design do not have to bust the piggy bank and will help enhance your well home design for yourself and your older loved ones.
Read how biophilic design blends nature and neuroscience that promote health, wellness and happiness
Here are several budget-friendly biophilic home design ideas:
Bamboo Palm
Spider Plant
English Ivy
Small house plants oxygenate rooms and cost $12-$40 each
Indoor gardens such as this herb garden cost $25 – $50
Option to real plants is to use “forest bathing” or other nature scenes that visually stimulate the brain to think “nature”
Diptyue Figuer Candle $70
Diptyuqe Figuer Diffuser $190 but lasts 1 year
Candles or diffusers can replace fire sources for flickering flame and woodsy scents such as Diptyque’s Figuier, bringing scents of fig trees stretching endlessly across a Mediterranean landscapeIndoor fountains or fish tanks evoke the sea – this self-cleaning fish tank with a planter is from Amazon ($42)
Nightlights should be amber-orange instead of blue to avoid disrupting circadian rhythms important for sleep health. These from Amazon run $12 – $16.
Acrylic holders organize food, make fridge clean-up easier and with labels you can write name of food and expiration dates. These are from the Home Edit Collection at Container Store starting at $8-$20.
Pink noise simulates nature sounds and has been shown to be better for those with insomnia or hearing issues such as tinnitus. There are several free apps and YouTube videos offering pink noise. My favorite is Pink Noises for iOs.
Sherwin Williams has paints with bacteria and odor resistance as part of their Living Well and Senior Living Collections. Quart size paint costs $24. However, you can order peel and stick samples from Samplizer to see if you like the color before buying which cost $6 per 11×17 sheet.
Read about why green makes older adults healthier and happier with Evergreen Fog – color of the year
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