Feel Good Home: 9 Ways to Bring the Sunshine Inside
Harness the healing power of the sun with these design ideas to bring some golden rays into your home
Is there anything more healing and relaxing than bathing in the mellow rays of dappled light? If you love to stretch out in the sunshine, these ideas will help you arrange your home to maximise every last drop. Then simply sit back and boost your vitamin D levels and your mood.
Boost golden tones with warm textiles
Emphasise the bright yellow warmth of the sun’s rays with floor-to-ceiling curtains in a golden yellow or cream shade. They will mirror and exaggerate the sunshine streaming in, creating a cheerful mood.
Discover the best way to dress your curtains
Emphasise the bright yellow warmth of the sun’s rays with floor-to-ceiling curtains in a golden yellow or cream shade. They will mirror and exaggerate the sunshine streaming in, creating a cheerful mood.
Discover the best way to dress your curtains
Place your sink in the sun
Make everyday chores more manageable by positioning your kitchen sink in front of a window and letting the warm rays wash over you while you scrub the pots and pans. Agatha Christie supposedly thought up some of her best plots while doing the washing-up, so turn this task from a daily chore into a moment of reflection and let your mind wander.
Make everyday chores more manageable by positioning your kitchen sink in front of a window and letting the warm rays wash over you while you scrub the pots and pans. Agatha Christie supposedly thought up some of her best plots while doing the washing-up, so turn this task from a daily chore into a moment of reflection and let your mind wander.
Bring the sunshine down a light tube
Brushing your teeth in a warm wash of sunlight has to be better than bathing under harsh electric lights. You can illuminate a dark, windowless room with a wash of sunlight by installing a light tube, or sun pipe, in the ceiling for a simple but effective way of bringing the sunshine down into a gloomy space.
Brushing your teeth in a warm wash of sunlight has to be better than bathing under harsh electric lights. You can illuminate a dark, windowless room with a wash of sunlight by installing a light tube, or sun pipe, in the ceiling for a simple but effective way of bringing the sunshine down into a gloomy space.
Tuck a table into a sunny spot
Watch the way the sunshine moves around your home and position your furniture to make the most of every last drop. The owners of this home have clearly found the perfect spot for a morning cup of tea.
Watch the way the sunshine moves around your home and position your furniture to make the most of every last drop. The owners of this home have clearly found the perfect spot for a morning cup of tea.
Adapt for the city
If flinging open a window results in traffic fumes and city noise, invite the sunshine into your home with louvred shutters instead. Bright white shutters will block the noise and view while still allowing in warm slivers of light. A bright white and warm yellow room scheme makes the most of every ray.
If flinging open a window results in traffic fumes and city noise, invite the sunshine into your home with louvred shutters instead. Bright white shutters will block the noise and view while still allowing in warm slivers of light. A bright white and warm yellow room scheme makes the most of every ray.
Reflect it into a basement room
This basement could be dark and dingy, but the whitewashed walls outside cleverly bounce the sunshine into the room through the glazed doors, while double skylights bring even more light into the space.
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This basement could be dark and dingy, but the whitewashed walls outside cleverly bounce the sunshine into the room through the glazed doors, while double skylights bring even more light into the space.
Learn what to consider when planning a basement conversion
Bounce the sunlight around the room
Mirror balls are a bit of a style throwback, but, when it comes to bouncing light around a room, they really do work. Create a fun atmosphere in a kid’s space or living room by placing a mirrored ball in front of a window and watch the refracted sunlight dance around the walls.
Mirror balls are a bit of a style throwback, but, when it comes to bouncing light around a room, they really do work. Create a fun atmosphere in a kid’s space or living room by placing a mirrored ball in front of a window and watch the refracted sunlight dance around the walls.
Invite the outdoors in
Glazing an entire wall is the most obvious way to allow the sunlight to flood in. This garden room provides a wonderful place in which to work or relax, and the desk has been positioned to catch every last ray of dappled sunshine.
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Glazing an entire wall is the most obvious way to allow the sunlight to flood in. This garden room provides a wonderful place in which to work or relax, and the desk has been positioned to catch every last ray of dappled sunshine.
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How do you ensure your home gets plenty of sunlight? Share your tips in the Comments below.
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Maximise the amount of sunshine streaming into your rooms by extending your windows up and over, as in this clever kitchen design. The island has been positioned to make the most of every last drop of sunshine, with bar stools lined up for maximum enjoyment of the spectacular view.