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Home Décor, Interior Design
Most of us feel calmer outdoors ~ on a walk, by the sea, or simply in a garden full of plants and greenery. It’s a basic human instinct, and biophilic design is built around it: the idea that a home feels better when it stays connected to the natural world, even when daily life keeps us indoors.
It’s usually described as a trend, though it’s really nothing new. Bringing nature indoors is one of the oldest ideas in design, and one we know well ~ we’ve spent eighty years thinking about how a wall, a colour or a pattern can change the way a room feels. Here’s how to bring a little of the outside in, whatever the size or style of your space.
Biophilic design is, at its simplest, a way of decorating that strengthens our connection to nature. That might mean natural light and greenery, the texture of woven grasscloth or unpolished wood, the soft palette of a woodland, or a pattern that echoes the shapes of leaves and petals.
The thinking behind it is as lovely as the look. Spaces that draw on the natural world tend to feel calmer, more grounding and more restorative to be in, supporting a sense of wellbeing in the rooms where we rest, gather and create. And you don’t need a garden view or a grand extension to achieve it – a few considered choices are often all it takes.
Biophilic design is, at its simplest, a way of decorating that strengthens our connection to nature. That might mean natural light and greenery, the texture of woven grasscloth or unpolished wood, the soft palette of a woodland, or a pattern that echoes the shapes of leaves and petals.
The thinking behind it is as lovely as the look. Spaces that draw on the natural world tend to feel calmer, more grounding and more restorative to be in, supporting a sense of wellbeing in the rooms where we rest, gather and create. And you don’t need a garden view or a grand extension to achieve it – a few considered choices are often all it takes.
Light is where biophilic design begins. Before anything else, think about how daylight moves through your rooms across the day, and do what you can to let more of it in: sheer curtains in place of heavy drapes, a mirror positioned to bounce light deeper into a space, a paler shade on a shadowy wall.
It’s the kind of detail that’s easy to overlook, but it changes everything. The way morning light catches a textured wall, or softens a deep green at dusk, is a quiet pleasure that no amount of clever styling can replace.
Colour is one of the most powerful and most achievable ways to bring the outside in. The natural world offers the most beautiful palette to borrow from: soft sage and forest greens, earthy browns and clay terracottas, sky blues and the warm neutrals of sand and stone.
Green, unsurprisingly, sits at the heart of biophilic colour. A muted, restful shade like Viridis, inspired by the green of the fertile hills around us ~ brings a grounding, garden-like calm to a room. And if you’d like a whole palette designed around feeling, our Sensory Home® collection is a natural place to begin: the deep, grounding greens and earthy browns of Gather, or the warm, energising clays of Create.
Colour is one of the most powerful and most achievable ways to bring the outside in. The natural world offers the most beautiful palette to borrow from: soft sage and forest greens, earthy browns and clay terracottas, sky blues and the warm neutrals of sand and stone.
Green, unsurprisingly, sits at the heart of biophilic colour. A muted, restful shade like Viridis, inspired by the green of the fertile hills around us ~ brings a grounding, garden-like calm to a room. And if you’d like a whole palette designed around feeling, our Sensory Home® collection is a natural place to begin: the deep, grounding greens and earthy browns of Gather, or the warm, energising clays of Create.
Nature is never flat or uniform, and the most successful biophilic rooms reflect that. Texture is what gives a space its tactile, lived-in warmth, and it’s wonderfully easy to introduce on your walls. Grasscloth wallpaper is a lovely example. Woven from natural fibres for a subtle, organic finish that catches the light and adds gentle depth. Layered with natural materials elsewhere in the room ~ wood, rattan, linen, stone, unglazed ceramics ~ it helps a space feel grounded and quietly considered, as though it has grown into itself over time.
For the most immersive way to bring nature home, nothing quite matches a bespoke wall mural. Where a window frames whatever happens to lie beyond it, a bespoke mural lets you choose your own view ~ a misty woodland, tranquil waters, a sweeping green landscape.
Our trees and leaves bespoke murals are made to do exactly that, each one custom-printed to your wall’s measurements for a seamless finish. A forestscape like our much-loved New Eden Bespoke Mural turns a single wall into a window capturing somewhere wilder, and pairs beautifully with a green like Viridis to carry the colour through the room.
Biophilic design, in the end, isn’t really about any single wallpaper, colour or plant. It’s about creating a home that feels good to be in ~ calmer, warmer and more connected to the world beyond your window. Take it one considered choice at a time, and let your rooms grow into something that feels restful, and uniquely yours.
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