QuickTips Index

Make Easy Changes
Minimizing the impact of stressful events begins with identifying things you have control over and taking small, simple actions. Instead of launching a full-scale remodeling project, begin with these easy changes.

Embrace Nature
Homes designed for peaceful living often blur the boundaries between indoors and out. Here are tips for eco-friendly, nature loving home design.

Feed the Senses
Peaceful rooms make full use of mood-enhancing full-spectrum lighting combined with healing colors drawn from earth, sea, and sky. These tips and resources will help you design a beautiful, stress-free home.

Choose Calming Shapes and Lines
We all have a seemingly inborn need for what is often called the "universal principles of design." Our sense of unity, proportion, and balance will often determine whether a room feels "right." Here are tips for choosing calm, comforting shapes and lines.

Plan for Comfort and Convenience
Designing a stress-free home may mean rethinking the placement of rooms and furnishings. Tips and resources for choosing building plans and floor plans.

Involve the Entire Family
Every being in the household -- children, pets, and aging parents -- will be impacted by seemingly insignificant details in the environment. To create a peaceful, welcoming home, involve the entire family in the building and remodeling process.

Move Slowly
Changing the appearance or layout of your home is, in itself, potentially stressful. For a smooth, stress-free transition, make changes gradually.

Follow Your Instincts
The atmosphere of a room is more than the sum of its decor. To create spaces where you will feel at peace, listen closely to your instincts and choose details that resonate for you.