Local Life - Wigan - January 2022

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Get in the Zen
Help yourself make it through
the final stages of winter with a
home refresh that includes natural
materials, uplifting colours, snuggly
textures and delicious scents.
Every year, Dulux colour experts
translate global design trends into the
new Colour of the Year. The shade for
2022 is Bright Skies, an airy and fresh
tone that opens up and breathes new
life into any space. dulux.co.uk.
Prioritise Comfort and Calm
• Let in the light! Clean your windows, pull your
curtains back and make sure blinds don’t hang
down and obscure the sunshine. There’s no greater
feel-good factor than natural light, especially
necessary at this time of year.
• Choose colours for the way they make you feel.
For cocooning at home, the best bets may be soft,
nature-inspired colours such as sky blue, misty
green and pastel pink.
• Choose natural materials as much as possible.
From wool and linen to bamboo and oak, they look
gorgeous, have an enjoyable texture and don’t ‘offgas’
noxious chemicals into your home.
Complete with Blue Lace Agate
crystals, this hand-poured, luxury
soy wax candle is infused with
natural essential oils to help you
de-stress, with soothing scents of
sweet orange, rose geranium and
ylang ylang.
Time for Calm Blue Lace agate crystal
candle, £32, aroralondon.com.
• Use all your senses. Add snuggly throws and
cushions for the ultimate in comforting texture, and
ensure that your home does not echo unpleasantly
by throwing down soft rugs and, where necessary,
adding wall hangings to dampen down unnecessary
sound.
• Create a feeling of relaxation with careful choices
of home fragrance. Natural wax candles made
with essential oils are better for you than paraffin
candles that use synthetic fragrances, or an electric
diffuser will fill your home with soothing scents and
can safely be left unattended.
Make a statement
(and do some
calming hanging
around) with an
indoor/outdoor
hanging chair.
Nest hanging rattan
outdoor chair, £395,
roseandgrey.co.uk.