BeautyNZ Magazine Autumn 2024

Wellbeing
love
FENG
SHUI
While Valentine’s Day may have been and
gone, that doesn’t mean paying attention
to yourself and your relationship, as well as
your romantic life, should be neglected.
Kellie Richardson, respected interior designer and founder
of Kurved by Design, reveals how strategic use of Feng Shui
principles, colours, lighting, and textures can significantly
enhance your mood and help rekindle romance at home.
Discover how simple changes in decor can
turn up the heat and improve your love life
When it comes to creating some sizzle at home with your
partner, the role of colours and textures cannot be overstated.
Colour influences our emotions, moods and overall health and
wellness, so it stands to reason that it can also help to improve
our love life at home too.
According to Kellie, who is also creator of the term 'Botox
for your home’; simple changes to your home can positively
impact your mood and your love life.
“There is a strong relationship between home interior design
and our moods because humans respond emotionally to the
designs, smells, furnishing, surfaces and items in their homes,”
she says.
“Good interior design should be customised to each person's
individual history and taste. A well designed interior can create
a space that feels welcoming, comforting and relaxing. Factors
such as soft shapes, natural materials and good lighting all
work together to boost your mood.
“On the contrary, mistakes in decoration such as bad lighting
and choosing the wrong colours, can have the opposite
effect on your mood leading to sadness, anxiety and an angry
household," she says.
“The ancient art of Feng Shui also provides important guidance
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