Seven Tips to have a Happy Home

Studies show that the decorations in your homes can affect your mood, as mentioned in a blog from Home Goods. The blog added that the survey findings were 93% of Americans can positively or negatively affect someone's mood, of which 77% had at least one room in their homes that needed attention.

An article from Pop Sugar enumerated seven ways on how homes can uplift the mood.

1. Color it Yellow. The article mentioned that the color yellow promotes creativity and communication because it's a cheery hue. As cited in an article from Health, a study from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam mentioned that adults are feeling happier in the two colors (green and yellow). Furthermore, the blog from Home Goods suggested that instead of painting, try adding color though pillows, glassware, wall art, and accent furniture.
2. Re-arrange Furniture or accents. Re-arranging furniture or accents can arouse happiness and positive emotion, as said in the article. "One of the keys to a home that elicits a lot of happiness and positive emotion is that it changes to some extent," says the University of Wisconsin's Richard J. Davidson, PhD, as mentioned in an article from Oprah.
3. Be Creative in Organizing Things. The article suggested that a happy home is a major free clutter. In doing so, be creative in organizing things. A separate article from Pop Sugar enumerated some suggestions on how to be creative. In addition, organizational solutions would have the greatest impact, as cited in Home Goods. The article added that while making a significant style statement, fashionable and functional storage solutions can uplift the mood.
4. Hang whatever you want. In aligned with organizing things, the article also suggested that hang whatever something that can make someone smile including yourself. Moreover, the article from Home Goods added that decorating the room is an opportunity to create a unique space that can make a room feel fresh. Another article from Pop Sugar gave some suggestions on what to hang on the walls.
5. Place some light. The article mentioned that bad lightning can make someone feel sad because the right light has a major impact on how the space looks and how someone feels. In addition, better lightning can improve the moods, as mentioned in the Home Goods.
6. Design depending your interest. In relation to numbers 3 and 4, add designs that reflect your unique personality, as mentioned in the article. In addition, adding the personal style of the owner can help create a finished look that someone can make smile.
7. Place some nature. Place some flowers and plants in the house. In a research conducted from Rutgers, as cited in an article from About Flowers, the findings were flowers have an immediate impact on happiness, have a long-term positive effect on moods, and flowers make an intimate connections. "Common sense tells us that flowers make us happy. Now, science shows that not only do flowers make us happier than we know, they have strong positive effects on our emotional well being," said Dr. Jeannette Haviland-Jones , Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Rutgers and lead researcher on the study.