As we enter a season of influenza pandemic and garden rooms become popular home bars, why not treat yourself to a relaxing spa experience in your garden room? From yoga stretches to the timeless Enya soundtrack, here are a few activities you can try in there to relax.
Start by choosing a soothing colour palette to promote relaxation. Earthy tones, soft blues and pastel greens will help bring nature inside, setting the stage for your wellness retreat.
Lighting
An effective lighting plan is an integral component of garden room design and can transform its ambiance and functionality. As with any space in your home, a mix of bright task-focused illumination combined with subtle uplighting can create the ideal atmosphere for meditation or relaxation.
When selecting lighting, opt for LED bulbs which are both long-lasting and energy efficient, saving both money and power over time. Dimmer switches allow you to easily set the perfect ambiance for every mood – and can help ensure smooth switching between settings.
Similarly, if you use your garden room for yoga practice, having plenty of natural light is crucial for staying focused and awake during sun salutations exercises. To increase daylight levels in your garden room design or installation of roof lights for optimal exposure.
If your garden room will serve as the location for a creative endeavor, install track lighting with adjustable heads that allows for pinpointed illumination of work areas at any moment. Pendant lights over dining tables or bars provide stylish ambience lighting; LED strip lights on baseboards or ceiling can offer additional mood lighting for painting or crafting projects.
Your garden room could easily become an entertainment space if you install an advanced audiovisual system, with movies playing or friends over for video game playback, dimmed lights for an intimate cinematic experience, and dimmed lighting to complete the experience.
Seating
At the core of any successful home aromatherapy studio is an oasis for self-care and relaxation – be it massage therapist, reflexologist, make-up artist, or simply enjoying bath salts and candles as part of an aromatherapy treatment routine – located within your garden room. A garden room provides the ideal refuge to unwind without prying eyes or sticky fingers interfering.
Comfortable seating is essential to creating a successful spa nook, so consider adding plush sofas or armchairs with soft lighting and earthy tones like rattan, wood or terracotta as part of the decor. Add an eye-catching statement piece of art for that final luxurious touch in your space.
If you enjoy working from home, a garden room can be the ideal place for creating a dedicated workspace. A sleek desk with ergonomic chair near a window provides a relaxing environment and keeps you energized throughout your day; shelves for supplies help to stay organized.
Make use of a garden room as a creative studio by setting up an easel, paints and brushes, as well as hanging some of your best works on the walls for extra inspiration and personal touch. Hanging some of these works on their respective walls will inspire and motivate you to keep on creating.
Make the most of a garden room by creating the ultimate relaxation zone: a sauna. Just like in hotels, saunas provide the ultimate way to unwind muscles and unwind minds – as well as detox your body of harmful toxins. A high-quality sauna should include an insulated structure, heating system and material selections to give it that stylish finish.
No matter if it’s just for yourself or with friends, a garden room can make for the ideal setting to watch films. When combined with projector and screen installation and comfy seating arrangements, a garden room becomes the ultimate home cinema. Just don’t forget the popcorn!
Plants
Decorating a garden room to be used as a spa requires creating a relaxing and peaceful space suitable for relaxation and meditation. You can do this using natural materials like wood flooring and bamboo feature walls as well as plants known for producing soothing aromas such as lavender or sandalwood, while adding touches such as tabletop water fountains, soothing lighting effects or diffusers with soothing scents to further amplify the tranquillity.
Choose plants carefully when designing a garden room to attract children or elderly relatives, particularly if there will be children or elderly family members using it. Plants producing strong smells or featuring spikey leaves and stems might trigger an overactive sense of smell or feel uncomfortable to touch; alternatively, fragrant flowers like jasmine, thyme or scented geraniums could fill your relaxation space with delightful fragrances to relax those visiting it.
If you have limited space or are uncertain of what to choose, considering adding a green wall that can be used for growing plants and herbs to your garden room. Not only will this bring natural beauty and fresh air into the space, it will reduce time spent watering and maintaining them – or opt for one with hydroponic technology, ideal if no soil is available nearby.
As part of your garden room setup process, another key consideration should be how much privacy is desired. If your goal is to use your garden room for massages, yoga, or meditation classes then using window films with frosted or opaque finishes can provide added privacy by protecting from prying eyes while creating an inconspicuous setting.
Apart from practical considerations, you should also think about what kind of aesthetic you would like your garden room to have. Experimenting with different plant arrangements and colors as well as selecting a palette appropriate to its intended purpose such as massage therapy or meditation might require shades such as blue, green or earth tones; while for offices it would likely benefit from more neutral tones that reflect professionalism are all good ways to go about creating the desired look.
Diffuser
An aromatherapy studio cannot function without a diffuser to disperse desired scents around the room. Select one compatible with your chosen oils and equipped with an ample water reservoir that runs for as long as necessary. Diffusers using heat or water often produce stronger, more concentrated scents than ones using only air.
Fragrances used in your diffuser can have a major impact on the atmosphere you create in a room, with certain scents helping to soothe, relax or energise, lift spirits or bring on specific emotions. When creating an aromatherapy studio, make sure you experiment with multiple oils and blends until you find one that best meets your needs and preferences.
Garden rooms provide the ideal place for adding an aromatherapy nook, whether as a peaceful refuge to unwind in or an inspiring workspace to pursue creative passions. Their flexible nature provides the ideal location and privacy needed to nourish body, mind, and spirit.
As well as aromatherapy, your garden room can also serve as an oasis for meditation, yoga and other mindful activities that help to keep you relaxed yet focused on health and happiness. A great idea would be incorporating natural materials such as rattan, wooden and terracotta elements on feature walls for an earthy vibe that brings nature close and helps you connect with it more freely.
As part of creating your garden room, it is vital to prioritize safety and adhere to electrical guidelines. This will protect you, your family, and ensure the longevity of any equipment purchased for use within it. Specifically, ensure your diffuser is far away from water exposure and out of reach from children or animals to avoid accidental spills that damage its devices as well as leaving unwanted residue behind in aromatherapy spaces. Keeping ventilation levels sufficient may also help avoid overheating of devices exposing family members to toxic fumes or chemicals that could pose threats posed by overheated devices exposing them all while overheated devices release harmful vapors into the room environment – and this helps extend their useful lifespan!
