Just because you’re in the city or suburbs doesn’t mean you can’t create your very own oasis at home. Make your space a peaceful place to retreat to after a long day at work with these home improvement projects.

Add a Skylight

If you’re renovating your home or considering a change to your space that will make a big impact, a skylight is a great option. Skylights are perfect for many rooms of your house – bedroom, kitchen, foyers, but if you’re aiming to create a real zen retreat in your home consider your bathroom. 

Think about it, bathrooms are often the rooms in our home with the least natural light, and they’re the spaces we often go to relax and decompress with a warm bath or shower or to pamper ourselves with our skincare routine. Consult with a good contractor like the ones at Community Roofing and Contracting and make your dream spa bathroom vision a reality with the addition of a beautiful skylight (bonus points if it’s above your bathtub for some nighttime stargazing).

Light Up Your Outdoor Space

If you’re looking for a simple and cheap way to create an inviting outdoor space to relax in, focus on lighting! All you need for a peaceful backyard retreat is some comfy furniture to curl up on and the perfect warm lighting.

Depending on your space, string fairy lights or string lights across your fence or deck, or create a cafe feel with overhead string lights to really light up your space and ready it for entertaining. Even adding a few sets of lights to your trees or shrubs can make a huge difference! So all you need is a few sets of lights, and you’ll have the perfect place to retreat to with a good book and a glass of wine at the end of a long week.

Splurge on a Water Feature

Water features often feel like something that doesn’t belong in a small suburban backyard, but you couldn’t be more wrong. No matter the size of your backyard space, a well-designed custom waterscape can create the perfect peaceful oasis for you to come home to every day. 

When considering a waterscape, it’s important to get the help of a professional like Rocky Mountain Waterscapes. A professional will be able to customize your water feature to seamlessly blend into your backyard space and take into account your vision to create a true escape right in your very own backyard. There’s nothing more calming than listening to rushing water, so add a seating area nearby and curl up and enjoy your own backyard retreat.

Create a Calming Nook

There’s something really special and magical about having a little nook all your own to retreat to when you need to decompress. Creating this space in your home or backyard is a simple way to make your home feel like a place you can truly relax. 

In your backyard, consider a small patio area away from the house with lots of trees and flowers and comfortable seating (or even a hammock or swing!). A place you can go, away from anyone else to enjoy some quiet time, read or take a nap.

In your home, create a reading nook in an alcove of a room, or dedicate a whole room to creating a place that really calms and grounds you. This could mean using calming paint colours and surrounding yourself with things you love – like bookshelves, or crafting materials. Whatever makes you feel your most serene. 

Curl Up By the Fire

Fire is innately comforting, whether you’re huddled around a campfire, or stretched out in front of a fireplace. Adding a fire pit or fireplace to your home or backyard is a great way to make your home feel like more of a retreat. 

Conclusion

There are lots of ways to make your home a space that you’re truly happy to come home to, a place that you can feel calm and grounded. Whether you choose to invest in home improvements or take up a cheap and easy DIY project, creating your own peaceful oasis is much easier than you think.