• 15 Soothing Decor Ideas to Help You Relax and Unwind at Home
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    15 Soothing Decor Ideas to Help You Relax and Unwind at Home

    Your home is your refuge, where you can feel safe and relaxed when life gets overwhelming. Soothing decor ideas help foster that sense of peace and significantly impact how you feel in a space. A well-designed environment filled with items you love can be calming and relieve stress, while cluttered rooms can have the opposite effect on your mood and mental health. We asked some of our favorite interior designers for tips on transforming your home into a personal sanctuary. These decorating ideas will help you create a stress-free oasis you’ll enjoy every day. Start with a Neutral Palette David Land Muted, neutral tones are easier on the eye than…

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  • Tour a Once-Dated Tuscan-Style Home That Got a Soothing Refresh | Architectural Digest
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    Tour a Once-Dated Tuscan-Style Home That Got a Soothing Refresh | Architectural Digest

    The ’90s may be enjoying an aesthetic revival these days, but that doesn’t mean every one of the decade’s creations deserves celebration. In fact, when she first saw this house from the period, Los Angeles–based AD100 interior designer Mandy Cheng says she remembers thinking, “It looks very early-’90s Tuscan, and in a bad way.” The home—located in LA’s Pacific Palisades—showed off what Cheng describes as “modernish Santa Barbara Mediterranean style” exterior architecture. The interior spaces, many of them double height, glowed warmly with sunlight from large windows. But that glow revealed an array of glaring 30-year-old missteps: the highly polished marble floors throughout the ground level, say, or the conspicuously…

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