Because psychologists relate true happiness to joyous occurrences happening frequently, decorating your home to promote everyday pleasure make sense. If you’re planning a home makeover, provide for the cumulative total of all the little pleasure moments.

When people rate their happiness, it is the ratio of pleasant to unpleasant emotions and experiences that count. These happy experiences may be simple pleasurable, everyday happenings, not always grand events.

Design Psychology, a new method for residential interior and exterior design starts with planning spaces to support emotional well-being. Homes decorated to support desired emotions create happy spaces for joyful living.

Design Psychology Ideas for Pleasure

1. Tea table in Main Bedroom provides intimate space for conversation or individual reflection

2. Reading nook provides quiet space for escape

3. Game table provides place for playing together

4. Meandering pathway in garden provides enticing stroll

5. Garden bed provides place for relaxing and leisurely afternoon naps

I mean a real bed, not a flower bed, although you need flowers too!

Let your imagination flow freely, enjoy the process, and focus o­n your goal of providing pleasurable daily moments in your home.

Joy to you!