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Slow living aesthetic that calms your mind


You don't really have to move to a cottage in the country side to slow down and to experience peace. You can start living your slow life right from where you are. Although this lifestyle needs to start from within first, you can also start from outside environmental changes.

As most of you now know, I myself don't live in a cottage in the rural. Of course this house is over 30 years old now, and I live in the mountains of the beautiful Sate, Victoria.

In this blog I am planing to share my personal thoughts on slowliving aesthetic, which can give you your peace of mind, relaxed down time in your own home, before even your life actually slows down.




1) keeping indoor plants


Indoor plants serve as the essential, living heartbeat of a modern home that can elavate the space into a more natural living space. By introducing organic textures, soft silhouettes, and the gentle vibrant colours of nature, they act as a visual anchor that encourages a slower, more intentional pace of life. Your indoor plants will gradually increase your natural nurturing habits, the rhythmic ritual of nurturing—checking soil moisture, wiping leaves, and tracking new growth—will slow down your life with the plant growth. At the same time, it will allow you to feel a sense of joy as you see a new leaf or a tiny little flower bud. This shifts one’s focus away from the fast paced digital noise and toward the quiet satisfaction of the present moment. These colourful, live companions do soften sharp architectural lines and transform a house into a restorative sanctuary, making the space you want to come back again and again and let go of your mental tiredness.



2) Making empty and tidy spaces


Keeping countertop and tabletop surfaces relatively empty acts as a visual reset button for a overstimulated mind, providing a clean space that naturally encourages your thoughts to slow down. In the context of modern slow living, visual clutter functions much like background noise, constantly flashing subtle reminders of tasks to do, items to clean, or decisions to make. By intentionally leaving these surfaces clear, you remove those constant micro-distractions and create physical breathing room. This open space shifts the energy of a room from a chaotic stressful area to a peaceful sanctuary, giving your brain the literal and metaphorical space it needs to settle into the present moment.

A practical point of view; I clean as I go by the day. Once I am done using the place, I made it a habit to put away the things that are not needed on the table any more. Another way you can keep your space clean and tidy is, distributing the responsibility among the family members. Making decluttering a usual weekly habit, has helped me immensely down the way of building the slowlifestyle.



3) Having beams or poles on the porch or in the patio


Tall poles are definitely adding the touch of country, cottage aesthetic to any living space. This is personally one of my favourites. These were a deal maker when we were trying to select between two housing options.

If you have them, that is a bonus.




4) keeping your space warm, cozy and fragrant.


A warm, cozy and fragrant home serves as the ideal sensory anchor for the slow living aesthetic. When you cultivate the soft warm lighting through a lit lamp or a candle, and add a fragrance through a diffuser , simmering sandlewood or cinamon oils or even a scented candle, you create an environment that practically forces you to slow down. This slow living habit is definitely the best out of all in my opinion, that encourages you to put down your phone, brew your cup of tea or coffee and fully inhabit the present.

This is not just about the interior, it is a tangible difference to romanticise the ordinary living space into a more connected, relaxed place.



5) Try choosing relaxed, yet elegant outfits as your loungewear


Wearing relaxed lounge wear bridges the gap between how we look and how we feel. When we deliberately swap restrictive, stressing clothing for pieces made from soft linens, breathable cottons or quality knits, we signal our nervous system that it is safe to slow down.

The past days, I used to go to work, I started the rest of the evening with this shift. Whether it is sipping a coffee, reading a book by the widow facing the mountains or running any errands, comfortable, elegant loungewear was my go-to.

Although, this type of clothing can be very addictive after you stop working, it is still the best way to feel relaxed and mindful.



Final thoughts:


At the end of the day, modern slow living aesthetic isn't about achieving flawless, picture perfect home or owning the best linen set, it is about creating a lifestyle that allows you to breathe and slow down the pace of the life.

By creating a cottage style slow living aesthetic in your living space, you reclaim the authorship of your own life. It is still a slow gentle changes that you can do daily without rushing to get everything done by tomorrow. This lifestyle change is to remind us that life's greatest luxuries aren't found in the hustle, but in the quiet, beautiful unhurried moments in between.


I hope these tips will help you to create the space you want to build your slow living journey.

Share your comments down below, I'd love to read them as usual.


Below is the link to our "Mindfulness for better life" , course. A mindfulness practice will help you to slow down from within.



With loads of love

Iresha Kariyawasam

 
 
 

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