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There’s something really quite luxurious about a relaxing space. When you can step into your home and immediately feel like you’re at ease, and every need is going to be catered to, it feels like you’re living a little higher class than usual. 

And that’s what every person wants from their home: the chance to luxuriate in your own way! Whether you’re a maximalist kind of decorator or you embrace more minimalist, hygge practices, your home should be the one place you can let it all go. 

So let’s turn your home into the all-round relaxing paradise it should be! And trust us, it’s easier to do that than you’d think! After all, you just need a few easy upgrades to get started - and if you want to stop there, you’ll still get plenty of impact. 

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Get a Bed with Open Storage

When your bed has an open storage area underneath it, you have a chance to set up the perfect ‘pick and choose’ station. This is where you can easily affix and/or slide in shelves or drawers and use them in the same way as your living room coffee table - just with a lot more space for a lot more things!

Because let’s face it, none of us only get into bed to sleep. Beds are the best for just lying down and having a rest, and if you want to grab a book or your Nintendo Switch, you don’t want to have to get up and walk to the other side of the room. 

With an open storage area filled to the brim with your favorite items, you’ll never be caught in this predicament again. 

Place the things you’re always getting up for under the bed, but just enough outwards so you don’t have to reach more than an arm’s length to grab them. Your phone, tablet, charger, headphones, snacks, etc., should all go in the storage bit for more lounging convenience! 

Fit Remote Control Blinds

If you don’t have them in your home already, we strongly urge you to get a set! 

Remote control blinds are fantastic for those lazy mornings (and evenings) when you don’t want to have to get up. You can just press a button and the blinds will open or close, and you’re left feeling perfectly cozy in your own private space. 

No more sun blaring in and waking you up when you’re having a lie-in on the weekend. And for those moments when you’re in the middle of a great Netflix binge, you no longer have to pause it before you get up and close the curtains! 

Even if you’re not a fan of home smart tech, remote blinds are still an OK addition to your space. 

They’re not intrusive; they’re just the kind of modern tech that makes a comfortable space easier to create. No home can really become a proper relaxing paradise without a touch like this. 

Install Diffusing Bathroom Light Fixtures

Bathrooms can often feel cold and harsh. There needs to be plenty of visibility, to make sure you can see if there’s any water on the floor and you don’t slip, but the bulbs can kind of burn your eyes! 

Either way, if you want to step into the tub for a long and relaxing soak, turning the light on might not fit in with your plans. It’s why so many people go for lighting candles and placing them round the edge, but that can be a bit of a safety hazard as well as more effort than it’s worth. 

That’s what makes a few top luxury timeless brass bathroom lights such a good choice here. They’re the classic kind of fixture that give you all of the light and none of the glare. 

The fixtures themselves are made of the kind of material that diffuses the light across the space, so you’re not getting a strong beam just pointing straight downward. And when you can diffuse the illumination, it gets a lot softer and cozier. 

That’ll make those relaxing bath hours feel a lot more warm and comfortable, and without any extra effort from you.  

Create a Media Center in the Living Room

A media center belongs in the living room, what with your TV being the central point of the room (and quite possibly the most used device in your house). 

As for what your media center needs to contain, it’s totally dependent on what you like to watch, what other devices are connected up, and how loud and crisp you want the sound to be.

Speakers are a surefire choice, and they should be hooked up and placed in equal spots on either side of the TV screen. 

You can also get more than two to make use of, and have a better bass quality. Placing a speaker somewhere behind the sofa (albeit not right behind your own head!) can make a big difference to the surround sound effect. 

The media center should also be within easy reach of where you’re sitting, with any required remotes right next to you at all times. And if you’ve got a games console plugged in, find a spot nearby where you can put the controllers without any wires spilling all over the place.

Turn Your Home into the Relaxing Space You Really Need

When your own private and personal space feels as empty as an airport lounge, and functions in a way that does nothing but annoy you, you definitely need to make a change! 

And even when you’re on a budget, you can bring a little more of that relaxing paradise energy into your rooms. 

Start with your bed and make it a more convenient lounging space, make sure you never need to get up to open the curtains again, make your bathroom lighting much more soft and cozy, and turn your living room into a mini cinema. 

It’s all perfectly possible to do with a few of the easy upgrades above!