Going to the gym more, eating healthier, quitting smoking, and drinking less are some of the most common New Year’s resolutions, but your 2025 goals don’t have to solely revolve around habits. They can also be about the space you live in, which can help you achieve your other New Year’s resolutions.
Creating an environment where you feel motivated, relaxed, or curious, can push you to success and even improve your mental health. Several studies show the impact our home has on our well-being, so what better, easier way to improve your life than by making some New Year’s resolutions for your home in 2025? From simple resolutions like keeping your space tidy to more creative ideas like setting up a meditation corner, here are 5 New Year’s resolutions for your home to consider.
Add Pops of Color to Enhance Your Mental Health
Color psychology is often used in marketing to influence buying decisions, but it can also be used to influence our emotions at home. According to one study, these are the colors most commonly associated with positive emotions:
- Red and pink are associated with love
- Yellow and orange are associated with joy
- White and blue are associated with feelings of relief
- Green is associated with contentment
Mental Health America suggests exposure to certain colors can reduce anger, better help you manage stress, decrease symptoms of seasonal affective disorder, improve sleep, and increase your mental activity. With these benefits in mind, consider incorporating pops of color into different rooms in your home to create the desired ambiance and mood.
For example, if you want better sleep in 2025, you might consider adding warm hues of red, orange, or yellow to your bedroom. On the other hand, cool colors like blue and green can negatively affect your circadian rhythm and may not help you sleep.
If you have a long list of goals to accomplish in 2025, then you might want to consider adding energy-inducing colors to your home office, reading nook, or living room. Bright reds can spark creative passion while bright greens can encourage newness and potential. Play around with the colors in your home and see how varying combinations can impact your mood.
Brighten Your Space and Mood With More Lights
Similar to how color can impact our mood, lighting can also play a significant role in shaping our emotions. Limited sunlight during winter often leads to seasonal affective disorder for many people. Even for those who aren’t affected by this condition, lighting can still impact motivation, outlook, and concentration. So why not try some creative lighting placements that can motivate you to achieve some of your 2025 goals?
Want to read more books? Try placing bright lamps around your favorite reading spot. Colored lighting might also be a nice touch to a reading nook to encourage concentration. Want to exercise more? Natural light is known to improve productivity, but if moving your treadmill next to a window isn’t an option, try using light colors and mirrors in your home gym to mimic natural light.
Opting for LED instead of fluorescent lighting might also be better for certain areas of your home. LED lighting has been associated with decreased levels of stress and anxiety so these could be a great option for the bedroom. Whichever lighting arrangements you choose for your home, consider how these align with your broader New Year’s resolutions.
Keep Your Home Clean and Organized
Have you ever woken up in the morning and come down to a disorganized kitchen with dishes piled high and food scraps on the stove? You probably didn’t start the day in the best of moods after that. A disorganized and messy home can contribute to negative feelings like anxiety, stress, and tension, while an organized home can help you feel more in control, focused, and happier.
A practical way to keep your house more organized is by starting small and tackling each room one at a time. You could designate a specific day for each room—for instance, tackling larger spaces like the living room on Sundays and reserving smaller, more manageable areas for weeknights. Alternatively, you might prefer a daily 15-minute cleaning routine, focusing on basic upkeep for just a short time each day.
Don’t forget to organize often-forgotten areas, like desk drawers or digital spaces, as these can also cause us to feel overwhelmed when left disorganized. Cleaning out paper clutter and digital files can be a rewarding experience once done and you might be surprised at how much extra space you’ve created on your devices!
Find Yourself With a New Aesthetic
As the saying goes, “New year, new me”, so why not bring that energy and creativity to your home? If you’ve had your home for a few years, your interests and preferences have likely changed. Updating your home to reflect your new favorite styles, colors, and trends can be a fun way to find the designs that reflect who are and where you want to be.
Take inspiration from Pinterest’s 2025 Predictions report, which expects design styles like modern medievalism, rococo revival, and mix & maximalist to be popular in the new year. You can also try going to your local thrift store and seeing what pieces you gravitate toward. This might lead you to your new design style for 2025.
You can also give your space a fresh look by adding a few simple pieces to a room. A new bookshelf, colorful curtains, peel-and-stick wallpaper, or a few pieces of artwork can completely change the look and feel of a room. In 2025, don’t be afraid to try out various styles to find the one that suits your home the best.
Learn About Feng Shui
For a simple, cost-free way to revamp your home, try implementing basic principles of feng shui into your home. If you’ve never learned about how feng shui promotes harmony and well-being in a space, then 2025 is the time to learn.
According to feng shui principles, certain arrangements and positioning of furniture in your home can create balance and flow. For instance, you might improve your quality of sleep by placing your bed in a commanding position away from opening doors. In your home office, you might get more work done if you position your desk at an angle and face a window.
Rearranging your furniture to follow feng shui principles is a great way to refresh your home without investing a ton of time or money. So if renovating your home sounds like too much work in 2025, give feng shui a try and see if you can enhance your home with a few rearrangements.
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