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How Wooden Furnishings Promote Wellbeing

Besides the fact that wood manifests a beautiful outlook, adorning the space in it home does not only have an impact on one’s health system, but it can also offer a full package of other mental and physical benefits as well.

The first thing is we undoubtedly say that naturally warm and sometimes rough texture of wood helps to calm down our senses. The rhythmic grain patterns and the grounded colour tones create that wonderfully relaxing atmosphere, which in turn enables us to de-stress or to entirely forget our worries and daily hassles that have been weighing us down for so long now. Picture yourself settling in a cosy wooden armchair at the end of a long day, immersing yourself in the wonderful feeling of the wood as it covers you from all sides in a warm embrace.

Besides the list goes on as wood furniture has a charm closely related to nature that keeps us in touch with the background of nature. Unlike plastic or synthetic materials, wood is organic in nature which intuitively reminds us of how we are inherently connected to the natural environment and nature, by making us feel at peace and in balance with the surroundings. This correlation could be significantly significant for modern society in the times of digital age, where many of us consider nature as strange and incompatible.

However, the pros of wooden furniture outweigh the amount of positives both psychologically and in visuals. Scientific research indicates that integrating natural aspects like wood into the built environment may bring physical benefits to the health system and subjective wellbeing.

Besides this, wooden furniture generate clean atmosphere around our houses. Wood barely brings any of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that a plenty of synthetic materials can release. Unlike the vast majority of the artificial components, wood is quite porous and therefore doesn't generate any toxins. Efforts to decrease VOC emissions do not only provide healthier indoor air but also reflect current movement toward green, sustainable living choices. With the popularity of biophilic design trend on the rise, it’s not a surprise to find out that we can see more attention to detail, such as hand crafted wooden furniture that will be blended with other natural elements. Picture a tranquil corner, rich with the allure of a wood-themed bookcase, accentuated by ample greenery and a window that lets the sunlight stream in. Through the incorporation of nature into our living quarters health, joy, balance and a sense of rejuvenation are created.

With that goes to say, the choices of wooden furniture that suit your home is limitless. From minimalistic inputting of modern designs to old-fashioned rustic and farmstyle looks, the market for furniture encompasses every taste and liking. Being sustainable has become a huge trend in the market, so you can find many designers and brands producing sustainable and ethically sourced wood furniture for their stores.

As we get more and more familiar with the design and wellbeing territory, the beauty and recharging properties of wooden furniture in themselves that wooden furniture has will keep on luring us. Through utilizing this oldest building material we can build accommodations which in addition to being naturally warm and beautiful ensure nourishment on a deeper level – the evidence for our perception of nature to be inherent in the human condition.

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Raghunandan Saraf

Guest Author CEO & Co-Founder, Saraf Furniture

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