Today, Friday, March 13th, marks World Sleep Day 2026, with the theme ‘Sleep Well, Live Better.’ On this occasion, Archi-living.com has prepared tips on calming colors and scents, as well as how to design your bedroom for a relaxing sleep. Discover an interior designer’s ideas for creating a bedroom in various decorative styles.
World Sleep Day 2026: Colors, Scents, and Bedroom Designs for a Restful Sleep
The role of the bedroom in relaxation of body and mind is significant because restorative sleep is essential for both health and productive work during the day. The furniture, materials, and colors in bedroom design can affect sleep and, therefore, mood. Scientists say that a lack of sleep can contribute to feeling stressed out during the day.
The optimal recipe for a peaceful night’s sleep starts with a wooden bed. For healthy sleep, muscles should relax, which is facilitated by a mattress that supports the body by following the line of the spine (correct sleeping position – spine is in a straight position).
As for the color palette, the relaxing bedroom is designed in warm neutral and earthy tones, as well as gentle, pastel shades of green, blue, and purple. To delight the sense of smell, scent the room with lavender or chamomile (for relaxation), rosemary or citrus (for waking up).
When choosing paintings and photographs, pay attention to the feelings they evoke. An image of a peaceful landscape will fit wonderfully into the calming atmosphere of a relaxation oasis.
Green Color for a Relaxing Bedroom
Green is a color of relaxation and refreshment, making it an excellent choice for bedroom design and decor.
This lovely color brings the freshness of natural scenery into the bedroom interior in a variety of tints, tones, and shades. Olive, lime, pistachio, avocado, mint, sage, grass, moss, forest, emerald, and jade are among the beautiful nuances of this natural color, also known as a sight for sore eyes. Just imagine the views of a lush garden, a rich forest, and a sparkling gem.
Color therapy experts say this natural color calms the mind, body, and spirit. With a green hue, create a sleeping space that helps to revitalize your body and mind.
Walls, floor, and ceiling; bed, bedding, bedside tables, closet and storage furniture, dressing table, and decorative details: add a gentle touch of greenery to some or all of these design elements.
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Calming Colors and Scents in Holiday Apartment
Colors and scents should complement the function of the indoor and/or outdoor space, and relaxing is the main function of holiday apartments. So, let’s talk about choosing the colors and scents for a holiday apartment.
According to color therapy experts, the champions of relaxation are certainly blue color (brings inner peace), lavender and lilac (relaxing and optimistic), and green (calms the mind, body, and spirit).
Color schemes or color combinations in interior design and decorating are as essential as individual colors. Relaxing interiors are created by neutral (white, gray, black, beige, brown) and harmonic analogous scheme (three colors that are situated next to each other on the color wheel such as, for example, blue, blue-green and green, or green, green-yellow and yellow, etc.), as well as a monochromatic or one-color scheme (combining various tints, tones, and shades of the same color) – when applying some of the relaxing colors.
The effect of essential oils on relaxation has long been known. As with colors, we can also declare champions of relaxation – lavender, lilac, lemon balm, bergamot orange, and lemon.
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Lavender Loves Relaxation
When it comes to colors and scents that evoke relaxation, youthfulness, creativity, imagination, and optimism, lavender immediately comes to mind. This fragrant plant tops the list of topics, such as selecting plants for a Mediterranean-themed garden and choosing the best calming scents and colors for your bedroom.
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Bedroom & Kids Room on Archi-living.com
How to create a stylish bedroom and kids’ room for a good night’s sleep and a cheerful day. In the category Bedroom & Kids Room on Archi-living.com, discover the interior designer’s tips for creating a bedroom in various decorative styles, furniture designs, and decorative accessories.
Enjoy creating your oasis of relaxation for World Sleep Day 2026. Best wishes from Danica Maricic, Editor-in-Chief at Archi-living.com! 🙂
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