If you’ve ever wished your home was a cosy, welcoming, comfortable, and relaxing nest, you might love a bit of ‘Quiet Luxury’. Focused on simplicity and sophistication, this lifestyle trend prioritises slowing down, pausing for breath and pushing back against consumerism.

With its natural textures and elements, neutral colours, rustic features, essential oils and calming vibe, ‘Quiet Luxury’ can help you create the same ambience as a luxury hotel or spa, even on a limited budget. In this article, we’ll share some simple steps and ideas to help you transform your home into a haven for relaxation and comfort.

When it comes to your living room, less is most definitely more. Start by reducing clutter – in other words, anything you don’t need or love. Then focus on adding warmth and comfort to your living space by adding natural materials and textures like bouclé, wool, wood, metal, glass and tortoiseshell in natural, understated tones.

To transform your space into a haven for relaxation, add candles and reed diffusers scented with lemongrass and rosemary essential oil. For welcoming guests, patchouli and eucalyptus fragrance oil is great for stimulating the senses and refreshing your body and mind.

Your kitchen is the heart of your home and should never be solely functional but a welcoming space you can enjoy. That’s where quiet luxury can work miracles. Start by considering what colours you can add to the space, then add soft furnishings like cushions and throws in natural textures and colours. Next, add an elegant yet homely feel by adding rustic elements like stoneware, rattan dining chairs and brass lighting fittings.

Elevate the comfort levels, mask any unpleasant odours and enhance the luxury by using cardamom and nutmeg or white neroli and lemon essential oils. Your kitchen will feel beautifully clean and inviting to your guests.

Imagine opening your bedroom door at the end of a busy day to find a luxurious, hotel-style bedroom with soft fluffy rugs underfoot, cosy layered fabrics over the bed and relaxed low lighting. It’s hard to think of a better place to relax. Create this quiet luxury look in your bedroom by choosing textured fabrics in neutral tones, and add wood elements to enhance your bedroom’s relaxed, welcoming feel.

Amplify the relaxation by adding candles and scents such as frankincense, geranium and ylang-ylang, jasmine, Roman chamomile, lavender and rosewood to get the calm and balanced ambience of a luxury hotel.

Your home office or workspace is different from the rest of your home because, instead of relaxation, it’s a space where you need to focus and stay productive. Having said that, you can add still elements of quiet luxury and calm to this space that help keep stress at a minimum with a few tweaks to your decor.

For an element of sophistication, add mirrors, artwork, and soft furnishings in neutral tones and with as many tactile elements as possible. Then include candles and reed diffusers scented with geranium, rosemary, clary sage and eucalyptus to reduce fatigue and keep you inspired and motivated. Verbena and Peppermint is a popular essential oil blend for a home office, especially if you’re feeling stressed because it eases tension, enhances concentration, reduces stress and helps you relax.

Your hallway one of the most important spaces to add a touch of quiet luxury because it’s the first space you enter when you come home. Make this space calm and welcoming and you will notice how much better you feel when you arrive from work or picking the kids up from school.

Get rid of the clutter by investing in timeless wooden storage solutions such as shoe storage and coat stands and consider adding a beautiful entry table for a touch of luxury. If you have the budget, consider changing your flooring to enhance the natural, calming space you are creating.

Finally, add essential oil diffusers scented with sweet orange oil and chamomile or citrus blends that provide a warm welcome home while removing any unwanted odours.

If you want a calmer, relaxing, spa-like home, consider bringing in elements of the ‘Quiet Luxury’ trend. With its neutral colours, natural materials and luxurious, yet simple feel, you’ll transform your house into a place you can’t wait to return home to.