Design to Boost Wellbeing
Your home is more than just a place to live; it’s a space where your energy can be restored, where you can feel relaxed and surrounded by your most loved items. The way you design your home has a powerful impact on your wellbeing, influencing everything from stress levels to sleep and focus.
At Tom Raffield, we believe in the power of design to bring balance, calm, and connection to everyday life. When you surround yourself with natural materials, organic shapes, and mindful design, your home becomes a place that looks beautiful and makes you feel better every day.
Create magical moments with gentle light
As daylight fades, the quality of light in your home becomes even more important. Bright, cool tones can overstimulate, while soft, layered lighting helps signal to our bodies that it’s time to relax. To set the perfect tone, combine natural daylight with warm, ambient lighting.
Table lamps, wall lights, and pendants with warm hues create a cosy and homely feel, ideal for relaxing evenings reading, dining, or simply unwinding. Layered and dimmable lighting allows you to create soft and subtle levels of light, not only to set the mood but also to provide flexibility. This allows the space to be used from day through to the evening as natural light changes.
Thoughtfully placed lighting transforms evenings into moments of tranquillity, encouraging slower rhythms and restful sleep. Perfect for a cosy night in or unwinding as the sunsets with your favourite nightcap.
Introduce soothing colours
Surrounding yourself with calming colours and natural textures has a positive impact on your wellbeing. Soft, earthy tones, ranging from muted greens to warm neutrals, create a sense of balance and stability. When paired with natural materials like wood and linen, they bring a tactile, grounding quality to interiors. These choices help to reduce visual noise in a space, offering comfort and familiarity.
By layering soothing colours with sustainably sourced, handcrafted pieces, you can create a home that not only appears harmonious but also promotes relaxation and a connection to nature. Symbolic of growth, look to green to reflect lush forests and rolling landscapes, bringing balance and harmony; or opt for blue for its calming qualities, reminiscent of vast skies and rolling ocean waves.
Our Cove Lighting Range offers a soothing yet striking palette. Available in serene, coastal shades, the range echoes the tranquil hues of Cornwall’s hidden coves.
Swathed in colours that reflect the natural beauty of our surrounding Cornish coastline, the Cove Lighting Range transforms familiar forms into vibrant lighting heirlooms.
Bring the outside in
Natural light has an incredible ability to lift your mood and make any interior feel more serene. As the evenings begin to draw in, take a moment to notice how the light changes throughout your home as the seasons shift. By positioning furniture to maximise daylight, using reflective surfaces to bounce light around, and choosing designs that don’t obstruct windows, you can invite more of the outdoors in.
To complement this, natural wooden, organic-shaped lighting fixtures work beautifully alongside daylight, adding gentle warmth without competing with the sun’s natural glow, while also casting beautiful shadows across the walls. Layering in natural materials, such as soft linens, warm woods, and tactile finishes, enhances this effect, bringing depth, comfort, and a grounding connection to nature. Together, light and texture create a restorative environment that supports your well-being. For a simple everyday ritual, try placing your favourite chair, side table and lamp where you can enjoy a view and soak up the last of the natural light. As the sun goes down, simply turn on your lamp and cosy up with your favourite book.
Posted: 25.09.25
Updated: 25.09.25