Welcoming in the Outside: The Top 5 Elements of Natural Interior Design
Monday, July 6th, 2015

A home is where you spend your most intimate moments. It is where you love and laugh, where you create memories with the ones you care about most. A beautiful home is a home where your spirit can flourish; where you can be happy; where you can be at peace.
In a Huffington Post Healthy Living
article, Eckhart Tolle revealed how including nature as a part of your everyday life immensely benefits a person’s well-being. So, what would happen if we incorporated nature into our homes’ interior design? The art of interior design is rooted in the concept that how people feel in any given space determines how they function. Innovative interior designers are exploring new ways of including elements of nature into homes and offices to improve their overall aesthetic.
While some homeowners are dedicated to more serious methods of sustainable practices (like the
EcoChi philosophy), others simply want to create a welcoming environment and soften the look of their home with a touch of nature. Whichever approach you prefer, we at McCamy Construction can build and design the home of your dreams. If you are interested in natural interior design, consider how you can incorporate these five elements to add serenity to your home:
1. Brick
In the early years, brick was made of the earth and served as the strongest building material nature had to offer. Today, brick’s ruggedness in texture and color adds unique visual appeal to any room. Create a focal point by leaving brick in it’s natural state or paint it for a more subtle, yet distinguished, backdrop.
2. Wood
Enhance the look of your home’s interior with wood. From intricate paneling to custom furniture to simple accents (like sculptures, vases, or picture frames), wood is a versatile element that provides you with a lot of ways to bring the outdoors, indoors.
3. Plants 
Including flowers, trees, and other plants in your home’s design is an easy way to freshen up a tired room. Plants are natural air filters and do their jobs best when cared for well. This means monitoring their sun exposure and changing their water daily. Also, keep in mind the kind of mood you want to encourage when deciding on flower colors. Green and white is restful and calming; pastels are relaxing; vibrant colors are energetic and exciting.
4. Water
Water tranquilizes the senses and will bring about grace and softness to your home’s interior. Water features like fountains and water gardens, pools and aquariums will bring character to a room while having a soothing effect on anyone who enters. Enrich your foyer or entryway with a waterfall or trickling river pebbles and your guests will notice an instant change in their overall mood upon crossing your threshold.
5. Sunlight
Bringing natural light into a dim room can drastically change its dynamics and make it warm and inviting. Not only does sunlight improve your physical and emotional health, it can benefit your wallet. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, a home that is abundant in natural lighting will cut electric lighting energy consumption by 50 to 80 percent. While increasing the number of windows and skylights in a room is the most obvious way to let in more sunlight, proper window placement and orientation, shading techniques, and energy-efficient glass are equally important.

At McCamy Construction, we strive to create the best of the best for our clients and take great pride in bringing dream homes to life. Our goal is excellence and we never settle for less. We begin with your vision and execute it with care, working with you every step of the way to ensure our building and design process is stress-free and the results are exceptional. For more information on how we can help with your
custom home build, please
contact us.
If you love nature, but prefer to enjoy it outside instead, check out our completed outdoor living renovation
projects for inspiration on ways you can improve your deck or patio.
Tags: brick, custom homes, mental health, natural interior design, plants, sunlight, water, Wood
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