Dopamine Decor: Design Trend or Therapy Strategy?

Have you heard about dopamine decor? It’s the concept of creating a home environtment that is expressive to the colors and items that improve your mood. In mental health we know environment is key element in our health both in space and people we surround ourselves with… but can our spaces really improve our mood THAT MUCH? We think YES!!

When I was freshly postpartum with my second baby, every day felt like a struggle of toddler tantrums, dishes and laundry piling up, newborn crying frequently. I felt trapped in my home and Everywhere I looked felt hectic. To honor my reality it was. Soon I found myself at least daily sitting on our living room couch that faced the front window framed in bookshelves.