Create your own home spa experience, using a sauna as a focal point. How does your own personal sanctuary sound – it’s more than possible with the right accessories and design. An inviting personal refuge for just you and no one else. Transform a sauna and everything around it into a retreat you’ll want to make use of every day of the work week. Here are a few recommendations and sauna spa design trends to consider when you’re installing your own personal sauna room.
Less is more
There’s a lot of really, really cool sauna products and accessories you can put in a heat therapy room. That said, you don’t want to just pile on. Choose wisely. You don’t want a busy sauna. You want a room that’s simple, minimalist, and that communicates calmness. A zen-like atmosphere is only achievable when the space is decluttered. Consider what you really, really need and abandon anything that doesn’t hit the spot.
Flexibility
Although this is all for you, if you intend to re-sell at any point, you may want to factor in some flexibility. Design to suit your mood and lifestyle but leave opportunity to make adjustments. Even you may decide to move some things around and change designs, at which time you’ll be thankful you incorporated some flexibility in your sauna.
Lighting and color
Bottom line, lighting sets the mood and can induce relaxation just by its style. Physiologically, we see how a lack of sunlight lowers energy levels. Not only does light play a heavy role but so do colors. Colors can alter our state of mind, influence our emotions, and in fact, color therapy has been used by the Ancient Greeks to heal and improve emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. Chromotherapy in a sauna is one way to achieve the perfect combination of color and lighting. It’s increasingly popular for their ambience and the variety of soft, soothing colors produced.
Reflection
Beautifully framed mirrors and reflective surfaces can really open up a sauna or bathroom, creating that spa-like vibe you want to hang onto. There are plenty of inexpensive ways to implement reflective surfaces though alternatively, costs can shoot high on some materials.
Large and in charge!
Some spaces you don’t have the luxury of going big with but if you have the room, do up your sauna large! Work to maximize the space available to you. Be smart about choosing sauna benches, shelves, holders, and accessories. As we mentioned early on, less is always more. Take note of whether you intend to have friends or family over regularly to use it as well. They will certainly need their space both inside as well as out of the sauna.
A home sauna spa experience is yours to make what you want it to be. The best thing about having a sauna at home is knowing it’s there when you need it. Long day at work? Just plain overstressed? Need to get away from the hustle and bustle for a little bit? You have your sauna. Clear your mind, breathe, and let yourself float off into the heat for a little bit. A sauna isn’t like having an extra room or an extra shower. For some users, it becomes almost sacred ground with the difference it makes.