Villa 218

Design for well-being

Villa218Rut_Admin@2021 — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 05:27:40 +0000

Creating a Home That Feels Like Your Own Personal Resort.

In the world of interior design, the concept of well-being goes far beyond aesthetics. It’s about creating environments that support a flourishing life—spaces that nurture physical, mental, emotional, and social health. True well-being means feeling good in your space, being comfortable, healthy, and ultimately happy in your surroundings.

“Well -being all starts at one place, and that is your home …”

Your home should feel like your own sanctuary—a personal resort designed just for you a safe haven for family and friends and where memories are made. Thoughtful interior design can transform your space into a peaceful retreat, where you can relax, recharge, and reconnect. Instead of cluttered rooms that overstimulate or overwhelm, a well-designed home offers calm, clarity, and comfort.

After a long day, your home should welcome you with open arms. It should be a safe haven not only for you, but also for your loved ones—a space where memories are created and shared. Whether it’s a cozy reading nook, a sun-filled living area, or a serene bedroom retreat, intentional design can support your mental and emotional balance.

When your home reflects your lifestyle and values, it becomes more than just a place to live—it becomes a space that elevates every aspect of your well-being.

Let the Light in

Rut Harmse — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:29:49 +0000

Many of us grew up in homes where the windows were always covered with thick curtains. It’s hard to say if it was a trend at the time, or maybe for safety or privacy reasons, or perhaps that’s just how things were done. Stepping into a room like that felt quite gloomy and chilly, and the smell of mothballs made it seem as if the place hadn’t been exposed to fresh air or natural light for years. Such an environment can easily become a breeding ground for sadness, making it easy to let life slip by unnoticed.

“Such an environment can easily become a breeding ground for sadness, making it easy to let life slip by unnoticed”

On the flip side, there’s something truly magical about a space bathed in natural light. Waking up to the sunshine and having your home filled with daylight can be incredibly uplifting. It energizes you, makes you want to fling those windows wide open and let the breeze sweep through your living space. It’s amazing how sunlight can not only brighten a room but also lift your spirits, inspiring you to connect with the world outside in a more meaningful way.

Refresh your Home

Rut Harmse — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 06:54:57 +0000

|” maybe we just need a fresh perspective, to clear our minds and change our habits.”

A New Year, a New You … that’s how the saying goes…. but maybe we just need a fresh perspective, to clear our minds and change our habits.

We always have these big New Year resolutions but if you start at home with small simple changes you will quickly see yourself become more open-minded and get inspiration which then brings new ideas and solutions whether its work related , family etc. To refresh your home for the new year can have many benefits in all areas of your lives. There are many ways to refresh your home that does not require any expenses.

Below is 5 of my own personal & practical ways you can refresh your home :

Re- arrange your furniture – Change your living room layout or change the dining room table into a different position.
Re-arrange your bookshelves – just by changing the layouts of the books horizontal or vertical and add some plants , candles or photo frames.
Organize a messy area in your home – take a small area that you can manage and organize it and get rid of all unnecessary items whether it is a drawer in your kitchen or your closet, and donate some items to the needy.
Décor – Swop your scatter cushions & Décor around in the house, put a new center piece on your dining table.
Fresh Flowers – Make a point to put Fresh flowers in your house every week , see what you have in your garden or the neighbours garden or even just stop next to the road and get some beautiful field flowers or branches and put them in a vase, this can bring life into your home which creates a calm relaxed fresh space.

Reset your home

Rut Harmse — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:03:40 +0000

Do you like to wake up to a clean home in the morning ? or don’t you mind waking up to a messy home?

Nobody said your house should be spotless but to wake up to a clean kitchen is the best feeling in the world. I have noticed over time to have a good evening routine before you go to bed can make the world’s difference in the morning.

“Nobody said your house should be spotless”
Rut Harmse

We have defined three spaces in our home that needs to be reset to help with our morning routine, which is mainly the kitchen, dining area and bathroom. It does not matter if we had Friends over until midnight, I always try and get as much dishes into the dishwasher and clean all the surfaces, and sweep the floor quickly before we go to bed.

As you reset your home in the evening you will notice a lot of new items entered your home, and takes up a lot of unnecessary surface space and you end up creating a area in your home where all these new random items will find their way to. When you reset your home in the evening try to de-clutter on a regular basis especially in those small spaces which will prevent things from gather in little nooks for years .The below quote from William Morris I will leave you with to think about!

“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be beautiful or believe to be useful”
William Morris

Army vs Cozy

Rut Harmse — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:46:42 +0000

Army style is something that is passed down from generations of how our parents were taught to make their beds. Perfectly Stretched, symmetrical with not a corner out of place. In today’s world we live so fast and when we get home you are exhausted and when we get home you just want to collapse on your bed without being worried that you are causing a wrinkle in that perfectly stretched bedding so instead you go to the couch.

“Your bedroom is a sanctuary to unwind and it should not feel like a doctor’s office where you tread on eggshells and don’t want to disturb any of the perfection”
Rut Harmse

So here’s my new world tip: “Make sure you have a flat sheet that is thrown over the bed under your bedding and then you simply tuck this over the bedding so it does not need to be tucked in, so you can simply softly slip into your bed without dislocating your arm trying to pull the sheet out of the tucked in corners. If you have a throw or blanket for over the top simply just spin around and cast it elegantly over the bed and then…. walk away….yes, walk away without fixing it to be perfect. At night you will be thankful for how your bed is “made”.