Think soft simplicity. Paint the walls the same color—one that’s easy on the eyes and Earth-toney like this blush pink. Accent with one or two neutral colors and mix in a lone eye-catcher, too. Create a close-to-nature feeling with live plants and natural, renewable materials like solid pine, birch plywood, sea grass and jute.
Create calm unity by showing off the wall paint behind your storage. Matching open shelving does the trick, and you can use wall shelves in corners and above windows. Group together your most precious items as focal points. Declutter whatever else you want on hand but out of sight with boxes. For extra harmony, keep everything to similar colors and shelve books with pages facing out. Tech? Put it all away.