How To Make Your Home Feel Like a Vacation Without Leaving It – 5 Simple Switches To Make This Month for Everlasting Ambience

Blue bedroom with four poster bed, patterned blinds and curtains, chevron rug, white chest of drawers, and two white lamps either side of the bed with blue and white patterned lampshades.

There's a distinctly special feeling about a vacation. For some, it's knowing that a week of pure relaxation is imminent; for others, it's the excitement of eating your way around a new food destination; but perhaps the most poignant thing that comes with taking time off is the sense of calm and ease that flows over you as soon as you set foot into your vacation home away from home.

While such ease might feel like it's only reserved for when you OOO is on, there are small, easy switches that can help you carry that feeling with you, long after you've landed back on home soil. From keeping your home free of clutter or adding one small luxury to your nightstand to picking out decor pieces that remind you of holidays, these are the five things designers always do to create a sense of everlasting calm at home.