Create a Healing Home Sanctuary
April 19, 2025
Because the world feels like too much — and your home shouldn’t.
By Rachel Schemmerling| Timeless Living Designs
Lately, it feels like the world is moving faster, getting louder, and demanding more from us than ever before. And if you’re anything like the women I work with, you’re feeling it in your bones. The exhaustion. The overstimulation. The subtle ache of needing… something softer.
The truth is, we can’t always control the chaos outside — but we can create peace, ritual, and beauty inside our homes.
And it starts small.
A corner. A chair. A candle.
A whispered permission to come back to yourself.
Here are 5 simple and meaningful ways to begin turning your home into a sanctuary — the kind your nervous system is quietly begging for.
1. Claim a Corner Just for You
You don’t need an entire room — you just need a spot.
Choose one place in your home that will become your soul’s soft landing. A cozy armchair, a sunny window ledge, even a small side table. This becomes your invitation to pause, breathe, and just be.
Make it yours. Add a pillow, a throw, a favorite book, or a journal. Let it say: “This is where I return to myself.”
2. Clear the Visual Noise
The mind absorbs what the eyes see — so if your space is cluttered, your energy will be too. Edit. Like a well written book, edit out the things you don’t need, the stuff that doesn’t make sense, the items you haven’t used and won’t use.
Start by gently removing anything in that area that doesn’t feel aligned with calm, beauty, or purpose. No shame. No pressure to be perfect. Just a little edit with a lot of intention.
Ask: “Does this belong in a healing space?”
If not, it can go.
3. Add a Daily Ritual Anchor
Rituals ground us when the world shakes.
Choose one meaningful action you can do in this space every day:
- Light a candle as you sip tea
- Pull an affirmation card each morning
- Write one sentence in a journal at night
These small, repeated acts send a powerful message to your body: You are safe here.
4. Invite in Soft, Soulful Beauty
Beauty isn’t frivolous — it’s medicine.
A linen napkin, a sprig of rosemary in a glass, your grandmother’s teacup, music playing low in the background… these little touches don’t cost much, but they change the energy of a space.
Let your surroundings reflect what your spirit craves: softness, elegance, nostalgia, nature.
5. Protect Your Time in This Space
Your sanctuary only works if you give yourself permission to use it.
Tell your family: “This is my corner to rest.”
Put your phone in another room. Light the candle even when no one else is home. Don’t wait for a better moment.
The world may still be bonkers outside — but this space is sacred.
You Deserve a Space That Heals
Your home can be more than just a place you pass through.
It can be your reminder that beauty still exists, that peace is possible, and that you are worthy of softness in a hard world.
If this speaks to you, I’d love for you to join me in my upcoming live workshop:
The Ginger Jar Life: How to Create Beauty, Ritual & Connection in Your Next Chapter
Together, we’ll go deeper into how to create a lifestyle that supports your healing, your desires, and your next season — starting with your home.
