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Home Essentials for Relaxation and Stress Relief

Home Essentials for relaxation and stress relief are important! We spend so much time in our homes so it’s important to make sure our households act as peaceful retreats.

If you work from home, it’s even more crucial that your environment feels like an oasis when your job is done.

Take steps today to ensure your home promotes relaxation and stress relief and provides the perfect place to unwind

Here are 20+ home essentials to get you started!

Each of these items is affordable and can make a huge difference in your daily routine.

Home Essentials to Improve Your Mood

Set the Mood in your home with calming lighting, aromatherapy tools, sound and music. Here are several items that can improve your home’s ambiance at an affordable price.

Calming Scents

Use scented candles or electric candles for calm lighting and soothing scents. This sage and lavender candle is an Amazon Choice for “meditation candles and healing”. It’s only $17 and has a 4.5 rating! Here’s a 4 piece candle set with calming scents for your yoga routine, soaking in the bath and general relaxation! And use these electric candles to control the lighting in your home with the touch of a button.

Get an oil diffuser for aromatherapy and essential oils. These fragrances can instantly transport your mind to a calming place. Try this sleek and neutral oil diffuser that fits in with any home decor or style. You can also use it as a humidifier for dry climates.

For rooms without an oil diffuser, you can use plugin air fresheners. There are so many great scents and products on the market for these. But here’s a product that’s a little different: Try this plugin essential oil diffuser that also functions as an 8-color LED night light!

Music, Light & Sound

Use music to relax, unwind and improve your mood.  Music is one the home essentials the entire family will love. Here are several speaker options you can use with your phone to broadcast your favorite tunes.

  • Try this DOSS Soundbox that’s portable and wireless and just under $40.

Use calming light features to destress after a long day. Here’s a unique ocean wave projector that displays soothing lights and plays calming sounds. Both children and adults will love this special way to unwind.

You may also like this Galaxy Projector that comes with an app for your phone and bluetooth speakers.

Consider adding an in-home water feature. This Amazon Choice Tabletop Fountain would fit nicely in a sunroom, screened in porch or den.

Relaxing Home Decor Essentials

Your home accents and decor can also help promote relaxation and stress relief. Use these items in your living room, bathroom and bedroom.

Incorporate calming artwork like this Inhale/Exhale canvas print. This artwork literally reminds you to breathe and decompress.

Decorate your coffee table with relaxation and stress relief books. Here’s one for practicing mindfulness and here’s a best-selling adult coloring book to try (these are proven to help relieve stress!).

Accent with luxurious throw blankets like this velvet plush option or this faux fur piece and keep wearable blankets in a cute basket near the couch. 

Throw in some chic lumbar support pillows to make sure your body feels its best. This modern faux leather pillow will add a punch of style to your living room and these neutral options will work with any decor:

Try using a weight blanket for your bed. This best selling weighted blanket comes in lots of different colors and patterns and provides a calming sensory experience to help you get the best night’s sleep.

Home Essentials for Stress Relief

Here are some items you can use to physically relieve stress from your body. These home essentials don’t take up a lot of space and work wonders for the body.

I hope you enjoyed this list and will take some time to purchase items for your mental well-being. These stress relieving home essentials are a must for busy women and moms. Make self-care a priority and invest in items that will bring you greater peace and relaxation, today!


Be sure to check out all of my posts for Self-Care and Love and get more Home Essentials and Decor Tips like the best Bargain Home Essentials to Style Your Front Porch and these Must Have Kitchen Essentials and Decor for Elegance on a Budget!

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