Emotional escape room? What? Huh?
Think back to when you were a small kid. Do you remember making little tents and bringing all your toys inside to play alone? That was your sanctuary for a moment. It allowed you to have fun in an area that you created for comfort.
Emotional escape rooms are all the rave these days!
Quite literally! There’s lots of chatter about young adults creating rave rooms to decompress. Any safe space you create to decompress is a win in full transparency. In fact, adulting responsibly should always be a trend. Could this be a new realm of self-care?
Here are a few ideas you could create for your emotional escape room;
- Music rooms
- Library rooms
- Cozy naptime rooms
- Massage rooms
- Yoga rooms
- Tech Rooms
The ultimate room design would need to fit the aesthetic look and feel of where you want to retreat.
I created my own emotional escape room aesthetic!
My room is dark and moody with pops of greenery. The destination was made to keep me productive in my work. I do lots of youtube videos, product photography, sewing for my clothing brand, and more. Ultimately, I needed a room with a dark, minimal, and relaxing vibe. You could say I created my own room goals for working.
I get so many compliments on my room whenever I do zoom meetings with clients. Most of my escape room vibes are centered around my RGB lights.
No matter what type of emotional escape room idea you choose always works with great lighting.
The best advice I have for your room aesthetic is to make sure it’s great, day and night. That comes with good lighting.
Setting up the near-perfect room for relaxation can have you a bit overwhelmed with what to add to your room. Here’s a breakdown of different items you could add to help you unwind in your special escape room.
I’ve asked many of my peers have they heard of an emotional escape room, and most said, NO!
Our minds aren’t programmed around creating an environment to escape to. Most of us consider our bedrooms as our escape rooms. We go into our bedrooms to hang out, work, sleep, and sometimes even eat.
But is that an escape?
Absolutely! Our example of an emotional escape room, it’s a room centered around a mood, vibe, decor style, and aesthetic. This is why as we said above, there’s so much chatter around rave rooms, hippie rooms, and more.
One can assume that these types of rooms are being created to aid in mental health. I can personally vouch that when I enter my custom-designed room, I feel much better. I don’t feel the chaos of life hitting me all at once. It’s my oasis. A place I can work in peace. The creative destination used to settle my mind and help with productivity.
Can you create a special room, if you don’t have the extra space?
Well, of course. The idea of an emotional escape room is to have a select area to feel whole & relaxed. If you only have your bedroom, you can add decor to match your vibe. Your bedroom could be that special space. It could be a corner of the room or the whole room. This is for you!
I’ve seen rooms opposite of my vibe and that is perfectly fine because it’s designed for them. Some people need chaos to decompress. There may be certain personality types that need a music room to play loud music to drown out the noise for a bit. You could create a boxing room to take out your frustration on a boxing bag to decompress.
Your Vibe, Is YOUR VIBE!
Design your style around things you love. Items that you want to see. If a cluttered room drives you crazy, it’s time to tidy up. If you love plants, add some greenery to bring more life into your space.
Be you!
You have to be the interior designer. Take your time and write down what your emotional escape room decor would look like. How would the room feel? Is there anything in your room that is a trigger for you? Can you eliminate things from your space that are not needed?
Ask yourself those questions and look around.
In Conclusion
I truly believe everyone needs and deserves an emotional escape room as soon as possible. In part, I think I’ve always had some sort of room designed around my well-being. I try to make every space inviting, but now, It’s more practical. Designing a room just to be pretty doesn’t make sense to me. I design around my personal interior aesthetic, functionality, and art.
It’s easy to could go on and on about designing the perfect space to escape to. However, your room or space should be dedicated to you and you only. In that particular space, you have the power to invite and isolate. The choices are yours.
I’m always growing so my emotional escape room will constantly be evolving. I’m dark and moody now, and who knows, I might be 50 shades of tan later.
I might not go that far, but I know for sure, as I grow as an entrepreneur and young woman, my aesthetic might change. I welcome change in my life if it means I’m progressing in the right direction.
Will you be creating your very own emotional escape room?
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