It’s been researched and proven, but we don’t need data to know just how our physical surroundings can affect us. We feel it, right? Real time, real life, when the clutter piles up, the stress does too. At the core of it is how your home is set up. How your home is decorated can actually help you feel energized, calm, and rested. Amber Dunford, with a master’s in psychology and a master’s in design, shared five specific ways we can create a space that feels good. She believes that our home can really boost our mental health. There’s a lot of science behind this, supporting the idea that our surroundings affect us.