Holistic Interior Design: The Role of Crystals

Creating a safe sanctuary at home is so important, and holistic interior design enriches the design process with considerations beyond visual look and functionality, focusing on how our homes can promote personal wellness, helping us live happy and fulfilling lives. Introducing crystals into your interior scheme can have a transformative effect in the home, from attracting unique visual intrigue that excites our spirit to promoting restorative energies that nurture balance in mind, body and soul. In this blog, we are sharing our thoughts on the transformative qualities and positive energies crystals can bring to your home.

These two primary types of chi interact with our own chi flow, the energy current running through our bodies (or through our chakras, as described in ancient Hindu and Buddhist traditions), in turn enhancing or harming our psyche. A key aspect of Feng shui is space clearing, a practice that clears negative energy and encourages positive energy to restore balance around us and within us.

Introducing crystals into your home is a conscious way of grappling with these concepts described in traditional Feng Shui in order to cultivate wellness. Due to their natural beauty, crystals also create striking interior pieces, including furnishings, interior accessories and artwork.

Crystal Healing

Ancient forms of medicine have long used crystals, orderly patterns of atoms that are formed in the earth’s solid bedrock for up to millions of years. Today, crystals are still used in natural therapy practices, informed by the ancient belief that crystals hold their own energy or energetic power. The crystal’s vibrations emanate and interact with the energies in our bodies, remedying any unbalanced or blocked frequencies within us which may be causing physical pain or mental hardship.

In the practice of holistic interior design, we can incorporate crystals into the interior design scheme to promote this flow of good energy and wellness within our homes. Read on to find out how.

How to Choose Crystals for your interior

An intuitive method to find the right crystal for you and your home is viewing a selection of crystals in person. Look and touch the crystals whilst being receptive and open to any feelings of being drawn to a specific crystal.

If this is not possible, read up on the different “properties” of crystals, focusing on what energy you want to bring into your home. More on that below.

Finally, consider your interior scheme when selecting the type of crystal, in terms of tone and form. Whilst the fundamental energy of the crystal is important, it is equally important to introduce crystals that look luxurious and work with your interior scheme to promote wellness in all aspects of your life.

In Hill House Interiors luxury interior projects, we have incorporated crystals in a variety of interesting ways, including Pinto Quartz bedside lamps, a coffee table formed from a large piece of Clear Quartz, or natural pieces of crystals as a beautiful coffee table or powder room or accessory. We also love the incredible artwork of Emily Swift Jones, an instinctive artist renowned for her work with semi-precious stones, minerals and crystals.

Here’s our guide on the properties of six popular healing crystals for your interior, paired with rooms we believe its energies would greatly benefit:

Amethyst – ‘The protector’

• For relaxation in the Bedroom
• Pinkish to deep grade purple colour
• Relieves stress and encourages positivity and tranquillity

Citrine – ‘The energiser’

• To invigorate your morning routine at the Vanity or in the Bathroom
• Yellow colour
• Inspires joy, success and prosperity
• Eliminates negative energy so you can embrace happiness and optimism
• Helps you see your goals through and manifest abundance.

Clear Quartz – ‘The master healer’

• To promote clarity and concentration in the Home Office
• Colourless
• Amplifies intention
• Protects and absorbs negative surrounding energies
• Promotes peace
• Improves focus and clears mental blocks

Smokey Quartz – ‘The grounder’

• To diffuse negative energy in high-footfall areas, such as the Hallway or Living Room
• Brown to grey colour
• Promotes serenity and calmness
• Encourages positive thoughts

Labradorite – ‘The transformer’

• To impart you with strength before leaving the house when touching up in the downstairs Powder room
• Flashes of blue and gold
• Strengthens intuition and faith in self
• Banishes fear
• Calm vibration of peacefulness

 Pyrite: – ‘Universal energies’

• Beautiful brass tone with black veins, perfect within bespoke artwork
• Energy-boosting vibration
• Nourishing energies