If life is a daily struggle, then your interior must be the temple where you regenerate your strength. It should give you the mood you need to release the stress of the day. Maintaining your well-being at home begins with a house whose decoration resembles you and whose smell calms you. Here we show you how to plant lemon in a cup at home, to perfume your space and decorate it.

Sometimes when you go to a hotel, you detect a smell that calms you. You manage to sleep peacefully, and this pleasant feeling will always be linked to the memory of the days you spent there. Now it is no longer necessary to travel, you can make your interior a real daily getaway.

The benefits of lemon smell

Rhythmic brain electrical activities are classified according to their frequency. Among them are the Theta frequencies that designate certain states of drowsiness, hypnosis and meditation. They also characterize the memorization of information and the phase of paradoxical sleep. The smell of lemon stimulates the activity of the Theta frequencies. In other words, this fragrance will help you feel relaxed and calm. It will improve your concentration, your memory and the quality of your sleep. The smell of lemon also stabilizes your mood and emotions.

Furthermore, to benefit from the pleasant smell of lemon and its benefits, it is possible to plant its seeds in a cup.

How to plant a lemon in a cup

What do you need :

The seeds of an organic lemon

· Potting soil

A pot or cup

・Small pebbles

· Some tweezers

· Water

·Paper towel

To continue, simply follow these steps:

· Collect the lemon seeds and soak them in water for an hour. This makes it easier to remove the lemon pulp that can wrap around the seeds.

· Put the seeds to dry on the paper towel, then carefully remove the pulp around them with tweezers.

· Soak the seeds again in water for two days until the seeds start to germinate.

· Fill half of your container (cup or pot) with potting soil. Take the sprouted seeds of the lemon and gently push them

· If you want to make your plantation a decorative object, you can cover small pebbles.

Place your cup or pot in a sunny location and water it when the soil is dry in the summer. In winter, watering should be less frequent.

How to feel good at home?

· Green plants: this will suit you even better if you are a lover of nature and the outdoors. Install green plants in your living room, this will give a natural touch to your interior and will help purify the air that circulates through your home.

· Go beyond multiple styles: there must be a certain visual coherence within your interior. Thus a multitude of styles: baroque, bohemian, Scandinavian… you will give the impression of suffocating.

· Adopt an elegant style for your bedroom: Avoid cluttering your room with decorations, clear your space so that air can circulate and thus sleep better.

· Change your sheets and pillows once a week to ensure a comfortable bed. Adopt cotton in winter and linen in summer for their absorbency.

· Change the dark curtains that give a gloomy atmosphere to the interior glass. Opt for curtains that let light through to illuminate your interior.

· Prefer soft colors like blue and pastel colors for your bedroom and light colors for your living room to give the illusion of space.