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Natural Surroundings
It is very fulfilling for us to have at least some elements of the natural world in our surroundings. This category contains patterns of how this can be accomplished.
Supporting Patterns
House plants of various sizes, indoor planters all help to create a more natural indoor environment, and help to blur the indoor / outdoor boundary.
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The sound of moving water is very soothing. It helps to create a more natural feeling surrounding, and can help people to relax. The sound of moving water can be a background white noise that blocks or reduces other background noises, helping people to concentrate. Alternatively, it can be a much more subtle trickling sound.

The sound of moving water can be provided both indoors and ...
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When surrounded only by manmade stuctures, without small plants or large trees, we feel depressed and out-of-place.

Both exterior and interior environments are much for uplifting when surrounded by plants.

Because it is a key part of our culture to want to control our environment, we often desire these plants to be highly controlled, by being strictly trimmed, and having ...
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