Bueno and his team combined several of these ideas in a home renovation in Austin, Texas. There is an outdoor Zen garden, flanked indoors by a meditation room on one side and the soaking tub of the primary bath on the other, with both facing a serene green space.<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSoundbathing,\u201d where you immerse yourself in soothing instrumental and natural sounds, has become popular at many professional spas. Now, companies are making versions for the home, or you can set one up yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Create a low-tech soundbathing studio with some comfy pillows, yoga mats, essential oil scent and dimmed lights or candles and then either play or use recorded sounds of\u00a0chimes, singing bowls and gongs. You can find links to\u00a0meditation\u00a0sounds online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are full-size beds available that use low frequency sound and vibrations, or you can find cushion-y mats with some of the same features, far less costly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Traditional saunas use steam, but infrared light saunas are an easier-to-install alternative for indoors. Several makers offer single, two-or three-person versions made of wood or just an insulated fabric. Fancy ones come equipped with Bluetooth audio and color-changing lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you really want to splash out on an in-house, multi-sensory, luxury experience, there are shower units integrating tech into customizable water, steam, lighting and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jack Ovadia, whose eponymous design firm is based in New York, created a one-person onsen, the Japanese deep-soak-style tub, for a Phoenix client. The cocoon-like space has a contemplative wall of terrazzo pebbles and a pretty, petal-bedecked chandelier above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But he also is doing wellness rooms that can multi-serve with a sauna and then an invigorating\u00a0cold plunge\u00a0tub. In his own home, he has an area to practice yoga and Pilates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHaving a private space is essential,\u201d Ovadia says. \u201cA wellness room should be a space where the outside world dissolves; no background noise, no movement beyond your own. This is where you go to let go; to drop into something quieter, something deeper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your ideal wellness room might be a little more energetic than the serene, spa-like versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re designing more music rooms,\u201d Bueno says, \u201cwhich isn\u2019t surprising since music is so healing. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n He notes how much fun it is to work with clients who have a passion \u2014 \u201cart, yoga, music or entertaining\u201d \u2014 and design spaces to help bring that passion home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRecent clients had an extensive vinyl collection,\u201d he says. \u201cOthers have wanted a room to enjoy music during large family gatherings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure the size of the space suits your activity and you use materials to set the tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBring in warmth and a sense of calm with things like natural tan oak, cork, bamboo, neutral tones and organic textures,\u201d Ovadia says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Small table lights can be set on a timer to play calming nature sounds. Some offer a soft amber glow or an array of soothing day-to-evening hues. Invest in a comfy sectional if you have space, or look for flop-worthy giant beanbags and squooshy oversize chairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If it\u2019s an energy-filled space you\u2019re after, Bueno has some suggestions for lighting that kicks things up a little, or a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe did a home gym with red accents, to bring in passion and motivating energy,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Engaging art can add to that vibe. Bueno mounted a clubby neon work in a large music\/family room that says, \u201cThis Must Be the Place.\u201d In the red gym hangs a contemporary piece that reads, \u201cKeep On Keeping On.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n And for the quiet well room? Dreamy nature photographs, prints or mural wallpaper would be the chef\u2019s kiss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nowhere to stake out a wellness room in your own place? You might have something similar in your hometown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Public wellness spaces are becoming places to jive and gather as well. So-called social spas offering traditional spa services, as well as group hangout spaces and social activities, are popping up around the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s the new nightclub,\u201d Ovadia says. \u201cSelf-care is evolving into a shared experience, becoming a prominent scene rather than just a side routine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n New York-based writer Kim Cook covers design and d\u00e9cor topics regularly for The Associated Press. Follow her on Instagram at @kimcookhome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kim CookAssociated Press Spurred by the pandemic, dens became offices, extra bedrooms became\u00a0workout zones, dining rooms morphed into multifunctional creative spaces. Our homes\u00a0have been multitasking\u00a0for a while now. 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