A Detailed Note on Trending Prayer Room Designs for Homes

There is enough chaos revolving around us every day. That’s why the importance of creating a serene space for prayer has become essential. As prayer room is a sacred place where we can open our hearts and share all our happiness and sorrows with the favourite god or idol thus, day-by-day, people’s enormous interest in creating an incredible prayer room and decorating it according to their desires and convenience is increasing. For this, designers are coming-up with diverse style of prayer rooms catering to all the religions embodies holistic wellness. Prayer rooms are the spaces that act as a sanctuary for spiritual practices and enhance overall well-being of the home. 

So here, let’s catch up the article to go through the latest trends in designing prayer rooms that cultivate faith and focus into the home.

Fundamentals of Designs in Prayer Room across Diverse Religion  In a Hindu Prayer room, a central slab with pictures of deities and statues are often placed on raised stage. Traditional oil lamps and electric lamps are used to transform the space into scared ambiance. Designers incorporate spiritual symbols like Swastika or Om as decorating element. They also include shelves and cabinet to allow the homeowner to store the pooja items such as offerings to god, flowers, and lamps. Basically, the Hindu prayer rooms are decorated with elements such as incense holders, bells and, and water vessels filled with fragrance flowers to ensure good ventilation. In addition, they add a floor seating with mats and cushions for sitting during prayer. 

For a Muslim Prayer room, a minimalist decor is needed. They include a dedicated and clean prayer rug focused on designs oriented towards Mecca. To place a Quran, a simple and uncluttered stand and a small sink will be designed inside the prayer room for ‘Wudu’. Also, to show the direction of Mecca, a qibla indicator is placed. Customarily, the Muslim prayer rooms are designed and decorated with cool and neutral colours such as green, blue, and white. On the walls, they incorporate Arabic geometric and calligraphy to ensure the room is calm, serene, private, and quiet. 

In a Christian Prayer room, designers create and curate the pious space by keeping a crucifix or cross as a key focal point. To ensure the convenience during the prayer, they add comfortable chairs and kneelers. To keep the Bible, candles and, other devotional things, a small decorative table is placed. In general, Christian prayer rooms are decked with religious icons such as statues and images of Jesus, Mary, and saints. Multipurpose shelves are usually fixed to store the religious books and texts. They use calming colours such as light blue, white, and beige along with soft lighting like subtle lamps and candles. The walls of Prayer room are also designed with stained glass and simple artwork. 

“With the rising demand for holistic home experiences, candles are contributing to create a soothing and personalized atmosphere that appeals to occupants. Having candles as a part of interior decor can have a profound impact on the occupants' mental health”, - Umesh Singh, CEO, Tara Candles.