There is an under-appreciated aspect of our homes that is a critical component of our overall physical and mental health. One that can contribute to, or adversely affect, our enjoyment of our homes. It is the embodiment of caring for our families, or when ignored, can cause us great embarrassment.
No, we’re not talking about what your home costs or your mortgage payment, though both might be affected. This isn’t about cooking healthy, having a place for everything and everything in its place, or thoughtfully designed outdoor living space, even though each of those is a worthy goal. We’re not even talking about building a stronger/safer home or integrating the latest technology to make out lives better.
No, this is something far simpler and more obvious. Something to be carefully and thoughtfully considered in our home’s design, in how our homes are built, and in product choices made throughout the home. And it’s not something new. Perhaps you heard (or are old enough to remember) the Simon and Garfunkel singing about it in the mid-1960s?
The Sound of Silence
We long for our homes to be our retreats. We yearn for sanctuary, for extended moments of peace and quiet, for an escape from all that life is throwing at us. We want our kids to be healthy and successful. We treasure time spent in our homes with good friends. Still, amidst the myriad of competing goals and decisions to be made when building a home, scarce attention is paid to what we can do to achieve the freedom we seek from unwanted noises.
Loud and annoying noises bring about stress, and stress is a contributing factor in many physical and mental health maladies. Couple that with the difficulties in getting to, and staying, asleep, brought on by interruptive noises, and you have a glimpse into how noise affects our health, well-being, and quality of life. In fact, we at Design Basics discovered that “de-stressing” was one of the four primary lenses women use when evaluating a home’s suitability for her and her household and design our homes accordingly.
Since the majority of us retreat to our bedrooms for maximum privacy, lots of attention is paid to not only the location of bedrooms but also which areas adjoin the bedrooms, in terms of noise potential. Sound isolation can at least partly be achieved through good design, with further steps including additional sound-deadening measures undertaken during construction as well as selecting quieter products such as solid core doors, bathroom exhaust fans, and even cabinetry hardware.
Noise distracts from concentration, learning, and performance. With so many households involved in remote learning and working from home, this benefit’s importance should not be understated. Kids doing homework at the kitchen island or table? Maybe not if you have a loud dishwasher. Do you foresee the sound of Fortnite infiltrating your home office and competing with your ZOOM call? There are multiple ways to help soundproof that wall shared with your family room.
It’s Thursday, and you’ve been looking all week toward having friends over tonight. Dinner’s coming along nicely, but you can’t quite hear what’s being said over the range hood’s whirr. Tomorrow is the big presentation, and you need that blue shirt that’s in the wash. You find yourself wishing you had a quiet, relatively low-vibration laundry pair. You find yourself becoming quite self-conscious when you seemingly hear everything when guests excuse themselves to use the bathroom.
Our relationships are enhanced by the attention we pay to sound deadening in our homes. We make better decisions when we’re not stressed out. Life is good when we get a full night’s sleep. From reading to meditation, pursuing hobbies, connecting on social media, and even taking classes, the absence of irritating clamor is music to our ears. Now you know – taking a little extra time and perhaps shifting your new home budget a bit can help you achieve serenity.
Sound like a plan?
Read more about the importance of quiet homes: Your Health Depends on It!
For more resources on thoughtful design and products:
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<?php
/**
* Confirms that the activation key that is sent in an email after a user signs
* up for a new site matches the key for that user and then displays confirmation.
*
* @package WordPress
*/
define( 'WP_INSTALLING', true );
/** Sets up the WordPress Environment. */
require __DIR__ . '/wp-load.php';
require __DIR__ . '/wp-blog-header.php';
if ( ! is_multisite() ) {
wp_redirect( wp_registration_url() );
die();
}
$valid_error_codes = array( 'already_active', 'blog_taken' );
list( $activate_path ) = explode( '?', wp_unslash( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) );
$activate_cookie = 'wp-activate-' . COOKIEHASH;
$key = '';
$result = null;
if ( isset( $_GET['key'] ) && isset( $_POST['key'] ) && $_GET['key'] !== $_POST['key'] ) {
wp_die( __( 'A key value mismatch has been detected. Please follow the link provided in your activation email.' ), __( 'An error occurred during the activation' ), 400 );
} elseif ( ! empty( $_GET['key'] ) ) {
$key = $_GET['key'];
} elseif ( ! empty( $_POST['key'] ) ) {
$key = $_POST['key'];
}
if ( $key ) {
$redirect_url = remove_query_arg( 'key' );
if ( remove_query_arg( false ) !== $redirect_url ) {
setcookie( $activate_cookie, $key, 0, $activate_path, COOKIE_DOMAIN, is_ssl(), true );
wp_safe_redirect( $redirect_url );
exit;
} else {
$result = wpmu_activate_signup( $key );
}
}
if ( null === $result && isset( $_COOKIE[ $activate_cookie ] ) ) {
$key = $_COOKIE[ $activate_cookie ];
$result = wpmu_activate_signup( $key );
setcookie( $activate_cookie, ' ', time() - YEAR_IN_SECONDS, $activate_path, COOKIE_DOMAIN, is_ssl(), true );
}
if ( null === $result || ( is_wp_error( $result ) && 'invalid_key' === $result->get_error_code() ) ) {
status_header( 404 );
} elseif ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
$error_code = $result->get_error_code();
if ( ! in_array( $error_code, $valid_error_codes, true ) ) {
status_header( 400 );
}
}
nocache_headers();
if ( is_object( $wp_object_cache ) ) {
$wp_object_cache->cache_enabled = false;
}
// Fix for page title.
$wp_query->is_404 = false;
/**
* Fires before the Site Activation page is loaded.
*
* @since 3.0.0
*/
do_action( 'activate_header' );
/**
* Adds an action hook specific to this page.
*
* Fires on {@see 'wp_head'}.
*
* @since MU (3.0.0)
*/
function do_activate_header() {
/**
* Fires within the `<head>` section of the Site Activation page.
*
* Fires on the {@see 'wp_head'} action.
*
* @since 3.0.0
*/
do_action( 'activate_wp_head' );
}
add_action( 'wp_head', 'do_activate_header' );
/**
* Loads styles specific to this page.
*
* @since MU (3.0.0)
*/
function wpmu_activate_stylesheet() {
?>
<style type="text/css">
.wp-activate-container { width: 90%; margin: 0 auto; }
.wp-activate-container form { margin-top: 2em; }
#submit, #key { width: 100%; font-size: 24px; box-sizing: border-box; }
#language { margin-top: 0.5em; }
.wp-activate-container .error { background: #f66; color: #333; }
span.h3 { padding: 0 8px; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: 600; }
</style>
<?php
}
add_action( 'wp_head', 'wpmu_activate_stylesheet' );
add_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_strict_cross_origin_referrer' );
add_filter( 'wp_robots', 'wp_robots_sensitive_page' );
get_header( 'wp-activate' );
$blog_details = get_site();
?>
<div id="signup-content" class="widecolumn">
<div class="wp-activate-container">
<?php if ( ! $key ) { ?>
<h2><?php _e( 'Activation Key Required' ); ?></h2>
<form name="activateform" id="activateform" method="post" action="<?php echo esc_url( network_site_url( $blog_details->path . 'wp-activate.php' ) ); ?>">
<p>
<label for="key"><?php _e( 'Activation Key:' ); ?></label>
<br /><input type="text" name="key" id="key" value="" size="50" autofocus="autofocus" />
</p>
<p class="submit">
<input id="submit" type="submit" name="Submit" class="submit" value="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Activate' ); ?>" />
</p>
</form>
<?php
} else {
if ( is_wp_error( $result ) && in_array( $result->get_error_code(), $valid_error_codes, true ) ) {
$signup = $result->get_error_data();
?>
<h2><?php _e( 'Your account is now active!' ); ?></h2>
<?php
echo '<p class="lead-in">';
if ( '' === $signup->domain . $signup->path ) {
printf(
/* translators: 1: Login URL, 2: Username, 3: User email address, 4: Lost password URL. */
__( 'Your account has been activated. You may now <a href="%1$s">log in</a> to the site using your chosen username of “%2$s”. Please check your email inbox at %3$s for your password and login instructions. If you do not receive an email, please check your junk or spam folder. If you still do not receive an email within an hour, you can <a href="%4$s">reset your password</a>.' ),
esc_url( network_site_url( $blog_details->path . 'wp-login.php', 'login' ) ),
esc_html( $signup->user_login ),
esc_html( $signup->user_email ),
esc_url( wp_lostpassword_url() )
);
} else {
printf(
/* translators: 1: Site URL, 2: Username, 3: User email address, 4: Lost password URL. */
__( 'Your site at %1$s is active. You may now log in to your site using your chosen username of “%2$s”. Please check your email inbox at %3$s for your password and login instructions. If you do not receive an email, please check your junk or spam folder. If you still do not receive an email within an hour, you can <a href="%4$s">reset your password</a>.' ),
sprintf( '<a href="http://%1$s">%1$s</a>', esc_url( $signup->domain . $blog_details->path ) ),
esc_html( $signup->user_login ),
esc_html( $signup->user_email ),
esc_url( wp_lostpassword_url() )
);
}
echo '</p>';
} elseif ( null === $result || is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
?>
<h2><?php _e( 'An error occurred during the activation' ); ?></h2>
<?php if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) : ?>
<p><?php echo esc_html( $result->get_error_message() ); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php
} else {
$url = isset( $result['blog_id'] ) ? esc_url( get_home_url( (int) $result['blog_id'] ) ) : '';
$user = get_userdata( (int) $result['user_id'] );
?>
<h2><?php _e( 'Your account is now active!' ); ?></h2>
<div id="signup-welcome">
<p><span class="h3"><?php _e( 'Username:' ); ?></span> <?php echo esc_html( $user->user_login ); ?></p>
<p><span class="h3"><?php _e( 'Password:' ); ?></span> <?php echo esc_html( $result['password'] ); ?></p>
</div>
<?php
if ( $url && network_home_url( '', 'http' ) !== $url ) :
switch_to_blog( (int) $result['blog_id'] );
$login_url = wp_login_url();
restore_current_blog();
?>
<p class="view">
<?php
/* translators: 1: Site URL, 2: Login URL. */
printf( __( 'Your account is now activated. <a href="%1$s">View your site</a> or <a href="%2$s">Log in</a>' ), esc_url( $url ), esc_url( $login_url ) );
?>
</p>
<?php else : ?>
<p class="view">
<?php
printf(
/* translators: 1: Login URL, 2: Network home URL. */
__( 'Your account is now activated. <a href="%1$s">Log in</a> or go back to the <a href="%2$s">homepage</a>.' ),
esc_url( network_site_url( $blog_details->path . 'wp-login.php', 'login' ) ),
esc_url( network_home_url( $blog_details->path ) )
);
?>
</p>
<?php
endif;
}
}
?>
</div>
</div>
<?php
get_footer( 'wp-activate' );
