Relaxing Music For Your Home Renovations
Sam Lutz • October 14, 2014
Home renovations are exciting. When renovations are complete, the house looks clean, beautiful, and in a way, reborn. Unfortunately, renovations can also be stressful while they’re taking place. It’s easy to get frustrated when tasks don’t go quite right–and they never do go quite the way they’re expected. Paint splatters and spills, rusty pipes break and leak, plaster crumbles. Taking on a renovation project requires patience, skill and poise.
That’s why it’s so important to listen to a relaxing soundtrack in the hours or days during a renovation. Whether you’re painting the walls, remodeling a bathroom or updating the landscaping, these songs will pass the time and keep emotions at an even keel. Not only do these songs make renovations fun, but they also prevent you from losing your temper. For projects that involve working with other people, listening to calming music helps keep the peace.
We’ve divided these songs into categories, so you can pick those songs that appeal to your tastes. Some of these songs are even scientifically proven
to be relaxing! So sit back, relax and enjoy your time fixing up the house.
Rock/Popular Songs
- Strawberry Swing – Coldplay
- Sunday Morning – Maroon 5
- Someone Like You – Adele
- Please Don’t Go – Barcelona
- Pure Shores – All Saints
- One Headlight – The Wallflowers
- Do You Remember – Jack Johnson
- The A Team – Ed Sheeran
- Ho Hey – The Lumineers
- I Will Posses Your Heart – Death Cab for Cutie
- Whispers in the Dark – Mumford and Sons
- Twin Rocks, Oregon – Shawn Mullins
Classical Music
- Canzonetta Sull’aria – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Clair de Lune – Claude Debussy
- Canon in D – Johan Pachelbel
- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor (‘Moonlight’) – Ludwig van Beethoven
- Air “On the G String” – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Clarinet Concerto: Adagio – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Spiritual/New Age Music
- Weightless – Marconi Union
- Electra – Airstream
- Mellomaniac (Chill Out Mix) – DJ Shah
- Watermark – Enya
- We Can Fly – Cafe Del Mar
- Book of Days – Enya
- La Serenissima – Loreena McKinnett
What are your favorite songs to listen to during home improvement and renovation projects? Leave your thoughts and suggestions in our comments box. Start a dialogue! We’d like to know what songs you’d like to be added to the list.
For more music suggestions and paint supplies for all your renovation projects, residents of the Pittsburgh area can contact Ace Paint and Unfinished Furniture, or stop in at one of our local stores. We like to help in all ways when it comes to home improvement projects.
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