quiet please

Listen, do you hear that? If you’re taking a quiet moment out to sit down to read a magazine, then hopefully not. Realistically, a completely silent home is somewhat of a rarity, and one of those things that you never have exactly when you need it.

Depending on where you live, how much building work your neighbours are currently undertaking and whether it’s lawnmowing season, there’s a barrage of sound beyond your four walls – and beyond your control – determined to distract you from the task at hand. Sound is the poor relation in the conversation we’ve started about wellness in our homes – falling by the wayside for the more Instagrammable plant rooms and garden yoga studios. But can