Light:

Change the harsh overhead lights in the room to soft lamps. To lock in and slow down the evening, place a warm-tone lamp in each of your most used areas, such as the desk, bedside, and sofa. At dinner, add fairy lights or a single taper candle. To further set the mood and create the illusion that your living area is a filter, use light-colored curtains.

Here are some lamp inspirations for you, while you slow down and find yourself during the lock in:

Scents:

Scents hold memory. Although every scent could make you feel some type of way, choose the ones that make you feel warm. Whether it is vanilla, brown sugar, patchouli, or coffee. If you have no particular scent that you resonate with right now, pick one this lock in season. That way, you feel accountable to actually lock in and achieve your goals. By this time next year, you will have your signature "Lock In Scent".

Here are some candle holders that’d tie the mood together, whether you are planning to lock in or not:

Here’s a way to put it together tonight:

Customise your lock in ritual for the night, or follow this to get started:

• Lock In Tip 1: Turn off the main light; switch on one lamp.

• Lock In Tip 2: Press play on a 60-minute playlist.

• Lock In Tip 3: Wind down, sit for five quiet breaths, and journal.

• Lock In Tip 4: Get Silk Pillow cases.

Small moves, big shift.

Daily touchstones

• A five-minute journal: one line for gratitude, one for intention, and one for “What would make today feel good?” Make this into a tracker for the whole lock in season, you will surprise yourself with the progress.

• A morning tea/coffee pause: your quirky mug, always in the same corner without any distractions. And yes, the phones, magazines, podcasts, and music are all distractions. Keep this time to yourself. Five minutes every morning, and you will continue it even after the lockdown ends.

Weekly Lock in Reset

Set aside an hour to end the old week and prepare for the new one to lock in. Start by stripping the bed, spritzing the mattress, changing into new sheets, lighting a fresh candle, and clearing out one "hot spot." That chair with the clothes piling up is a “hot spot.” Go get it. If you enjoy cosy pieces for evening rituals, play around with your loungewear.

To kick off your Lock in, first breathe, then layer. Start with breathable base linens, such as crisp, cool cotton or linen sheets, and then add warmth where it's needed, like a thicker throw on the sofa for movie nights, a velvet cushion for the reading chair, or a quilt at the foot of the bed. You avoid overheating in this manner.

Swap the season. Retire summer lightness for autumn lock in depths: think textured pillowcases, a weightier quilt, tactile knits, and a blanket you can actually cocoon in. Wearing loungewear is customary. Putting on comfortable loungewear is a cue, not a sign of laziness. Your body receives the signal, "We're home now." To feel put together even when you're relaxing, choose items that are firm against your skin and maintain their shape.

How to choose your big three during lock in

• One for body (e.g., 10-minute stretch, try new home workouts until you land on the one that fits you)
• One for the mind (e.g., read five pages, meditate for at least 5 minutes)
• One for space (e.g., reset one surface each evening, declutter overfilled corner/shelf)

Make them visible

Create a “Lock In Board” on your fridge or inside a wardrobe, or keep a small diary on your tray. If you’re a visual person, try weekly Pinterest-style mood updates: snapshots of your reading nook, the candle you finished, your tidy bedside. The point isn’t perfection—it’s proof.

Try these three deliberate swaps during lock in this week if you do nothing else:

First, new bedding. Clean, mist, and make your bed again. Climb in early one night and use the lamplight to read.

Now, take a look at our bedding sets. These basic, breathable foundations encourage layering.

Put on the appropriate attire. Select a set of comfortable loungewear that you will genuinely enjoy wearing.

Check out our selection of loungewear and pajamas. We choose items that exude luxury, quality, and comfort, just like you, during the lock in.

Give your rituals a name. Put a sticky note with your three small habits on it and put it by the kettle, on your bedside, or on your tray, where you start and end your day.