Holistic Interior Design
Design From The Bottom-UP & From The Inside-Out
Imagine you’ve hired a Holistic Interior Designer. Who do you expect to meet you at the front door? Is she sporting a tattoo or wearing a suit?
Ok, let’s back up a little. Perhaps Holistic Design sounds a bit “guru” to you; it may involve crystals, beaded curtains and incense. Maybe it’s just the next feng shui, or yikes, some trendy, quasi-political design movement. You ask yourself; What is Holistic Interior Design anyway? Is it for me?
If you Google it, you’ll find that it touches on various subjects, but as it pertains to your home, holistic interior design is about designing for wellness from the ground-up. Ok, but then you might wonder; What exactly does designing for wellness mean? Is it incorporating a yoga or meditation room? A wing for a personal trainer? Sounds nice, but what if I’m not into that?
Holistic Interior Design is actually quite approachable!
To increase wellness, Holistic Interior Design offers a customized design prescription for what ails you. It considers your discomforts, struggles and frustrations, and creates solutions. What’s bothering you?
Is it that every time you walk into a room you can’t find what you’re looking for?
Or an inefficient kitchen design that’s making cooking a bear?
Is it not having enough space when book club comes over?
I’m here to tell you that it’s often that something you can’t quite put your finger on, something as basic as why doesn’t this space feel right?
Holistic design begins where these issues present themselves. It is a process that works from the bottom-up and inside-out, beginning with who you are and where you’ve come from. How you’re wired and what you do. What you value and what brings you joy.
In contrast, a “top-down” approach to design begins with outside ideas, styles and products vying to take up residence in your life. It is dictated by specific rules about color palettes and seasonal design trends.
Sure, top-down design resources can be beautiful and exciting, but for most of us, a top-down approach can be overwhelming, to say the least. Transferring design ideas and products to work within a personal space is not a simple process. Even having an Instagram worthy room doesn’t necessarily guarantee that your problems will be solved. More often than not, top-down design is about telling someone else’s story and not your own. It runs a high risk of obsolescence and looking dated.
Holistic Design flips this script on it’s head and works from bottom-up and from the inside-out. It’s about addressing your problems and creating a unique and personal style with a timelessness of its own. It allows you to live into your space, and create a home that evolves with you as your needs in life change. It’s simply a more sustainable and personalized approach to designing your home.
So, that Holistic Interior Designer at your door? She is someone who is interested in getting to know you. A professional who can put her design skills and imagination to work for you. A Holistic Interior Designer is a great guide to creating that beautiful destination you call Home.