Design A Healthy Home: 100 Ways to Transform Your Space for Physical and Mental Wellbeing

Hardback

Main Details

Title Design A Healthy Home: 100 Ways to Transform Your Space for Physical and Mental Wellbeing
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Oliver Heath
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 223,Width 177
Category/GenreSustainability
Complementary therapies, healing and health
Interior design, decor and style guides
ISBN/Barcode 9780241500927
ClassificationsDewey:747
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Imprint DK
Publication Date 6 May 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Simple, practical advice on how to design your home for health and happiness. Create a healthy, happy home with 100 design ideas to support your physical and mental wellbeing. Using the latest evidence and research in wellbeing and Biophilic Design, learn how to transform every space in your home to create a restorative and nurturing environment. Discover the many benefits of connecting to nature, maximising natural light, improving air quality, and the right way to add colour, texture, and pattern to create spaces that improve relaxation, recuperation, social connections, and sleep. Together with the research team at Oliver Heath Design, including sustainability expert Victoria Jackson, psychologist Eden Goode, and designer Jo Baston, Oliver has devised each solution with easy implementation in mind. Whatever your budget and whether you rent or own your property you can use these stylish fun and affordable ideas to make your home a sanctuary.

Author Biography

Founder of Oliver Heath Design Ltd, an architectural and interior design practice focussed on delivering health and wellbeing in the built environment, Oliver Heath is a global expert in biophilic design. He has presented television shows such as BBC Changing Rooms and BBC DIY SOS, and frequently acts as a spokesperson for the UK's Department for Energy and Climate Change, the Energy Saving Trust (EST) and the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). Oliver also writes for the Guardian, Grand Designs magazine and House Beautiful.