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Design A Healthy Home

100 Ways to Transform Your Space for Physical and Mental Wellbeing
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Design A Healthy Home by Oliver Heath offers 100 practical design ideas focused on promoting health and happiness within your living space. Combining the latest research in wellbeing and Biophilic Design, this book guides you on transforming your home through natural light, air quality, colour, texture, and pattern to foster relaxation, recuperation, social connection, and better sleep. With expert input from sustainability, psychology, and design professionals, the solutions are tailored for easy implementation, suitable for any budget, and adaptable whether you rent or own.
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Format: Hardback
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This book is ideal for homeowners and renters interested in enhancing their wellbeing through thoughtful home design. It suits anyone seeking affordable, stylish ideas to create a restorative, nurturing environment that supports physical and mental health.

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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.

Design A Healthy Home is an essential guide for anyone looking to enhance their living space thoughtfully and intentionally.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241500927

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 May 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 177.0mm

Height: 223.0mm

Weight: 617g

Pages: 192

About the Author

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.

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