Are you designing your small space for someone who is ill? Consider these design choices.
Many people have started to build their small spaces for loved ones to live in. For some people it’s so their aging family members can live nearby, for others, perhaps for a health care provider to live in. Whatever your reasoning is for wanting to add a small home to your property, there are solutions for you.
I have created a “Healthy Home” series where we will walk through several crutical things to consider when designing or remodeling your small space for someone who is ill, or could likely become ill.
The topics we will cover will be:
Furniture Choices. Believe it or not, furniture choices can make a huge difference in someones mobility ability. For instance, if a bed is too low or too high, it can be difficult to get out of for someone who is ill.
Air Quality. Did you know that the air inside your home is likely to be 2-5 times more polluted than the air outside your home? Why? Building materials, furnishings, finishes, and household items like cleaning products emit toxins that negatively impact the air you breathe creating poor air quality.
Water Quality. Just like air quality, water quality is vital for your health. Whether you have municipal water or well water, it’s likely that your water contains chemicals, bacteria and/or heavy metals.
Tips on cleaning and decluttering your home, for your safety. We often are even tracking in unkown chemicals into our homes through shoes which collect outdoor pollutants like pesticides, heavy metals and bacteria, and if you don’t stop at the front door, these pollutants will be tracked all over your home. Put a chair or bench in your entryway to encourage your family members and your guests to sit and take their shoes off as soon as they enter your home.
