The Right Interior Design Can Help You Live with Impaired Mobility, A Wheelchair,
Hearing Loss, Failing Vision or Asthma & Allergies

Steps to Managing Dust Allergies Those suffering from dust allergies are not allergic to the dust itself, but rather to waste from a microscopic creature, the dust mite. The trick to making your home comfortable for you is to make it inhospitable to dust mites. Among the important steps to take are these: Bedroom Encase mattress with a dust mite-proof cover Use encasing under pillow cases Replace curtains with hard-surfaced window coverings Remove rugs and/or carpeting Let in the sun! Dust mites like dark, moist places Use bedding that can be washed weekly in extremely hot water Living Room Replace curtains with hard-surfaced window coverings Remove rugs or carpet Replace all cloth-covered furniture with un-upholstered or leather-covered furniture Dust every week Vaccuum weekly using a vaccum cleaner that contains an HEPA charcoal filter

 

If you or a loved one has recently become disabled, been diagnosed with a disease or is suffering adverse effects of aging, you may also have been urged to do a fairly extensive home renovation. Given all you need to do just to deal with the illness itself, you may be wondering how you’re going to find the time and energy to reconfigure rooms, widen doors, install grab bars, replace curtains, and change furniture and floorings.

You might also be wondering just what your living space is going to look like afterward. No one wants their bedroom or living room to look or feel like a hospital room! (And the one at right, which was configured to mitigate dust and asthma, doesn't!)

Comfort & Joy Interior Design can help!

Interior designer Nicolette Toussaint has personal experience in desiging to manage hearing and vision difficulties and chemical sensitivities. She is trained to understand the needs of those with dimished mobility, and understands ADA wheelchair and bathroom access requirements. Her special area of focus is redesign that allows people to age in place.

Nicolette is an expert in redesigning rooms to minimize dust and maximize ease of cleaning while ensuring that your home remains a place of comfort and beauty. Your home can be a place where you can breathe easy, safe from allergens and the toxins that are "outgassed" by most carpets, many synthetic floors, paints and even your cabinets.

Your home can be a place that combines respect for the planet with beautiful surroundings -- a place where guests will admire your attractive new design, never knowing that aging or a health crisis was the driving factor in prompting the change.

Let Nicolette take the weight off your shoulders - and lungs - by planning and supervising your "breathe easy" redesign. Sliding scale rates are available for those who are retrofitting due to health problems.

 

About the Room Pictured Above The room above has been designed for the comfort of someone with a dust allergy. Carpets have been eliminated in favor of wood floors. The chair and loveseat are covered in leather rather than cloth (leather furniture comes in many colors other than black). Instead of cloth curtains, the window is covered by a wood shade, so that it’s easy to dust (it's got to be easy if you're going to dust every week).

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Nicolette Toussaint Comfort & Joy Interior Design San Francisco, CA (415) 690-7107 Living in Comfort & Joy Blog E-mail Nicolette