Interior design psychology is a field within environmental psychology, which concerns the environmental conditions of the interior. It is a direct study of the relationship between an environment and how that environment affects the behaviour of its inhabitants, with the aim of maximizing the positive effects of this relationship. Through interior design psychology the performance and efficiency of the space and the well-being of the individual are improved. What it is to me? Designing from …
Conscious Kitchen: Back to the basics
Back to the basics. I had too. We were tired, unhealthy, and had spent far too much money on restaurants and take-out food. I needed to get back into the kitchen. This goal lasted two weeks before we returned to our comfortable pattern of picking something up on the way home, or ordering something in. Because of where we live, and me being celiac, our options are not many, and they are certainly not healthy. Our waistlines were suffering and so was our budget but I could not seem to get …
Inside Space: Clearing the mental & emotional clutter
It is still spring-cleaning month here at Chez/Cher Duyzer (see what I did there?!) and while I am still on my spring-cleaning kick, I want to make sure I tend to every area in my life. I say often that clutter is much more than physical. We can experience the impact of clutter not only in physical form, but also mentally, spiritually and emotionally as well, so I wanted to tackle those areas too. By using the holistic wellness quadrant approach, we can look at each of these areas …
