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Not Just a Pretty Face: The Science Behind Healthy Interiors

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Susan Burks isn’t your stereotypical interior designer. She works from the inside out – bringing alive interiors that nurture the well beings of their inhabitants. Her voice alone is soothing and calming, as you’ll hear when you tune into this special interview.

Highlights:

  • Humans learned early to recognize patterns, safety, beauty – a necessary part of surviving. No wonder we respond (positively, neutrally or negatively) to our home surroundings.
  • We are neurologically wired to vibrate differently with different colors.
  • Thoughtful interior design can improve our lives in astounding ways.
  • Susan starts with the furnishings and arts that clients already own, rather than thinking about acquiring new things.
  • Unifying all the spaces of a home is her chief goal.
  • None of us can be the voice of reason for ourselves as well as we can do it for others. This applies to all sorts of professional relationships.
  • When it comes to home design, where can we make the biggest impact with the budget that we have?
  • Visual noise – where there’s too much clutter – usually has an undesired effect on humans.
  • Books, magazines and journals in our spaces remind us of our creative selves.
  • “I’m allowed into people’s private lives in a way that is very privileged,” says Susan
  • “I will always be Switzerland in the conversation (between couples).”
  • At the outset: You’re going to have disagreements. Not everything is going to go right. Some things will not happen according to schedule. So let’s be ready for that.
  • Coordinating between contractor and client is nuanced and important.
  • The core of interior design is thinking about how we care for ourselves, not how something looks.

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