Consultancy
Why Wax & Wane Interiors is Different
We are wonderfully living in a time where the importance of our own mental wellbeing is rightly being prioritised. The link between our sensory health - how we individually process what we are touching, seeing, hearing, smelling and tasting - and our mental health is fast becoming intrinsically linked.
But have you ever stopped to consider how your home is impacting your sensory health? Not simply the textiles, lighting, colour schemes and room scents we use, but how our home’s interior design affects our movement needs (vestibular), internal sensations (interoception) and sense of body positioning and the amount of force we need for a task (proprioception).
When you live alongside loved ones who have sensory processing difficulties it can feel that so much of what you love about your home is incompatible. When family members are impulsive, fixated with reverse engineering, and wildly sensory seeking, precious décor and furnishings get damaged quickly.
Simultaneously, sensory avoiding behaviours can cause relational strain within your home, especially when it comes to auditory and visual stimuli.
I am painfully aware of how chaotic, messy and emotional life can be. My own home is set in routine; yet is unpredictable. Full of structure; yet unconventional. Built on unending grace; but also a flood of tears.
I understand from first hand experience the importance of linking our sensory behaviours to our home interior choices. By taking an individual’s sensory behaviours and creating outlets for then within your home design, you create an environment that grounds, regulates and restores. Personalised sensory affirming interior design creates a space for you and your loved ones to flourish, to stim and fidget in comfort, to switch off from the noise of the world, rest from the fatigue and to feel truly at home.
Your own personal sensory needs are as individual as you are. Trends come and go but I make design and furniture recommendations that assist with regulation on an individual level.
It all starts with a video call with me in which we will discuss you and your loved ones’ sensory needs at home.
This discussion enables me to meet you where you are and take you to where you need to be, including taking into account any sensory tools and equipment you already have in your home and making it more aesthetically beautiful as well as useful.
Together we can create the home you need.
So come on in and welcome, to Wax & Wane Interiors.
Consulting
Take a look at the different packages I offer and see which one is the best fit for you.
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This is for you if you need a one-off piece of furniture or design choice that will be potentially costly and expected to last for years, if not decades. Examples of such being a new bed, sofa or flooring choice. These are purchases and choices that are expensive to get wrong, but fabulous when done right.
For those with sensory processing differences more research needs to go into what you are purchasing and designing in order to meet your sensory needs. We will discuss texture, size and colour preferences alongside ergonomic and practical needs to find you the right fit. I will also explain why the design choices have been made & how they meet your individual sensory processing abilities so that you can have confidence in the furniture and design choices that you make.
INVESTMENT FROM £125
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This is for you if you are not looking at redoing a room in its entirety. You want to keep aspects of it, but it needs some tweaking to take your sensory processing needs into account. Perhaps you have a child with a neurodiversity and need to accommodate this into their bedroom, or a family member with PTSD and need to create a space in which they feel emotionally, physically and mentally at home.
In this package, we look at what you already have, what colour scheme in currently in place, who is using the space and what their needs are. We will discuss what you need the space to give you and, importantly, a budget for potential new items that would help you.
INVESTMENT FROM £175
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This is for you if you are ready to start afresh – new colour scheme, new flooring, with updates to fixtures, fittings and soft furnishings. We’ll discuss your budget, your room size, shape and dimensions, as well as the sensory processing needs of everyone using the space. You will receive a copy of my design styles look book to help you figure out what you love (and what you don’t!)
The scheme will be delivered to you electronically and it will be up to you to implement and purchase the items from the design.
The beauty of this option is that you can implement this as budget and time allows without being pressured to implement it immediately which can be costly.
*Prices will be correct at the time of design issued. They may increase as time goes on.
INVESTMENT FROM £350
Why consider a sensory consultant for your home?
Values
Holistic
The whole household becomes the client to create a cohesive home that benefits everyone’s sensory health and mental wellbeing.
Advocacy
Speaking up for recognition, empathy and acknowledgement on the link between our sensory health and our mental wellbeing.
Sustainability
A focus on sourcing and recommending products from B-Corp Certified companies and small business owners to help our homes be more sustainable.