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Wellness Inspired Design for Everyone
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Happy New Year! As we step into 2025, it's the perfect time to embrace fresh beginnings and explore new possibilities for creating a healthier, more balanced life. This month, we’re diving into the hottest health and wellness trends of the year, with a spotlight on how thoughtful home design can support your well-being.
From the growing appeal of biophilic design, which brings the calming influence of nature indoors, to expert advice on navigating home renovations with wellness in mind, our features aim to inspire you to reimagine your spaces for optimal comfort and health. We’re also sharing practical tips to beat the winter blues and set the tone for a vibrant and fulfilling year ahead. Here’s to a year filled with wellness, creativity, and joy in the spaces that matter most.
Cheers to new beginnings in 2025
Recipe of the Month
Curried Shrimp and Pumpkin Soup
Heather Christo, Deliciously Allergen Free Recipes
This recipe is one of my favorites right now. It’s easy- like really easy, yet it tastes like it’s been cooking all day. I love it. My friends who I have fed it to loved it too. It’s great weeknight food AND it’s great football food, so I plan to make a big old pot for Sunday. So good….
Photo Credit: Heather Christo
Organization
Winter Ready: Caring for Clothes, Blankets, and Gear Like a Pro
By Jolene Nannette
As winter approaches, it’s essential to ensure your winter clothing, sweaters, blankets, and snow gear are properly maintained and stored. Proper care not only extends the life of these garments but also keeps you warm and cozy throughout the chilly months. Taking some time after using and cleaning these things can make your winter wardrobe much more manageable. And make you much more likely to get out there and get in the cold!
Fitness
Staying Active & Healthy at Home
By Lucy Chatman
The dawn of a new year often inspires resolutions to get in shape. Despite the best and most detailed intentions, many resolutions fall by the wayside shortly after January 1. One reason is that exercise routines become stale and unmotivating. However, with some creativity, you can make fitness more engaging and stick to your wellness goals—all while connecting it to your home environment.
Featured Article
Wellness Starts at Home
Simple Changes for a Healthier, Happier Home
Stephanie Breckbill
When it comes to living a healthy lifestyle, we often zero in on diet and exercise. Sure, those are key, but they’re not the whole picture. The environment where we live can seriously impact our health and happiness too.
Studies show that our home environment can influence everything from mood and energy levels to our immune system and sleep patterns. Good air quality, natural light, and green spaces can boost our well-being, while exposure to chemicals and mold can drag it down.
Creating a healthy home doesn’t have to be overwhelming. It can be as simple as choosing homes with wellness features or making a few changes to your current space. Think energy-efficient appliances, better ventilation, and cutting down on environmental toxins.
By making these adjustments, we can boost our overall well-being and enjoy happier, healthier lives. Our homes are where we spend most of our time, so it makes sense that they should support our health and happiness.
So, next time you’re thinking about improving your health, don’t just focus on diet and exercise. Take a look at your home environment and see what changes you can make for a healthier, happier living space.
If you feel your home environment could use a wellness boost, we can help. At slb design co., we specialize in transforming spaces using what you already have, with a focus on wellness and sustainability. We help homeowners and real estate agents create healthy, inviting spaces that enhance well-being and appeal to buyers. Schedule your discovery call today – your body and mind will thank you for it!
2025 Health & Wellness Trends
Upgrade Your Life: The Top Health & Wellness Trends of 2025
By Sheila Alston
As we step into 2025, it’s clear that traditional approaches to health and wellness are no longer cutting it. Many of us feel overwhelmed by conflicting advice, endless options, and the pressure to keep up with every new trend. The truth? A cookie-cutter approach to wellness doesn’t work in today’s world. We’re craving solutions that feel tailored, sustainable, and deeply connected to our personal lives and communities.
Feng Shui
Renew and Revitalize for 2025:
An Orange Blessing for the New Year
By Dee Oujiri
Welcome the New Year with a vibrant and refreshing tradition that combines the ancient wisdom of Feng Shui with the rejuvenating principles of biophilic design. Imagine stepping into your home and being greeted by the bright, cheerful essence of oranges, their citrus scent infusing the air with freshness and promise. This ritual, centered around the humble orange, is not just a cultural practice but a powerful symbol of prosperity and health, ideal for setting a positive tone for the year ahead.
Healthy Home
Light It Up: Beating the Winter Blues with Better Lighting
By Sabrina Aguilar
As the days grow shorter and winter settles in, many of us find ourselves feeling sluggish, irritable, or downright gloomy. It’s not just the post-holiday blues—these mood changes are often linked to reduced exposure to natural sunlight. Known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), this phenomenon affects millions of people every year. The good news? Thoughtful changes to your home’s lighting can significantly boost your mood, energy levels, and overall well-being. Lighting isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s a powerful tool that influences our mental and physical health. Let’s dive into creative and transformative ways to use natural light, red light therapy, and cozy lighting design to brighten your mood—and your home—this winter.
Interior Design
2025 Wellness Design Trends
By Cassy West
Warm, natural materials will be an on-going design trend for 2025 and beyond… Wellness interior design trends for 2025 focus on creating spaces that promote mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Drawing insights from the Global Wellness Institute and experts like Jamie Gold, wellness design consultant and best-selling author,
Healthy Home
How to Turn Your Space into a Healthy House in 2025
By Amanda Klecker
If you were to think back over the last year — and January of 2024 may feel like ages ago — do you have a general feeling about how it went in terms of your health and wellness? For me when I start to think back on the last year, I see that there are changes that were made, some stuck and some didn’t. Often I start to see a recurring theme or word that keeps coming up when I look back and reflect. pecially when trying to create a space that’s cozy, calm, and welcoming. With just a few thoughtful touches, you can set up a wellness-focused home that makes everyone feel at ease, turning your place into a true holiday haven. Here’s how to make it happen.
Remodeling
Navigating Home Renovations:
Tips for a Smooth and Successful Transformation
By Lucy Chatman
Home renovations can significantly boost resale value while transforming living spaces to better suit residents’ needs. While homeowners often look forward to the end results, they also understand that remodeling projects can be time-consuming. However, the effort and patience are usually rewarded when the finished product matches—or even exceeds—expectations.
