Home like Atmosphere
Creating a home like design is a significant trend in many industries, but the intended result is even more applicable to healthcare. To achieve this look, designers take traditional home-like elements and incorporate them into commercial spaces, resulting in a welcoming environment for people.
Trips to the doctor cause some discomfort and anxiety for many people, but creating an aesthetic that is home-like can make patients feel more at ease. Especially for patients who are staying in hospitals overnight or for weeks at a time, they deserve a space that doesn’t feel like a typical hospital room. Elements like natural wood flooring are a great way to bring that home-away-from-home vibe to a healthcare setting.
In speaking to Global Furniture Groups’ Director of Business Development, Deborah Bachly, she noted the need for home-like design elements, but that proper experience and understanding is lacking. “The ask for homey furniture is important, but often misunderstood,” she said. “Our success has been to inte- grate ‘residential-looking’ designs with the high-level solutions required in healthcare settings for ergo- nomics, health and safety, infection control, stability, durability, and so much more.”
