Rachel Jackson Design
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I create supportive spaces for real life, and teach interior designers, parents, and professionals how to do the same for their clients.
Styling is what takes every project to “wow” status, but being at the end of most projects, it can quickly get demoted. I pulled 24 pages of how I approach this important phase into one quick guide.
It walks through the styling decisions that shape whether a room feels calm or chaotic, things like accent pillow combinations, the Bowling Ball Rule for open shelves, window treatments, art placement, styling accent tables, and how to select lamps.
Each section explains the reasoning behind the choices, so you can adapt them to your own projects instead of just copying them.
A few things inside (all with easy to follow graphics):
• Pillow combinations and sizes by seating type
• The Bowling Ball Rule for shelf styling
• Section checklists you can reuse on every project
• Quick lessons on decor ratios and visual weight
Follow for more like this, link to all guides in bio.
Our session at HD Expo was about the future of neuroinclusive, human-centered design in our public spaces. Here are some of my favorite stats & blurbs, with sources to screenshot at the end.
The takeaway? Sensory-friendly design isn’t a niche accommodation for neurodivergent guests. It’s good design that works better for everyone, and the research backs it up.
Sensory-friendly design and indoor plants: NASA accidentally created a wellness urban legend.
👉🏽 According to the EPA, your indoor air carries two to five times more volatile organic compounds than outdoor air, and up to ten times more, all coming from your furniture, paint, adhesives, and cleaning products.
👉🏽 The 1989 Wolverton study tested whether plants could remove those toxins inside sealed chambers the size of a small fridge, simulating conditions for spacecraft. Plants did remove them in that setup.
👉🏽 But a 2019 Drexel University review of 30 years of follow-up research found you’d need around 680 plants in a typical home to get the same air cleaning effect as cracking two windows. 😳
🤧 And if you have pollen allergies or asthma, opening windows trades one problem for another. A HEPA air purifier handles VOCs and allergens without inviting pollen season into your living room.
Y’all know I’m wildly pro-plant. Biophilia is well-documented, they lower cortisol, improve mood, help your nervous system regulate.
👏🏽Just pair them with an actual air purifier instead of expecting them to do a job they were never designed for outside a NASA lab 👏🏽
What’s a favorite item in your personal museum? Let me know in the comments 🤭
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