Our environment has a direct relationship with our person, and when there is a sense of alignment and flow, we feel a lightness in our body and mind. There's an overall composition in a well-designed room that has a significant impact on how our brain and body experience that space. Translating this observation is one of the core values of Elan Design.
Our mission is to bring love & luxury into the home.
We see that the spaces we create translate to the health, wealth, and success of the people that live there. Our clients have received raises and promotions, they become more connected with their kids and partners, and they even have told us how surprised they were that a bath mat could make them feel so good in the morning. When we begin a project, we ask what feelings they would like to have in that space, and what do they need to accomplish there.
As an SIDC certified interior design firm in neuroaesthetics, which is the way our environment and art affect our brain and nervous system, we translate this feedback into the layers of components that will make up the room. We select lighting, colors, textures, natural materials and artwork that resonate with our clients to promote the feelings and sense of being they would like to have. My job is to bring alignment of the place to the person, where it feels like the space carries them around. Having this sense of relaxed order and ease of motion, anything is possible to accomplish.
Feel the love
When I craft homes for our clients, I want them to practically hear the house saying "I'm so happy you're here. How may I serve you?"
Not only do we want you to feel connected to your house, but we craft the house to also make you feel more connected to other people. With loneliness and depression at the levels of an epidemic, a sense of connection is so important to our mental, emotional, and physical health.
We know that human connection lies at our most basic needs. So we design areas to spend quality time with family and friends. Instead of everyone retreating to their rooms on their screens, we make space to enjoy each other's company, do a puzzle, play a game, cook a new recipe, have friends over for dinner, watch the game, or just have a quiet conversation.
Life stays fun and happy. Nothing has to be cleaned off the table to use it. You know that feeling, when there's five things you have to do before you can do what you wanted to do in the first place. It's exhausting, and often a deterrent. By the time you're actually doing the thing, you're in a mood. Sometimes, we don't even get to the fun because it takes too long to get there. Or the dinner menus become stagnant, less rewarding, and sometimes good home-cooked meals stop altogether.
I've come to find that kids feel that energy. Spouses feel that energy. Friends, neighbors, and colleagues feel that energy. Then they're, let's just say, not as nice as they could be. The parents are unsettled, the house is a mess, you're getting unrewarding projects at work, and everyone seems to be fighting all the time. Not fun. Raise your hand if you've ever noticed when the house gets out of control, life seems to feel that way, too.
I've felt these feelings and had these thoughts. So I fixed it.
It's actually how Elan Design was founded. Another mom came to pick up her daughter after a playdate. She looked around my house, she looked at how pleasant and happy my kids were, and said "It feels good here. Can you do this to my house?" ... And Elan Design was born.
A SENSE OF LUXURY
Remember everyone has their own perception of their ideal environment, so we're constantly mindful of the brain's Default Mode Network. The DMN for us steers the ship when we navigate through the myriads of decisions that go into creating a cohesive space.
We want to enjoy a pleasant relationship with our home. Just imagine, having a space that feels good. You wake up in the morning refreshed because you had a fabulous night's rest. Excited for the day, daily tasks are a breeze. The kids have their routines locked in, and they take ownership of knowing where things go or how to do something... and they do it. You close that deal you were working on because you felt confident and motivated.
Think about when you have to finish the presentation by Thursday, and the thought of sitting down to do it makes your stomach sink because you hate being in your office. Worse, you don't even have a designated place to work so you just take your laptop to the sofa. Then you feel like this huge presentation is an uphill battle because you can't seem to get motivated. Of course you're not motivated, you're on the sofa! Which is where you usually relax. It's confusing to your mind.
As much as possible, I set up systems with every action the people in the house take during the day. Much like, "build it and they will come" concept. Make a designated spaces for things so you don't have to look for anything (the worst). Having an environment that supports your effort makes life light and easy, and therefore, more pleasant.
Design your spaces to stimulate the senses. The way the furniture is placed is open and airy, your view gives you a sense of expansion, the chair gives you a hug when you sit down, there's a beautiful scent as you walk through the hallway, the soft light illuminating the original painting going into your bedroom triggers your mind to rest. This is but a snapshot of being in utter bliss in your environment. There's a sense of ease and comfort, or what I call, luxury.
Luxury has staying power. The custom chair made for you will far outlast those made off-shore for the masses. There's a comfort there, yes, and I truly believe that quality products evoke a quality person feeling.
When your environment is composed of thoughtful decisions, it feels finished, it's "stronger". Designers call it a "successful space." The conversation of components is solid, complimentary, everything is relating well to the other. You will feel the pleasant and inviting feeling the rooms has. Almost like a magnet, you will be drawn to that space. You've invested into it, and it wants to return the favor.
Home is a place to feel safe. It's where we gather our energy. It's where we share special moments with those we hold dear. It holds space for us to rejuvenate and heal. It's where we find our balance and align with our universe.
This is what bringing love and luxury into your home means.
Our home reflects our life, and our life is reflective of the way our home makes us feel.
I use visual and tactile cues to make you feel at peace and in power at the same time. Our core value at Elan Design is that when there's love and luxury in a home, it creates a freedom to dream, do, and connect with the people you love.
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