Heres how to bring the outdoors inside for a restful, restorative home.
For our hunter-gatherer ancestors, nature was the source of food, clothing, shelter, and other necessities.
What Is Biophilic Design?
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In design, it means creating asense of harmonybetween your home and the world outside.
To introduce this nature-focused design trend to your space, consider these ideas for biophilic design.
How to Incorporate Biophilic Design
Biophilic design is easy to implement in your decor.
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Frame views of the outdoors withlarge picture windowsuninterrupted by grilles or sashes.
Consider installingsliding doorsthat you might open to unite your living room with an outdoor patio.
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Neutral-tonedmarble countertopsand vanities also lend themselves well to biophilic design.
Decorate with Natural Elements
Biophilic design can also manifest itself in less literal ways.
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14 patterns of biophilic design.
Terrapin Home - Terrapin Bright Green.
September 12, 2014.
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Accessed October 23, 2024. https://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/reports/14-patterns/.
