It’s that time of year again to bring festive cheer into your health and wellness spaces, and Blackwell & Jennings is here to offer some professional advice to set the joyous mood with elegance and sophistication while simultaneously ensuring patient and staff safety.

Incorporating accessibility shows that your space is welcoming towards people with a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional abilities. It requires a comprehensive approach and great attention to detail.

Art can transform a healthcare space and is an excellent way to create a connection with patients. Our goal is to transform our clients spaces into professional, yet calming environments for both employees and patients.

If you own or run a Veterinarian clinic or hospital, you might wonder how you can make the waiting room more calming and comfortable for pets. When pets and patients visit the Veterinarian, often times patients arrive with a stress level that is already elevated. Then the treatment or interactions a pet has, may also add to their stress. One significant way you can help to mitigate this stress is through the design of your space.

What does interior design have to do with the quality of medical care your patients receive and how can it affect positive patient outcomes? The design of your space contributes in tangible ways to the healing process. Through fostering trust, improving efficiency, and creating an environment that helps to lower stress, your patients will recieve extraordinary care. In this blog, we’ll share some of the principles that guide our health and wellness design process, to assist your practice in creating exceptional patient experiences.

Commercial designer Heather Jennings turned her talents inward to imbue her home with a comfortable and stylish coast vibe.

As patients enter a counseling waiting room, it’s often the first impression they receive. It is important to create a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere; one that supports well being, clarity and connection.

Biophilic design is our innate need to connect to nature within the build environment. We are psychologically drawn to the outdoor world. This is why everyone wants an office with a window! Designers implement biophilic design by including plants, faux or living, large windows, views to the outside, natural materials, open air gardens and natural light. Another design element not always as easy to implement is opening a window within a space - when fresh air enters an indoor space, I have a visceral reaction to the breeze. Should you consider adding plants to your space?

Choosing between these two distinct designers can play a considerable role in the success of your design project! Each type of designer approaches projects in a totally different way, the furniture they source is niche, fabrics are vastly different and floor layouts are approached with a different sensibility.

In this age of endless content consumption on both social media platforms and search engines, our clients are seeking clear-sighted design direction that focus on patient experiences.

What an honor! Blackwell and Jennings was recently selected as an awardee of the Architecture, Construction, & Design Awards hosted by Rethinking the Future in the category of Interiors Healthcare / Wellness for our work with Planned Parenthood in Charlotte, NC.

Invest in Yourself

Anytime someone starts a business, no matter what industry, it takes an investment upfront to eventually reap the rewards later on.

Traditional bathroom icons that adorn the signs of public restrooms may seem harmless enough. But to transgender or nonconforming individuals, they often can force an often uncomfortable and difficult choice every time a person needs to use the restroom in a public space.

As much as we’d like it to go away, it seems that COVID is hanging around for a little while longer. Whether you’re working remotely or going into the office, here are 7 products we love that will make your workspace more cozy and enjoyable during COVID.

“Fast Fashion” has become a hot topic in the fashion and environmental world. So what exactly does fast fashion have to do with interior design?

Press coverage of Blackwell &Jennings health care facility project in Charlotte.

As we evolve and our needs change over the years, so do design sensibilities. My design philosophy is to approach life changes as fresh starts, opportunities to redefine your design aesthetic.