How to Increase Profitability with ACI’s Medical Interior Design
Hiring an interior designer who specializes in the medical field ensures that your office will provide a positive experience for your patients that is curated, well-organized, and full of value. Today, we discuss how ACI's medical interior design can optimize your practice, allowing for increased profitability, happier patients, and an efficient and effective workflow.
How to Increase Profitability with ACI’s Medical Interior Design-Ophthalmology Office Project
One of ACI top priorities as an interior designer is developing a floor plan for clients that maximizes functionality and optimal space. A layout that serves patients, doctors & staff so that consultations, procedures rooms, and reception lounges are fully optimized. Creating a functional layout allows for more streamlined operations and increases efficiency throughout the day.
When working with ACI. ACI wants to promote your brand through your office in a subtle yet captivating way. Do this through extension in choices for interior finishes and selections. Whether you opt for your office to be more modern with matte black hardware or classic using chrome or polished nickel, your office will look and feel updated, elegant, and comfortable for your patients. Regardless of your interior selections, ACI is here to advise you on styles and pieces that are easy to clean and upkeep so that your time is spent catering to your patients.
Apart from the finishes and selections of your office, providing furniture, décor, and art that enhances the patient experience while promoting your brand is another way that ACI’s interior design increases profitability in your dental or medical office. Opting for furniture pieces that are classy, comfortable, and timeless will promote trust with new patients and assist in developing long-term patients. Including intriguing décor pieces that are pleasing and interesting to look at can invoke conversation for your patients while they wait and overall enhance their visual interest in your office.
Selecting meaningful art can help communicate key brand messages in a non-verbal way and show your office culture to your patients. Placing artwork in key areas such as in hallways, the lobby, and treatment rooms can function as a landmark, making it a memorable environmental feature in your office. Choosing what kind of art is another aspect of interior design considered when designing. According to healthdesign.org, nature scenes have been linked to lower levels of patients’ perceived pain, stress, anxiety, and fatigue. These are just a few of the many factors we consider when working with ACI.
In both residential and commercial interior design, reducing the reliance on artificial lighting and taking advantage of natural daylight is a top priority for interior designers. Natural light increases the release of serotonin, your happy hormone, resulting in a better more calming mood for your patients. One way to increase natural light in your office is through a functional layout as well as solar shades in your lobby so you can maximize sunlight while also having control of how much you want.
Is your medical or dental office ready for an interior design transformation? Increase and optimize profitability in your office by hiring Meera Thomas Interiors. We’ve had terrific outcomes for our past clients in the Philadelphia area and we’d be happy to answer any questions you may have. Let’s start the process by scheduling a consultation. We look forward to hearing from you!
How to Choose the Right Rug for your Living Room
Today, we dive into choosing the right rug for your living room. There seem to be endless options out there, so let's narrow down the basics and help you find that perfect rug that will transform your space for the better!
Adding rugs in your living room helps ground your furniture and create zones in your home. Rugs are especially important in open-concept living, which you can read more about here.
Let’s talk about sizing.
Make sure to have at least the front two legs of your furniture over the rug to ground the rug. We never have a rug floating underneath a coffee table without furniture over it. Typical sizes for living room rugs are 8×10, 9×12, and 10×14 feet.
Having an appropriate, larger-sized rug will also make your space feel larger than it actually is. Below are some living room floor plan variations that show the amount of rug coverage that is suitable. As you can see the majority of the furniture is over the rug.
What kind of feel and style are you looking for?
Some rugs are much easier to maintain than others, and the material that you end up choosing will depend on how you would like to use the room and how much foot traffic the area gets. Easier-to-maintain materials include wool, polypropylene, natural fibers such as jute and sisal as well as cotton. These materials are best suited for higher traffic areas such as the dining area or living space. If you are looking for a more luxurious feel, let's say for your formal living room that doesn’t receive as much foot traffic, consider a silk or viscose material.
The style that you opt for all depends on your personal taste and what kind of vibe or energy you would like to emit in your living room. When it comes to style, there are patterned rugs such as vintage style, stripes, hexagons (anything that isn’t plain pretty much!), indoor/outdoor, natural fiber, hides, and so many more.
We’ve included an assortment of some of our favorites below that can hopefully spark some inspiration to where your style lies. Are you looking for a more casual, laid-back feel in your living room? Consider a striped or neutral jute rug. Or perhaps you are looking to add a modern touch, then go for a pattern that is larger in scale.
Selecting the perfect rug to complete the space is one of our favorite parts of being an interior designer.
This rich, gorgeous blue rug that we placed in Hill living room tied in our throw pillows, and wall art and complimented the grey found in our stunning grasscloth wallpaper that we installed.
If finding that perfect rug feels daunting for you, we hope that these tips can help you! At Alisha Crabtree Interiors, we are experts in creating spaces that hold sophistication, while still feeling fun and eclectic. We bring your story into the interiors we design. Whether you need assistance in designing and decorating a living room in your home, or perhaps another space, schedule a consultation with us, we’d love to hear from you!
