When people think of accessible design, they think of a hospital room, and that doesn’t have to be the case. After all my years of design writing, this was my moment. I finally had this open space to do everything that I’ve learned from my day job to make my private life comfortable.
House hunting is hard enough in the current economy we're living in. Pair that with the added requirement of finding a place that ticks off all of your access needs and the search seems all that more daunting (something I'm currently finding myself!).
Writer, editor, and marketing consultant Kelly Dawson was facing a similar struggle when she was moving out of her parents' place and looking for a home of her own.
As someone with cerebral palsy, it was important for her that the place she picked met her access needs, such as being one level or having as few stairs as possible.
However, Kelly was adamant that aesthetic was not sacrificed in the name of access.
All of the seating, for example, had to be a particular height (three feet from the ground) and sturdy enough to support her pushing off, but it also had to match her sophisticated California aesthetic.
Read more about Kelly's journey to finding and furnishing the perfect place below!
Kelly Dawson is a longtime contributor for Architectural Digest and her work has also appeared in the New York Times. To learn more about her, you can visit her website.
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