Fabulous Accessible Interiors
It's five years now since I started this blog (thanks for reading, can't believe it's been going this long!) I thought I’d share a little about how Mr Wheel Chic's Home's condition has changed in those years and how we’re dealing with it in the home, the changes that we’re continuing to make and how [...]
It's time for another dose of interiors inspiration featuring some of my favourite homes from the 'gram. If you're looking for accessible interiors inspiration, it's everywhere, we just have to be open minded and see how we can adapt some of the fabulous ideas on Instagram or Pinterest for our own needs. Some of the [...]
Anyone who has ever used a wheelchair, or tried to push a wheelchair or child's buggy over a thick carpet or rug (particularly in a hotel corridor!) knows how hard it is to move the wheels over the carpet. The rubber almost sticks to it and makes it really hard to move. So what flooring [...]
Following on from my 'How to Design a Wheelchair Accessible Home Part 1' I wanted to put down some more ideas of things that you might want to think about when renovating your home or if you're lucky to start from scratch. In the previous post we talked about doors, floors and space. Today we're [...]
If you're a wheelchair user you will be well aware of the design challenges as you go about your daily business - lack of dropped kerbs in a city, restaurants you can't access, lack of accessible toilets, shop aisles being too narrow and counters being too high. When hunting for a home there's likely to [...]
For those with a disability, being safe in the shower is critical and with all that water and soap sloshing about having somewhere safe to sit is a neccessity. But can you have safety and style? YES you can! I've been scouring Instagram and Pinterest and good old Google for some fabulous afternatives to the [...]
Since starting the blog and my instagram a few years ago I've been luckily and privileged to 'meet' a lot of disabled people with a love for interiors who have since become Instagram friends and who provide me with inspiration every day. I've been collecting some of their stories on the blog in the Accessible [...]
While we're all at at home at the moment in the throes of a certain virus, what we could do with is some inspiration and a lovely home tour. So, in my latest Accessible Home Tour, we're chatting to Deborah Chapman from PearlGrey7 on Instagram, and chatting to her about how she's made her semi-detached [...]
The more eagle-eyed amongst you will notice I've changed these posts from A Conversation With - to Accessible Home Tours - because we all love a home tour! This week we are chatting with Lee, the insta-fab Lee's Reno and his home in Preston is really fantastic, the transformation from blah to BOOM is amazing! [...]
If you've been following my blog for a while you'll know I'm a champion of embracing different design if you have a disability in the home - finding alternatives to the standard ugly 'hospital chic' that we might have been used to in the past. With that in mind I wanted to talk about alternatives [...]