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 an interiors buff like me you're no doubt already a fan of The Great Indoors Podcast - the top UK Interiors Podcast presented by Interiors Expert and TV Designer Sophie Robinson, and the UK's number 1 Interiors Blogger and Writer, Kate Watson-Smyth. Kate and Sophie have presented the podcast for a couple of [...]
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 [...]
As most of us are currently working from home more than we used to, no doubt we are looking for ways to find a comfortable and easy way to work, rather than sitting on the sofa or at the dining table with the children. We are currently finding ways in spare rooms, corners of the [...]
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 [...]
Well, it was inevitable right, there's so much great technology out there to help with our accessible and adapted home, I could probably write four or five posts on the subject, but for now I shall put together a Part 2, following up on my first post about Smart Tech for the home. I had [...]