Naomi Findlay (www.facebook.com/naomifindlayofficial) is Australia's Renovation Royalty. Naomi works with hundreds of homeowners around the country helping them create healthy, wealthy and beautiful spaces. She is the founder of NaomiFindlay.com and the International Institute of Home Staging, and a Mum to 4 beautiful children. Naomi was voted Ausmumpreneur's Rising Star of the Year and is a featured design expert on shows like Changing Rooms AU and The Home Team.
- Naomi was in radiation oncology and medical science, did a PhD but was always searching for something to make her happy
- realised she needed to just do what she loved
- did design quals while doing
- design, renovation and styling business
- moved to teaching / courses / TV
- having a plan is the best for when shit goes wrong
- understand what makes us most efficient, productive and creative
- space medicine - what's around us changes us on cellular levels
- cells are effected by their environment
- we are effected by our environment
- 16% productivity and 17% creativity impacted by what's in our environment
- connecting environment with nature
- positioning desk to have a view
- plants at eyeliner
- using natural timbers in desk accessories
- sansiveira - #1 air purifier
- textures, patterns to create environment can increase relationship building
- it's also about how the people you bring in to your space feel
- pay attention to how spaces emotionally effect you
- certain spaces can increase our heart rate, change cognitive ability, impact blood pressure etc
- take note of what positively effects you
- colours, textures
- we collect so much stuff all the time - sometimes we think we don't like it... could just be what's relative
- put all the accessories onto your dining table - then treat that like the shopping centre
- what do you love as-is
- what do you like... but... (needs to be a different colour, or if I cut the top off)
- then top it up with 50% of other things you need / love
- High / low in interiors (as in fashion)
- lounges were $50
- upholstery cost $1000
- Branding
- whatever's behind you needs to be on-brand
- not too polarising or offensive
- variety -
- backdrops
- space medicine
- clear space
