Get It Right with Undercover Architect19 Nov 2018

Healthy Interiors: Creating your low tox home | Interview with Melissa Wittig, Interior Designer - Episode 8 (Season 8)

Do you want to make low tox choices for your interior finishes and fixtures when renovating or building your family home?

Melissa Wittig from Healthy Interiors is a ‘health-focused’ Interior Designer. In this episode, she shares some fantastic knowledge and insight into what you need to know about low tox choices for your home.

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Melissa has over 15 years industry experience, and her work not only focuses on Interior Design, but also in helping homeowners understand how to make low tox choices that create healthy interiors. And she’ll explain more about what this means in this interview.

Melissa’s work and knowledge has been published in various publications including, Sanctuary and House & Garden Magazines. She is also the author of several award recognised design resources including a book called The Smart Living Handbook, which she co-authored with Danielle King - and we’ll be talking more about that book in this episode.

So, in this episode, Melissa and I talk about:

What does ‘low tox’ mean when it comes to building or renovating your home?
Why does this information matter when you’re choosing materials and finishes for your interiors?
How do you know a material or product is ‘low tox’?
What types of questions should you ask to determine how low tox a finish or product is?
Where are the main areas to focus in creating a low tox interior for your home?

Melissa shares some fantastic and actionable advice, and also some useful resources and tips, when it comes to creating your low tox home.

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