Biophilic Design | Creating Spaces that Feel Like Home
-by Rachel Thomas-Murphy Biophilic Design isn’t about plants. It’s about coming home. There are words in the design industry that get overused until they lose their meaning. Biophilic might be one of them. Somewhere along the way, biophilic design became synonymous with positioning your beloved banana plant in a corner or covering a wall in your conference […]
Dental Office Fixer Upper: Is Your Space Telling the Right Story?
What emotions does your dental office inspire? Are your patients excited to come back? Do kids ask when they get to visit their dentist again? When people walk into your practice, do they immediately think cutting-edge, top-quality care? Are they confident that the latest technology is being utilized, or does the environment feel more clinical than […]
Spaces aren’t Neutral
by Rachel Thomas-Murphy We spend so much of our time talking about wellness as if it only lives in our bodies. Nutrition. Exercise. Sleep. Therapy. Connection. But we rarely talk about the fact that we are constantly being shaped by the environments we exist inside of. Your home is not neutral.Your office is not neutral.The spaces you […]
The Intern Files | Emma
Artwork by Emma Landwehr Always Under Construction The transition from school to work every summer has always felt a little strange. Before I started interning, it meant going from architecture studio to the service industry, a complete 180 that never seemed to get any easier. Even after I began interning at different firms, I still […]
The Intern Files | Anya
Anya is a recent graduate of Pittsburg State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Interior Design. She holds certification as a LEED Green Associate. When I began searching for an internship, I knew I wanted more than just a place where I could gain professional experience. Of course, learning, growing, and getting hands-on experience […]
Girl Scouts of the Heartland Shooting Range: Designing with Purpose
Your community needs you. At Greyten, we start with the basics: understanding the “why,” earning trust, and being a true partner. One of the primary ways we live out these values is through community involvement and giving back. Currently, I sit on the property committee for the Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland, where I utilize my skillset […]
Design is a Wellness Decision
We’ve gotten really good at talking about mental and physical health. Almost too good. We talk about therapy.We talk about boundaries.The importance of community.We talk about what we eat, red dye 40, how we move, how much weight to lift, how much weight to lose, how often, and how far we need to walk.The list […]
Timeless Design Isn’t Real (and that’s not a bad thing)
I hear it all the time: “I just want something timeless.” And I get it. You don’t want to spend money and regret it years later. But here’s the truth no one really says out loud. Timeless design doesn’t exist. I can walk into a house from the 1970s and know exactly when it was designed….give or take a couple years 😉 Same with a […]
