Episode 8: Kim Heslip on homes that nurture our health and help us celebrate memories

Written By Heather Moore

00:51 Tell us a little more about yourself (Please keep this to around 2 minutes)

05:24 What is your favourite thing about your home?

12:00 What turned it from a house into a home?

15:26 Do you have a favourite piece of art/fav accessory in your home?

18:02 What's your favourite room?

25:21 Where is your happy place?

30:02 What would your dream home be like? Setting, rooms, garden…

38:26 Quick Fire

In this episode:

  • Wanting to see the problems with a home before working with you

  • The difference between creating a home and staging to sell.

  • Feeling called back to where you grew up.

  • Starting from the features and collected items that you have - bringing out the story and fitting the function around that.

  • The importance of switching off from tech and the noise of the world.

  • How music and memories connect.

Kim is the founder of Nest and Flourish Interiors, a Yorkshire-based design studio specialising in inclusive, accessible environments that enhance wellbeing, dignity, and independence. After a 20-year career in nursing, 15 of those as a community nurse, she saw first-hand how thoughtfully designed spaces can transform physical and mental health. This insight led her to retrain at the National Design Academy and bring a clinically informed perspective to interior design.

Today, Kim works with clients across Yorkshire and Greater Manchester to create homes, workplaces, and community settings that support people of all ages, abilities, and neurodiverse needs. Blending healthcare expertise with creative design, she crafts spaces that are not only beautiful but deeply functional, personalised, and empowering. Through Nest and Flourish Interiors, Kim is redefining what inclusive design can look and feel like - proving that purposeful spaces can be stylish, supportive, and truly for everyone.

You can also check out Kim’s article in issue 5 of The Curated Nest Magazine. Scroll down for the link.

Connect with your host, Heather Moore

Website: www.heathermoorefineart.co.uk
Instagram: @heather_moore_fine_art
Pinterest Heather Moore Fine Art

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@heathermoorefineart

Plus get more inspiration for your interiors in my FREE downloadable quarterly magazine - The Curated Nest. Get it here: https://heather-moore-fine-art.kit.com 

Connect with Kim Heslip

Website: www.nestandflourish.co.uk 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/nest_and_flourish 


Heather Moore
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