Helen & Co. | Interior Design

The absolute reference for livable luxury design. Liveable luxury means you no longer have to sacrifice function for style. Helen Austen has combined her background as a counselor and her decade of experience as a professional organizer with her passion for interior design to create beautiful spaces with high function. As a regular guest on lifestyle television in Kansas City and Houston, Helen Austen is widely recognized as an inspirational thought leader in her field. Her expertise has also been featured nationally in Woman’s World magazine and on Kansas City Live, Your California Life, Better Kansas City, Great Day Houston, KCTV5, Fox4KC, KMBC Channel 9, NBC Action News 41, Kansas City’s NPR affiliate show Central Standard and many more. In addition, she has been the guest speaker at various events including: national trade conferences, health and wellness retreats, home improvement shows, community organizing groups, and more. PHILOSOPHY We take a wellness and wellbeing approach to design and have developed specific design standards that help improve the positive impact that your spaces have on your everyday living. Our wellness design standards: Organized– Create spaces that are organized and designed for high function based on your family’s unique needs, tendencies and preferences. Nudge Architecture & Design– Nudge architecture is a term adopted from environmental psychology and it acknowledges that you can create spaces that have cues to encourage healthy behavior and habits with ease. We incorporate this element into all our design and organizing projects. Nature and Lighting– Create opportunities to connect to nature and natural light. Hobbies and Interests- Identify your personal interests and create spaces that help you to engage in them easily. Create Sleep Sanctuaries- Sleep is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle and we account for how factors such as noise, light, temperature and the quality of your mattress.