Redrow’s in-house interior design team, led by Alysha Alli, has designed a calming space, which will now be used as a waiting space for visitors and patients.
The hospice’s café has also received an upgrade from Redrow, with a fresh coat of paint to the large main wall space and the serving unit joinery. The gallery wall has a large collection of new artwork added to reflect the people who stay, volunteer or work at the hospice.
Part of the hospice’s ‘Living Well’ outpatient facilities, the waiting lounge is used for a wide range of services including bereavement counselling, consultant appointments, psychological and spiritual support.
“We wanted to create a space to soothe the senses and help alleviate any anxious feelings the patients may have,” said Alysha.
“We’ve used washed woods and a calming and relaxed colour palette in the waiting space, by adding layers of texture this provides a tactile and homely ambience.
“We have tried to create the serenity of a spa while ensuring the space still feels reassuringly familiar. Each element has been carefully considered so it feels personal to those using it.”
Redrow’s North West subcontractors also kindly helped with the makeover, with Smalley Decorators assisting with painting the large new gallery wall in the café area, the wooden serving area and treatment space. This new treatment space also features two paintings commissioned by Chester-based artist Julie Littler.
Richer Sounds donated two smart televisions’, one for the café and the other for the training room. And Showbusiness donated brand new furniture, window treatments, styling, accessories, artwork and framing for the gallery wall.
“The Redrow team has done such a brilliant job and we are immensely grateful for the expertise, hard work and fantastic generosity that have gone it to make this project such a success,” said hospice chief executive Rhian Edwards.
“The café has always been a real haven for patients, family and friends in emotionally challenging times. The revamp that our Redrow heroes have achieved - including the new television and wall images that so colourfully chart the history of the hospice - will make it an even more valuable asset to every hospice stakeholder, a space in which everyone will feel comfortable, peaceful and at ease.”
“I know that patients in particular will really value the new living well waiting area which has been transformed into a bright, comfortable and welcoming facility.
“I hope that every single person who has worked on this will appreciate just what a difference they have helped to make to the well-being not just of our patients and their loved ones but to the entire hospice team - employees and volunteers – now and into the future,” she added.
The hospice provides palliative care for people living in Chester, rural Cheshire, Ellesmere Port and Deeside with a life limiting condition, alongside complementary therapies and bereavement counselling for adults and children. Just 25% of the hospice’s funding coming from the Government, so the hospice must raise over £3 million every year through fundraising, events and donations.
Alysha added: “Huge thanks to everyone that helped with this process, Richer Sounds, Showbusiness and our colleagues at Redrow NW for securing Smalley Decorators.
“The hospice is an amazing place and does so much to care for patients and their families. We’re so pleased we could help them in this small way to continue to provide such a superb service.”
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