Design for Wellness.
Build for Better Living.
We create homes and spaces that restore your health, not deplete it. Grounded in wellness, science and biophilic design, our work brings nature, light, and balance back into the built environment. From early assessments and environmental testing to consulting and full design services, we shape environments that enhance the body, mood, and mind.
Each space is carefully considered—air, materials, and form working together to promote clarity, calm, and vitality. The result is a restorative environment where wellness and design coexist seamlessly.
This is DesignWell Studios.
Take the 5-Minute Wellness Home Quiz!
This five-minute self-assessment uncovers how your home environment may be influencing your health, energy, and overall wellbeing. It highlights potential stressors such as air quality, materials, light, and layout—revealing where your space may be working against you. After completing the assessment, you’ll receive an email with personalized insights and light recommendations to help you begin restoring balance in your space, along with an invitation to schedule a deeper consultation for tailored guidance and next steps.
Our Offerings
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DIAGNOSE
Scans, Audits + Consulting
We identify the hidden risks in your current or future home that can quietly impact your health and comfort. Using environmental science and wellness-focused assessment tools, we evaluate everything from toxic finishes and building materials to exposures such as mold, VOCs, EMFs, and contaminants from nearby industries or past fires. Our diagnostic process provides a clear picture of how your environment may be influencing your wellbeing—and gives you actionable strategies to mitigate risks and begin restoring balance to your space. -
DESIGN
Renovation + New Construction
Create restorative spaces with healthy building materials, supportive lighting, water and air quality, and calming aesthetics—whether you’re remodeling or starting from scratch. Our design process combines wellness principles with biophilic design to enhance how your environment looks, feels, and performs. We guide you in choosing non-toxic finishes, planning for natural light and ventilation, and integrating systems that improve comfort and wellbeing. Each project balances form and function to create spaces that are as healing as they are beautiful. -
LEARN
Certification + Resources
Elevate your mind and career with our wellness certification courses. Lead the shift toward healthier buildings and spaces with real tools, real support, and real outcomes. Our programs teach the principles of wellness and biophilic design, helping you understand how materials, light, air, and water influence health. You’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to integrate science-based strategies into every project and become a leader in creating spaces that truly support human wellbeing.
Meet Michelle,
Wellness Design Strategist.
For over 15 years, Michelle Bexelius has helped people understand how the built environment shapes health—transforming homes from hidden sources of stress into spaces that support healing, regulation, and vitality. Through biophilic design, healthy materials, environmental testing, and science-based strategies, her mission is to create spaces that feel as good as they look—spaces that truly nurture wellbeing.
“I highly recommend DesignWell Studios if you are facing an environmental issues that you think could be contributing to any health symptoms. And the bonus of getting such a sweet, kind, fun, smart, funny, and aesthetically talented Designer as well, is just the icing on the cake! THANK YOU so very much Michelle and DesignWell Studios. You have restored my faith in humanity and given me some hope back, for a brighter & healthier life.”
- Kristina, Portland, OR
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