Your Accessible Home™
Stylish. Safe. Smart. Aging in Place Without Compromise.
Most of us hope to stay in the homes we love, but few feel truly prepared for what aging might bring to us.
With thoughtful design and careful planning, you can enjoy independence, secure in the knowledge that great choices have been made in advance of any potential health changes or shifts in your needs. Let’s all have an enjoyable future at home.
The Your Accessible Home™ System
The 5 A's — a signature process designed to transform your existing home into a space that supports your lifestyle today — and your independence tomorrow.
Whether you're planning ahead or responding to a new challenge, we work with you to help you live beautifully and safely in the home you love.
Step 1: Assess
Home + Lifestyle Assessment
We walk through your space with fresh eyes to uncover hazards, design opportunities, and routines that may need support.
Step 2: Adapt
Smart, Stylish Planning
Every recommendation blends beauty and function — from seamless layouts to universal and ADA-compliant design features.
Step 3: Align
Features + Fixtures That Fit Your Life
Selection of adaptive fixtures and smart tech that reflect your taste, needs, and budget.
Step 4: Activate
Trusted Renovation Partners
We coordinate with Adaptiv™ and CAPS Certified Preferred Contractors to ensure everything is completed correctly and with care.
Step 5: Affirm
Follow-Up + Final Touches
Together, we walk through the final result to make sure everything feels just right. Contractor follow-ups ensure lasting satisfaction.
Meet Suzanne,
Certified Aging in Place Specialist and Interior Design Professional with 20 Years of Experience
As a long-time interior designer based in Stouffville, Ontario, I’ve spent two decades helping homeowners across York and Durham Region improve the beauty, functionality, and comfort of their kitchens and bathrooms.
Over time, I began to notice a recurring theme: many of my clients were unsure how to prepare their homes for the years ahead. Needing to evolve with multigenerational families, the changing needs of aging parents and progressive health concerns is crucial to good design that will last.
The truth is, most of us want to stay in the homes we love. But few of us know how to make that possible without compromising style, safety, or budget. That’s why I chose to specialize in Aging in Place design — helping individuals and families make confident, proactive choices that empower independence, support mobility, and long-term comfort.
At Above & Beyond Interiors Inc., I take the stress out of the renovation process. From in-home assessments to detailed planning, budgeting support, and matching you with qualified installers, I’m here to offer expert guidance and thoughtful design tailored to your needs and lifestyle.
My goal is simple: to help you enjoy the senior decades in your home, with confidence.
Services
Home Design solutions that help you stay independent.
Want the Botox for Your Home™ Treatment?
Ask about our signature design consultation service that focuses on lifestyle-focused upgrades for key areas of your home. With the Botox for Your Home™ treatment, we inject practical, life-enhancing upgrades that refresh and rejuvenate your space—without the need for a full home renovation. Keep your home looking as young as you feel, with targeted improvements that enhance both functionality and style.
Our Projects
Client Reviews
I had the pleasure of working with Suzanne Hallam virtually for help with our sunroom addition at the cottage. She was amazing to work with and provided great insight, making me confident in pieces we were using, and really putting the whole thing together. She helped us with big picture ideas, as well as small details. She would give me an idea and then email examples by way of pictures. She really helped pull together the right colours and feel for the room so it would flow with the adjoining room in the existing cottage. We discussed flooring, lighting and fans, couches and chaise lounge (for a beautiful reading nook overlooking the lake) and more! It was an absolute pleasure having Suzanne on board!
~ K.P.-Haliburton, ON
Our family was delighted with the help Suzanne provided to us for our basement layout and choosing paint colors for our home. She was a real catalyst for change and got us unstuck! We look forward to continuing to work with her as we update our home.
~T.F.-Markham, ON
Very happy with the professional guidance we received from Suzanne on our new bathroom project. The design process was comprehensive yet efficient. We also appreciated her real-world experience, which led us to make some fun and functional changes to our original design. Suzanne connected us with her tradespeople who completed the build in a timely and cost-effective way. The end result is a showcase bathroom that you might see in magazines and web sites. We couldn't be happier with our finished product. Thank you Suzanne!
~K.C.-Stouffville, ON
Let's Plan for Decades of Comfort, Safety, and Style.
Whether you're planning for retirement, supporting aging parents, or thinking ahead for your own future comfort, we’re here to help you create a home that works beautifully for the life you’re living now, and evolves seamlessly to address changes in the years ahead.
A supportive, step-by-step design planning assessment to help you stay safe, comfortable, and confident at home.