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Life Is An Inside Job!
(via) Many of the greatest changes I've made in life, I'm fairly certain noone can see. I can't even share them because they would fall flat to most people, and I'm pretty content not needing other people to know. You may not have accomplished everything you want to...
Feng Shui For A Powerfully Balanced Summer!
(I love the photos on fizzle out!) Summer's heat is when the action happens... and in feng shui, when you have tons of active energy, it needs to be balanced with a healthy dose of the cooling and quiet so that you don't burn out! Today, Carol M. Olmstead's Summer...
Naturally Glamorous Homes Without Pretense!
(via) Some unfinished wood, a touch of feather or stone, a bit of ease and less being more--- these are the qualities of a home with natural glamour. These spaces remind me of quiet. They have immense style but they are very simple. These ideas can make their...
Four Ways To Energize Your Water With Intention!
Today, buzzing with excitement over The Rice Experiment by Dr. Emoto, I thought it would be fun to share a few of the ways you can energize your water with intention. The idea behind energizing water is quite simple: your intention is put into some water. You then...
Creating An Incredible Life Inside & Out!
I have been very moved lately by the #TruthInAds movement. My friends have made this a very big mission to ensure a better life for their kids. Imagine if every Photoshopped, impossibly "perfect' advertisement involving models of any kind were labeled as Photoshopped?...
Art That Makes A Room Memorable!
(lonny) Whether its a spashy piece of acrylic-coated art or a beautiful raw phtograph or a giant vintage map tacked to a wall, great art makes space unforgettable. Here are some rooms that succeed richly in creating aeshetic imprints that you aren't apt to quickly...
Design Tricks To Lighten Up A Heavy Space!
(via) Oh how I love room rescue! I have noticed that heavy rooms are a trend based on the availability of furniture in today's world. Earth tones and heavy-feeling furniture and loads of wood are plentiful. Less plentiful are metal accents, white light fixtures and...
Really Valuable Things Can’t Be Bought!
Sure money makes a whole lot of things much easier... but you can't buy all these things and many more... like a sense of purpose, developed talents, and many many many valuable things. So, just because someone is a billionare doesn't mean they are rich... ! 😉 xoxo...
Francesca Pasquali’s Massive Plastic Straw Sculpures!
Wow oh wow--- this is the brilliant art of the day. Straws... as... sculpture. Just brilliant! Francesca Pasquali takes the drinking straw and uses it as a hollow solid, a unit of visual volume that becomes magic when make into undulating sculptures I just know you...