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Mauve Decor Steps Out Of The 80’s!
(via) If you have had even a small bit of exposure to the 1980's you are familiar with the long lost color mauve. In a throwback move, I painted a (gasp!) single accent wall of mauve in my bedroom that happens to be quite genius. Not quite purple, not quite pink,...
Cargo Water Resistant Blush
(via) There's nothing quite like seeing makeup turn to streaks and patches at the end of a day at the pool, or just running around in the summer in general. Today, celebrity makeup artist and balanced beauty expert Chantal Moore brings us a lasting glow that stays...
Indoor Swings!
(via) Indoor swings might be the most luxurious and yet accessible bit of fantasy for homes. Not every home will structurally qualify to have a swing in it, and I certainly don't recommend this as a DIY project unless you are a professional contractor (!) but they...
6 Artists I Just Discovered That Use Nature As Fuel
(Choi Jeong Hwa) The only thing more important in my world of influences besides great art is nature, and when artists use nature as fuel, there is the ultimate synergy for me. Here are six artists I love- like Choi Jeong Hwa above- that re-imagine nature and riff...
Five Feng Shui Ways To Elevate Your Consciousness At Home!
(Architectural Digest) While your furniture and your environment can not change your karma, your feng shui'd space can absolutely support your desire to transcend the ordinary! Sensory information can stimulate a greater feeling of elevated energy and more...
Are You On Your Path In Life?
I've been having spirited conversations lately about planning vs. just living life. Out of all of these conversations have come a few ideas that ring true to me: there aren't direct paths to glory careers anymore as there were a few decades ago, there are zillions of...
Handwriting Therapy!
(cy twombly) To know me is to know that I am rarely without a writing instrument and paper or a journal of some sort. What began as a compulsive need to catalog my life and re imagine it in words as a child evolved into a life-long love affair with handwritten...
Chevron To Maximize A Room!
(via Emily Ziz) Chevron is a fiery, energetic way to add life to a room without necessarily adding color, yet with color its mega-super-charged indeed! For small spaces, bland spaces chevron is a breath of fresh air. In large open spaces, chevron tends to define...
One Of My Favorite Quotes From Nelson Mandela
First of all, Nelson Mandela is astonishingly incredible on every level. I don't have words to express how gigantic a man he is. And this quote... well, it is resonant with such real truth. I see so many people making decisions based on hiding from fear and pretending...