Lifestyle Design

Happy National Daughter’s Day to my daughter Rachel.
You have brought so much joy into my life.
I love how we play together, travel, work, and celebrate life.
From a little child to a young lady, you have always
drawn people to you with your exuberance, kindness,
and just being a blast to be around.
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Have you ever taken a quiz to find your home style and discovered the quiz only offered five options? You didn’t relate to any of them? ☹️
I’ve done the same.
There are hundreds of design choices 😀but all personal styles fit somewhere between Traditional and Contemporary varieties.
Lifestyle can be identified
somewhere between Casual and Formal.
Shown on a matrix, the intersection of the two is your unique design style.✨

Do you want a home with Soul? Pinpoint your place on the matrix, design a haven with your unique style in mind, and enjoy your soulful home. 🎉
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Arriving at a client’s home, she directed me into her empty living room. It was painted ivory with classic millwork and boasted a large bay window.

She said she had a few ideas of her own but didn’t want to influence me and asked how I would decorate the room.

For a moment I panicked, feeling put on the spot. Then reminding myself blank rooms don’t talk, we sat together and discussed a different approach.

A clearly defined lifestyle is your most influential tool to create an authentic and beautiful home design, whether it is a DIY project or you hire a professional.

You need a clear vision of:

1. The function and activities in the room
2. A vision of your style
3. A color palette you love 💕
4. The desired ambiance (sensory experience) 👐
5. How you want people using the space to relate to each other, for example watching TV or visiting.📺
6. How you entertain🎉

Those with a clear vision are always the happiest with their design transformation.
Do you have a clear vision of your home design?
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I love a home with individual style that says something about it’s owners. It may be family beliefs displayed as wall art, musical instruments used in accessorizing, or a wall gallery of family history. In today’s world of “styling” a room for a photo shoot, personalized accessories are often removed so the audience relates to the photo. In real life, these expressions of our personal essence make design unique and personal. It is this type of design that connects us to home.
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