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Nov 25

Leave me here. For years. I could live out the rest of my life in this nook, reading, meditating, writing, pondering, praying and researching. I might have to go on a few walks, and create a few meals somewhere in there, but this inviting moment covers all the bases. ⁠
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Image via @royaknd ⁠
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✨✨ #comehometoyourSelf #livingroom #designerthoughts #calmingdesign #interiordesign #minimalism #designinspo #warmdesign #cozycorner

Nov 24

Thanksgiving was a mashup of gratitude and a tender heart. In between hugs, mashed potatoes and stacks of dishes I realize it the simple human moments that make up a good life. Feeling the whole spectrum this weekend from deep, deep gratitude to deep, deep compassion for what’s going on in the world. Having a full heart allows me to have compassion without entangling with the fear that arises when I see humans thinking we are separate. We aren’t races and religions, we’re one human family. While those who have forgotten that, and are choosing fear over love, I will be holding them in my heart and using my down time this weekend to envision a world where we are healed. May beauty find its way into your hearts so it spreads like wildfire through your families and out into the world. I believe it starts at home. While I have a nano second of your time I invite you to pay the Shuumi Tax to the Sogorea Te Land Trust. Shuumi Means Gift in Chochenyo.
The Shuumi Land Tax is an invitation to support the vital work of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, a small step towards acknowledging the history of genocide on this land and contributing to its healing. We pay this tax on our property and business to acknowledge the indigenous tribes who lived on these lands for thousands of years before us. https://sogoreate-landtrust.org

Nov 22

Shortly after Scott and I got married, I was invited to the South of France with a friend who was as obsessed with food and Chez Panisse as I was. We went to cook with Chef Jean Pierre Moule for an immersive experience. What I didn't know when I said yes to going was the impact Jean Pierre's wife Denise would have on me. ⁠
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She was an embodied angel. So patient, so soulful, so generous with her time and knowledge about Bordeaux, including the food, the wine, and the architecture of the buildings in the old town. We wandered in and out of ancient structures that echoed lifetimes of footsteps on worn, terra cotta floors similar to these, with wood paneling that showed handsome craftsmanship and history. ⁠
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Needless to say, this interior triggered those memories. And if you really knew me, you would know savoring is one of my favorite pastimes. ⁠
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Design by @atelier_am_inc⁠
Photography by @pieterestersohnphoto⁠
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✨✨ #comehometoyourSelf #interiorinspo #interiordesign #interiordecor #artfulmoment #savoring #frenchvibes

Nov 21

I wonder what it would be like if I could learn to ask for what I want, instead of stewing in a bath of resentment thinking I have to do it all myself. I tell myself a story that if I ask, I might have to hear no — or be told yes, then not receive it anytime soon.
This has led to a lifetime of choosing to do everything myself. The gift in that is that I am highly capable of doing just about everything, and I can usually get what I want on my own. But is that serving my joy? Frankly, that's a lonely feeling.
Growth comes from noticing where I hide out in old programming that I've learned over the years, and waking up to the realization that it can be different. I'm taking baby steps as I learn this new behavior. At work, I'm the boss, so when I ask for something to be done, it happens. But at home, that's another story.
Every time I clean up my daughter's mess instead of reminding her do it, I am teaching her that she doesn't have to be responsible for the impact that leaving messes has on me. And every time I don't ask my husband to make a meal, hang a picture, or do a task because life seems harder for him than it is for me soI might as well do it myself, I teach him I don't need him. But I do need him. I need his engagement and support. I need his company at dinner to fulfill my desire for connection. I need the painting in the stairwell hung two inches higher because I couldn't find the tools to do it, and I've been walking past it for two years not asking. Why do I do this to myself?!
This weekend, I took steps toward getting my needs met and asked from love instead of resentment. Turns out, that's the secret sauce. Now we have a structure for him to plan date nights, make meals, and finally install our new Modern Metals @modernmetaldesigns covers BEFORE Thanksgiving. And that painting got moved in above five minutes flat!
Whoever hung this gallery wall did a smashing job, and how about those vintage Eames chairs?! Maybe I'll ask for those for Christmas.
Image via @sandgrainstudio
✨✨ #comehometoyourSelf #livingroomdesign #askforwhatyouwant #desires #designstories #midcenturymodern #designinspo #gallerywall #interiorstyling #eameschairs

Nov 16

Last night, I had a dream I was walking through an antique store filled with pieces that were carved by craftsmen who learned their trade through their lineage and decades of practice... Praying at the bench of artisanry, putting their memories, thoughts, and tears into the wood to reveal masterpieces. The high ceilings and worn floors were layered with years of feet walking paths between chunky tables, grand desks, high back chairs, carved statues, oil paintings, and perfectly preserved lacquer marquetry boxes. ⁠
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In the dream, it was me as I am now. But I realized this was furniture I had lived with throughout many of my lifetimes. ⁠
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It brought me to tears to be reunited with the soulful pieces that had held me through so many versions. I woke up with the knowing that we are in a quantum reality, and that everything really does exist all at once. ⁠
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Design by @maison_particuliere75⁠
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✨✨ #comehometoyourSelf #designdreams #interiorinspo #interiordesign #designerthoughts #designinspo #beautifuldesign #inspiringspaces

Nov 15

We got the autumnal color memo. 🍁🍂
Our team before today’s “Design Visionaries Making a Difference” by @luxemagazine ✨
Photo by @mrjeffholt @hewnsf

Nov 15

One of the concepts I have come to embrace is the knowing that the darker the shadows I venture into, the greater the light on the other side. ⁠
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I used to be afraid of my shadows. Not unlike my son when he was three — that boy ran from his shadows! It's not uncommon to avoid the darkness, it can be very scary. I think our culture keeps us so busy with the scaryness of our hypothetical external lives in general, that we don't think we have what it takes to go into our own dark places. ⁠
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I've become a real shadow diver this past year, reflecting on why certain behaviors in my fellow humans trigger me when they do. Usually, it boils down to the fear of failing. I realized recently it's not them. It's me. The more fear I feel, the more I know I am sitting on a pile of gold but not if I resist it. ⁠
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The trick is to get curious, acknowledge it, and wait for it to soften. It's trying to keep us stuck in old versions, and if I am going to maximize joy I need to learn to soften the grip fear tries to have on me. It's my choice, and it's yours too if you are willing to be brave. Clearly, this would be a great room to do some contemplative shadow diving. ⁠
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✨✨ #comehometoyourSelf #slowdesign #interiorinspo #interiordesign #designerthoughts #designinspo #beautifuldesign #inspiringspaces #shadowdiving #quietthefear #contemplation

Nov 14

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