GILDING THE GARDEN: Ten Tabletop Tips

1. Think of the table as a whole including food and decorations.
2. Choose a color scheme for linen, china and flowers.
3. The color scheme should complement colors of the food served.
4. Natural beeswax or white candles are preferred during the day. At night, black candles focus attention on the flickering flames.
5. Use silver candlesticks or:

Eggcups [...]

GILDING THE GARDEN: Designs for Alfresco Entertaining.

Your garden should be an extension of your home—a nook where you can curl up with a book, a corner to chat with a friend, a place to serve cocktails, a space to entertain.
But first things first. Is your terrace, patio or backyard all that you want it to be? Have you always wanted a [...]

Feng Shui for Mountain Homes

· In isolated areas, place bird feeders and wind chimes on the property to attract more life.
· Warm, toasty interior colors— browns, oranges and reds— can counteract isolation and stark outside terrain.
· Keep beds out of the pathway of sliding-glass or French doors. Too much energy running through a sleeping area can cause illness.
· Energy cannot [...]

Privacy at Home and in the Work Place

Privacy concerns mirror Feng Shui with the need for good design …Why?? We may ask… daily we are asked to display intimate sides of ourselves in non-intimate zones. This requires new design strategies. For good design requires us (designers) to describe YOU!
1. How do you see privacy in the realm of design?
Design we work [...]

Retreat Chic – Alternative Design: Trompe L’oeil Fashion & Home Color Tips

Sparkle in Silver, Bright in Bronze or Glitter in Gold – accessorize your wardrobe with metallic this season.
Add flair of color with a red pillow to the Northeast zone of your home signaling passion to the world!
Add a bowl of fruit to your kitchen counter. This will keep you healthy and fit.
The Sky’s the Limit [...]

Retreat Chic Color “U” Energy Chart

The Carole Shashona Color ‘U’ Energy Chart is designed to help you nurture yourself with energy.
Your Color ‘U’ Energy Chart will help you to choose colors for your home palettes and is specially designed to uplift your spirit to restore, relax, and replenish your inner sanctuary – – your heart and home.

Feng Shui Therapy

Designers often feel — and function — like therapists. The real satisfaction for many designers, however, is to do what a good psychiatrist often does: to lead the client to a new understanding of himself, to provide an insight that will foster a new approach to living.
Although many designers rely on ordinary psychology to steer [...]

For Balance And Harmony: Applying The Principles of Feng Shui to The Kitchen

Putting the principles of feng shui to work in a kitchen can be tricky.
Because a kitchen contains both elements of water and fire, achieving the appropriate balance is difficult — the sink can’t be too close to the stove, because fire puts out water. You want to balance that fire element . . . fire [...]

HOME SHUI HOME. Rearranging a city apartment according to ancient Chinese principles.

As a feng shui master and interior designer, I believe the more you are at home in your home, the more you are at home in the “universe”.
Feng shui, which means wind and water, is an ancient Chinese system of organizing objects in a natural pattern, using symbolic colors to harmonize and balance the energy [...]

FENG SHUI FOR MODERN LIVING

Rounded corners and soft curves predominate in my home, and furniture and objects have all been placed in harmonious positions to enhance the natural flow of positive energy. Colors, shapes, textures and designs have all been carefully considered to maintain a perfect environment in which to live. I am very sensitive to my surroundings. Our [...]

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