One thing I’ve learned from my clients is that there are many reasons for designing or redesigning our homes. Sometimes our reasons are purely practical. We may want to make our living environment more functional, comfortable, beautiful, elegant, or modern. We may want an “upgrade,” with better quality furniture, carpet, tile, lighting, cabinets, interior/exterior paint, etc. Perhaps we’re in transition – we’ve gotten married, divorced, widowed, or we’re relocating long distance, or we’ve bought a new house, or we’re moving up in the world – and we want a fresh start in an old or a new place.
Yet I often find there are deeper reasons motivating people to create new home environments. Our house truly does represent our self. And, consciously or not, designing our home is a powerful way of conceiving, redefining or expressing who we are. It can also be a way of reinventing who we are; and a way of marking or ritualizing significant personal changes, phases and transitions in our life.
Why do you want to design your home? Have you been experiencing changes, growth, or upheaval? Do you want to create environment that will support or invoke more creativity, love, peace, joy or stability in your life? Are you looking for spiritual renewal, a way to initiate growth and change on deeper levels? Do you want your home to more accurately reflect and embody who you are now, or who you’re becoming?
Think about it. Find out what’s true for you.
9.13.2007
Design a ritual
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One reason why home owners redesign their houses is for a little change of air, if you get my drift. There are people who easily get bored when they see just one design for a long period of time, right? For an office, the usual reason for redesigning would be an upgrade in the facilities.
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