
LUMINOUS SPACES BLOG
“It’s like a homecoming.” This is what my friend said when she was finally reunited with her furnishings and stuff after a year of living in a furnished house. She went on to explain that she didn’t realize how much the furnishings in this home were impacting her until now. “The woman that lived here […]
In the last two days I heard two disturbing stories from family members. Both concerned trees in their developments. One said that their condo association management removed all of the trees directly in front of the building because the roots were buckling the walkway and repair costs became “too much.” My brother-in-law, a very rational, […]
Below is a segment of an article that I contributed to at redfin.com. For the full article, click here. Tip #2: Design Your Front Porch and Door Often, the key to good feng shui lies in the front door. Your home gets its energy nourishment through its front door, so you want it to be […]
When I visit my client’s homes the second most important thing to review is their bedroom (first, it’s the front door!). We spend roughly one-third of our lives in this room and it is our most intimate space; a place for rest, rejuvenation, and healing. I’ve written a lot about beds and feng shui. Why? […]
Featured this week on MindBodyGreen by Emma Loewe Who doesn’t love a good houseplant? With their toxin-busting, happiness-inducing properties, plants are an amazing vehicle for ushering some of nature’s healing power indoors. And these days, it seems like the more you have, the better. Instagram’s most enviable homes feature rooms draped in greenery, and some of the world’s most influential offices […]
I have a Super Power: the ability to read a book whose message I need to hear right at that moment. And of course, it’s always a book that someone mentions to me in passing, or that I notice on my bookshelf but hadn’t read yet. This time the book came from my yoga studio. […]
One of the most common things that I tell clients is to improve the energy of their homes is to add live plants. Why are plants so important in our homes? Plants are vital to having positive energy in our homes. They restore and refresh the air, which is often stagnant and stale, due to […]
The past few weeks I’ve been going through some sessions about money and my beliefs around it. It’s pretty crazy the stories that come out, that I never realized were there. It’s actually pretty profound. (If you are interested in learning more about this work for yourself, email me and I’ll connect you to her). […]
This has been a tough holiday season, for me personally and for many in my circle. Perhaps you, too? I recall reading the astrology for December a few weeks ago. And it wasn’t pretty. (For the astrology astute: Saturn moved into Capricorn for first time in 29 years on 12/19, is conjunct Venus, and we’ve […]