That’s what I call a gaslighting home.
It’s the kind of space that subtly contradicts you. It tells you you’re disorganized when in fact the layout is just wrong. It makes you feel restless or heavy, not because you are but because the light, proportions and flow are quietly working against you.
Read MoreAnd in a world of filters and flat screens, it’s texture that reconnects us with reality.
Read MoreDesigning million-dollar homes taught me that my job isn’t to make things look expensive. My job is to make them feel alive. A home should be both a statement and a sanctuary. It should reflect the person living there, not just the budget behind it.
Read MoreImagine sitting on the couch, trying to relax, but you hear the pots clanging in the kitchen and see the kids doing homework at the dining table. Everything is happening in the same big space and it feels like there’s no escape. That’s the problem with open floor plans.
Read MoreWhen I walk into a home, I’m not just seeing chairs and tables; I’m sensing the energy of the materials, the rhythm of the layout, the weight of textures on the body. For one client, a lawyer in Manhattan, his living room was a gallery of mismatched fast furniture: metal, glossy laminates and plastics everywhere. He couldn’t relax; he complained of headaches and restlessness.
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