Warm and Comfortable
Intriguing. Inviting. Healing.
Kissed by Sunshine
Deep, Rich, Sensuous
Filled with Music and Beauty.

These are some the words I hear when I ask my unusual questions, discovering what will guide us as we decorate, remodel or arrange a living space. 

I say “unusual questions” because it I’m not asking, “what’s your style?” or “what’s your favorite color?” or other common questions.  I’m not interested in conforming to the limited expectations that those questions set.

Instead, I focus on exploring what you truly love, your essence, your soul, and exploring how to express those aspects in your surroundings.  I’m looking for the vibrations, the expressions that feel most true to you. (I’ll talk more about the vibrations and how you can discover what resonates for you in future issues of The Art of WellBeing.)

When you consider your environment – the place where you live – as an extension of your inner-self, or as a place to express and ground you in your Vital, Authentic, or Passionate self, you can free yourself from the bounds of expectation, style and rules.  One tangible result is:  It makes decorating, remodeling and arranging your home so much easier!

I invite you begin asking yourself more intriguing, curious questions.

What’s the experience you want to create when you’re in your home?
How you want to feel in your home?
What experience do you want to create for yourself, your family? 

Allow yourself to explore, courageously “push the envelope.”  There are no wrong or ridiculous answers.
You might think that some of your answers don’t really have anything to do with the decorating or furniture issue you’re addressing.  They do.

Several years ago a woman invited me into her home.  She wanted her bedroom to be a healing sanctuary.  She liked the room.  It was spacious, had good light and air flow.  She slept well in the room, but it didn’t feel like her sanctuary. 

To begin, I asked her questions just like the ones I’m asking you.  Then I asked her to close her eyes and let herself imagine what healing means to her, what sanctuary means. I invited her to be curious with her senses.  What sounds, textures, tastes, colors did she notice? 

Tambra is offering two workshops focused on creating Soulful Homes.  For more information, see the calendar for The Tao of Home Design and Home Design for the Soul.