Creating balance through interior design in your home and work life

HELLO from Palm Desert where today is only 112 degrees! I know it’s crazy being here in August but when the opportunity presented itself to visit my in-laws with my daughter, I knew I needed to accept the gift. I was feeling a little out of balance and understandably so with all these moons rising and mercury retrogrades and what was that other one my yoga teacher Dana Damara was sharing with us on Tuesday?

 I’ve been pondering what is it besides the atmosphere that gets me feeling out of whack. There’s certainly more to it. I’ve been doing lots of work these past couple of years as I transitioned from my New York lifestyle, running a successful company to moving to the beautiful (slow) beach life of Carlsbad, marrying an amazingly devoted man and giving birth to a loving adorable little girl. Change is actually not that hard for me, I’ve always been able to course correct pretty easily. But this one was a doozy. Little did I know my company actually defined me and I allowed it to do so for as long as I could maintain it. That way I didn’t really have to get to know the real me. The universe however was like no way girl, you gotta dig in.

 And I did. And then I took a break. And then I picked back up. And, well you get the picture. Earlier this year I spent the first sunny day after what seemed like a long winter redoing my daughter’s playroom. I literally spent the entire day hanging shelves, putting together a daybed, anchoring curtain rods to the wall and organizing all her toys in the closet. Finishing just before dinner, I came out and told my husband that things had finally clicked. I wanted to do this for a living. Don’t they always say “Do what you love”?! Well I knew I loved design and creating organized, beautiful spaces but how could I turn a hobby into my actual job?

What happened that day was really special to me. I was listening. To my instinct, to my heart and to my body. Wow, that felt good. So I began to work towards creating a vision of what my new company would look like. During my transition I completed a 200 hr yoga teacher training which taught me lots about balance and our environments. Honing in on that foundation, I saw our home for what it had been to me, a sanctuary. It’s also the catalyst for creativity and balance. For sure it’s not perfect. I have a shed in the back that needs a lot of love and a bathroom that could be renovated but I know those pieces will fall into place too.  

Trying to create a unique and highly organized home or workspace can seem really daunting. I suggest starting with one room so it’s less intimidating Find a space that you crave to be in but it doesn’t feel comforting to you as it is today. Then log yourself onto Pinterest and start a little board (you can keep it secret) of all the spaces you connect with. If it’s a home office, then search for “home office” and see where that takes you. From there you can begin to piece it all together. A color story, a theme, plants, furnishings and personal touches. Check out the vision board below for inspiration. Take your time and have fun with it. There’s really no wrong way.

Vision Board

for a podcast space.

It’s kind of like doing the work on yourself. You start with one area and get that feeling good and pretty and then take a little time off until you realize that new beautiful area is starting to show off a not so lovely space. Honestly that’s balance to me, just being in the flow.

They say you don’t find balance, you create it. I love that.

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BALANCE.

SHELVES ARE ALSO A FUN WAY TO START.