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Anshu Pathak
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Where to begin… |
- Make lists, write
down the things you must do, you will feel more in
control.
- Remove bulky
carpeting and draperies.
- Rearrange furniture
for easy accessibility.
- Suggest a spirit of
adventure with bright, daring colors.
- Bring in exotic
orchids or tropical paradise flowers.
- Include artwork
that is pleasant to eyes.
- Hang wind chimes in
the windows.
- Burn incense and
naturally scented candles.
- Display family
photographs, other treasured artifacts and heirlooms.
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IT’S sheer common
sense that tells us that every home should be relaxing and stress
free. After all, our homes are our refuge, and the expression of
our refuge, and the expression of our personalities and
creativity. But somewhere along the way, we acquire chairs that
cause back aches, collections that require dusting and polishing,
carpeting that emits toxic fumes, entrainment centres that command
our attention, electronics that click and beep and papers that
grow into weary piles of obligation. So we spend countless hours
cleaning and maintaining these possessions.
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A home that soothes and heals is not created overnight. No home is
an island. It must exist in a larger environment. There is no
question that clutter rattles our nerves and drains our spirits
and as you recreate your home, you and your family will want to
seek ways to clear away or sensibly store odd assortments of knick
knack, deciding what is important and what is not.
Let your instincts be a barometer, you will know that you are on
the right path when you believe that change is possible. Observe,
the places where clutter accumulates, the tables that are often
piled with papers, the rumbled clothing tossed across the chairs,
the tangle of boots blocking the stairs. See the telltale
fingerprints on the walls, clues like these will reveal the highly
trafficked parts of your home.
All you have to do is to think beyond the predictable and allow
the room and places to take on new, unexpected roles.
Designing spaces in our home is a way of reaching for a type of
zone where we can feel safe and protected, loved and loving,
creative and productive and completely at peace. Fengshui, Vaastu
Shastra, color therapy, aromatherapy, our rituals and various
other design techniques are all tools to help move up towards this
ideal. They become most effective where we use them with an
understanding of what our homes mean to us.
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