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    Have the room that makes you stop in the doorway and gasp. Make the real version. Not the apology...
  • Let go of assuming straight, centered, matched, and orderly are automatically better. Let it lean...
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    Neutral isn’t the problem. Dead happened because you inadvertently drained the life out. Pick...
  • Black Label Wednesday. You’re doing the work. The space is changing. Your life in it is changing....
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  • You don’t have to use every inch just because it’s there. Leave room for the open-ended and a...
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  • What if the room does not need to impress you as much as it needs to reach you? This is what your...
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    What if the room does not need to impress you as much as it needs to reach you? This is what your...
  • Get out of the groove you’re in long enough to notice something else. Change perspective and see...
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  • I get that. Nothing is broken. Nobody failed. It’s just stopped feeling like yours. Go back to...
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  • Question Breaker Tuesday. Why did good design get confused with restraint, beige, quiet, and...
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  • Put the good stuff where it will interfere with your day. That’s the point. This is what your...
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