NATURE, THE HOME AND ORDERLY CHAOS
I turn to nature for inspiration always and not just for understanding colour and space but understanding life. Nature is the ultimate...
LAUREN SHIELS
Interior Design
Our homes are a reflection of ourselves, but the spaces we occupy reflect back. You know the saying - we are a product of our environment.
This is The Healing Spaces Project, currently a blog exploring this concept and how we can use our own homes to support our lives. Subscribe below to sign up for the next post.
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Healing Spaces Project
- Oct 8
- 3 min
BENCH BLOG - A STARTING POINT TO SELECTING A NEW KITCHEN BENCH TOP
When renovating or building a new kitchen, you will need to select a bench top and the choices are many. A process of elimination is...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Sep 6
- 4 min
SELF LOVE AND THE HOME
I recently shared a story on Instagram from a page called Mindfitnewzealand, it was a quote by Dr Christine Northrup that went like this:...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Jul 12
- 3 min
WE ARE NATURE
I love humanity, What a contrast that sentence is to what we normally hear about ourselves. We live in an illusion that states we are...
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Healing Spaces Project
- May 5
- 3 min
RAISING YOUR VIBRATION AT HOME - THINGS YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO FIND YOUR CENTER
If you tune into social media, turn on the news, read the paper, go online, you will see pretty quickly - things are crazy out there and...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Mar 15
- 3 min
E-DESIGN - 5 REASONS MORE RENOVATORS ARE GETTING DIGITAL INTERIOR DESIGN HELP
Times are changing, they always are, but we have seen more change than ever since 2020 hit. One thing that 2020 did for just about...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Mar 2
- 3 min
SOUND CLUTTER & FINDING QUIET
Do your soul a favour and watch this preview for the movie 'In pursuit of Silence'. How do you feel? I had already seen the movie and...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Feb 9
- 3 min
MINDFUL LIVING - HOUSE WORK AND PERSPECTIVE
We are, constantly, being sold convenience. 'Save time!' 'Save the hassle!' 'Do the things you want to be doing' (not the things you...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Jan 12
- 2 min
FOREVER HOME OR PLANNING TO SELL - THAT IS THE QUESTION!
What are you intentions of the space you are about to renovate/decorate/build? Do you intend to stay here for 3, 5, 10 years or...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
BALANCING THE ELEMENTS - NATURE IN THE HOME
When creating a space in the home, a balance of the elements is a great technique to ensure that the space resonates in a positive way,...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Oct 3, 2020
- 3 min
THE SENSES AND THE HOME - NOT JUST FOR LOOKS
We have 5 physical senses - Sight, smell, touch, taste and the ability to hear sound. So much emphasis when it comes to the home is based...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
STILL LIFE - OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THINGS
I was taking a bath. Soft spa music playing quietly in the background. I had lit a small candle and placed it on the corner of the bath,...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Jul 6, 2020
- 2 min
THE CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC THAT IS 5G
5G is popping up around New Zealand and fast! A controversial topic, some experts simply call it the next necessary step in technology to...
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Healing Spaces Project
- May 9, 2020
- 3 min
THE HEALING SPACE OF HOSPITALS
Do you like hospitals? I wonder how many people would answer yes, perhaps they work there and are proud of their work, perhaps someone...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Apr 25, 2020
- 3 min
A SACRED SPACE - AND WHY YOU SHOULD FIND ONE
Text messages, Facebook messenger, Instagram, messages on Instagram, news, fake news, who knows news, he said, she said, apparently this,...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
SHOULD WE GO BACK TO TRADE FREE SUNDAYS?
Covid-19 has taught us and will continue to teach us a lot. What have I noticed when venturing beyond my fence for a brisk 2m distanced...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Mar 29, 2020
- 3 min
THE MASTER BEDROOM - HOW TO USE THIS ROOM TO HELP YOU SURVIVE LOCKDOWN
In my humble opinion, the Master bedroom is the most important room in the house, yet due to its privacy, is one of the most neglected....
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Healing Spaces Project
- Feb 2, 2020
- 2 min
THE NATURE & HOME CONNECTION - BIOPHILIC DESIGN
Humans don't migrate with the seasons, we build our dwellings strong and we stay there! So I wanted to take a look at the connection...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Jan 8, 2020
- 3 min
FIRST TIME NURSERY FOR FIRST TIME PARENTS
Congratulations! A first baby (or babies!) on the way, is such a special time and preparing for your new baby's arrival by creating a...
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Healing Spaces Project
- Dec 2, 2019
- 2 min
I'M DREAMING OF AN ECO FRIENDLY CHRISTMAS
I love Christmas, I really do and I am not going to wave my finger at you with a tonne of scary facts about waste over Christmas, as...
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