You know that feeling when you walk into a space and immediately feel calmer? Like your shoulders drop and you can actually breathe deeper? I’ve started noticing this more since…
# Why My Tiny Apartment Changes Made Me a Believer in Nature’s Healing Powers You know those moments when you realize something pretty obvious that somehow escaped you for years?…
When I step out our back door these days, I’m struck by how much more aware I’ve become of the sounds around me. The rustle of leaves in the maple…
You know what I’ve been obsessing over lately? How our house changes throughout the year. I was sitting in the kitchen this morning, watching my daughter eat breakfast in this…
I’ll be honest – a few years ago, if someone had told me I’d be writing about how plants and natural light could improve my kids’ mental health, I would…
I never really thought about transition spaces until I started trying to figure out why my kids behaved so differently in different parts of our house. You know how some…
Last spring, my wife and I took our first international trip in years – a visit to our son who’s working in the Middle East. While she was content spending…
NEW_TITLE: The Sound of Nature Indoors: My Journey Into Creating Natural Soundscapes at Home I never really thought about sound as part of design until I moved into my current…
DavidDavid is a dad of two who started caring about design after realizing how much their home environment affected his kids’ moods and sleep. He writes about family-friendly, budget-friendly ways…
I never paid much attention to school buildings when I was young – they were just places you went to learn, usually pretty sterile affairs with fluorescent lights and cinder…
After eight years of modifying our home for my wife’s changing mobility needs, I’ve learned something important: the benefits of being connected to nature shouldn’t be limited to people who…