Neither good taste nor wealth... can transform a house into a home, for a home does not consist in the quality of its architecture or decor, but in the quality of the lives that it expresses. Philippa Tristam
Design is intensely personal. Develop your radar. Combine. Eliminate. Collect. ~Joy Junket Manifesto
“I don’t think of decorating as a science or a discipline. I begin with whatever makes my heart sing.” Deborah Buck
List your 4 all time favorite rooms: Movies, magazines, real life, hotels, tours, family homes, cabins, online images, from dreams, children’s books, museums, you name it!! #1
“When it comes to art, buy with your eyes.....it should be reflective of your personality and what’s going on in your head—not reflective of the colors of a sofa.”—Hotelier Jason Pomeranc
Rareified STYLE Choose 2 words to describe this room- adjectives or other: For ex: Decadent, Elvis or Roughhewn ,Serene or Fruitloops Treetop- no rules here .
Combine and Divine: Free associate a word that means both words: For ex: 1. Decandent and 2. Elvis make you think Graceland.
Combine and Divine Repeat the process of combining to reduce 4 words to 2 words. I don’t discriminate when it comes to provenance. Home Depot changed my life.”—Decorator/author Tricia Foley
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Your Rarified Style can be used to select objects, it is a mantra, it may translate to other style related choice-‐ such as fashion. It is the thing to ALWAYS keep in mind when you are asking whether you should make a new purchase or whether you should let something go to Goodwill or Craigslist. Does this object resonate with my RS?
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Rarefied Style:
Def. A style that is like no other on earth and is unique to YOU. It is elevated in nature, an exalted ideal and is part of your GRAND PURPOSE. You at your best.
My Rareified style is:
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