“Is it possible to care for a place with open hands, always ready to give it away like so many fishes and loaves?”
Source: Placemaker: Cultivating Places of Comfort, Beauty, and Peace
“Relationships are the "life" of the "body" that is a home.”
Source: The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life
“I didn’t want to tell you,
That what you want doesn’t want you,
But if it’s meant to be yours,
It’d find you, it’d hold you,
It would call you home.”
“This door was once a colossal oak tree about three hugs around and as high as the blue.”
Source: This House, Once
“You are the one that kept me up at night. You are the one I had to make it home for.”
Source: Radar Girls
“Before minimizing your home office, clarify in your own mind how you want it to work. Are you running a business out of there? Is it just for processing the household accounts? Do you want it to be inspirational, encouraging creativity and dreaming, or would you rather keep it sparse and utilitarian? Is it a retreat where you like to read a book or sip a drink- more of a den than a mere office? Is it for the whole family or just the parents?”
Source: The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life
“We can’t choose the colour of our skin. We can’t choose the family we are born into. We can’t choose to be tall or short, right or left-handed, just as how we can’t choose to be born male or female, gay or straight. But I believe there are many things in life that we can choose. We can choose to embrace and treat our fellow human beings, including our LGBTQ brothers and sisters, equally, and with kindness, dignity and respect. We can choose to raise our children to be secure and confident in who they are and to teach all our young ones to be compassionate and accepting of those who are different from them. We can choose to be big-hearted and open-minded as a society, one where all Singaporeans—no matter our race, language, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity—can feel included and feel a part of this place we call home.”
“What do you want your first impression of your home to be every day when you return? You don't have to face clutter and mess [in the garage], as you probably do now. Instead, you can experience spaciousness and order. What's even better is that it's going to be not just a practical reality but also a metaphor of the new life you are creating for yourself-- a life of openness, freedom, and opportunity.”
Source: The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life
“Of course, just about any place was better than home. Home was an off-key roar of disorder and chaos where fathers ran off, mothers turned to booze and boyfriends, and daughters searched out places that felt safe - places that made sense - until they could get out for good.”
Source: The Crimson Corset
“When it comes to interior design, all too often we use it as a way of expressing our identity, to show our style, status, power, or wealth. These are all extrinsic, or external, considerations. What if we were to turn this around and instead take an intrinsic approach, drawing on what matters most to us, making every design choice an opportunity to improve our physical and mental well-being? What would it look, feel, smell, or sound like? Could your home make you feel better?”
Source: Design A Healthy Home: 100 ways to transform your space for physical and mental wellbeing