bold2boss

It’s January. Christmas vacation is over and it’s time to get back to work….well, actually I’ve spent a good chunk of vacation time plastering walls and painting so I should say back to my other work…my other work that I also love, as a nurse teaching at the local Baccalaureate College. I love my work in health care and I love-love-love my work in design…but it’s kind of a weird combination!…and every day of the last 30 years I’ve wondered ‘Health and Design – what’s the connection??!! Well, let me tell you what I’ve figured out – the connection is nothing and yet also, I think, it is everything . …nothing…well not completely nothing . , I have found connections between the two concepts – people, creativity, organics, and many others points of curious interest. …but more importantly, I have also found it’s everything …core, essential interconnections between health and design. And I have to tell you, so much of the really deeply important, meaningful things I know about beautiful ...

Bliss…Christmas vacation…Christmas carols, falling snow, the crackling fire…I’m lounging in our vacation ski chalet, gazing out the window at the snowy ski hill (the image above is the amazing view)…my attention distracted only by the awkward furniture arrangement hampering the beauty of the chalet. A large sectional (certainly too large for the space) divides the small ‘great room’ into two isolated spaces, one for eating and one for lounging…the furniture hampers our socializing, the flow of traffic and our zen!. Such awkwardness can be easily fixed with just a few simple adjustments…as I’ve learned from years of aggravation, exploration and experimentation. So, I set down my wine and start pushing the furniture into the positions that make sense and create that desirable cozy, calm ambience. ...sectional divides this narrow room into two small spaces… sectional seating is cramped against TV wall and creates a visual and physical barrier that makes the space feel small... Turning the...