In the course of human civilization man has made use of many chemicals combinations to enhance and improve it’s existence.

These changes were thought to greatly advance and improve life and were normally accepted practices of the times.

As time passed and knowledge increased it became known that many of these chemical uses were dangerous and some could be deadly.

Their biggest danger is that they are invisible.

We can’t see, touch, or hear the dangers so that we are unaware of that presence.

Paint, furniture finish, fabric, carpet, cleaner, and flame retardant are some examples where these dangerous combinations have been used in their manufacturing process.

In this process, as in many processes in life, it is wise to be aware of danger and to use intelligence, logic, caution, and priorities in moving forward.

At the present time there is no entity, government regulation, or nutrition chart of these dangerous combinations for the general public.

There are movements on to eliminate these combinations, not only for interior design but in all situations, for our own health and for the health of our own planet.

May they continue.

Are you cognizant of this factor for the indoor environment in which you live?

Food for thought.

The periodic table lists all known chemical elements with their recurring properties.

All physical things are composed of various compositions of these elements.

The combination of the contained elements with their reacting properties to each other determines what is physically manifest.

These are physical laws of the universe.

These same physical laws are present in the manifestation of aesthetics.

The elements of aesthetics are line, form, mass, color, and texture.

The combination of these elements with their reacting properties to each other determines the manifest aesthetics.

The evolution of mankind and the accomodating principles of aesthetics have determined what we see and experience as beauty in today’s world.

When you experience beauty, especially in your residential environment, what do you see, how do you see it, and how do you react to what you see in relation to these physical laws?

Food for thought.

Different ways in which our behavior is affected by our subconscious mind’s reaction to the interior design of the spaces in which we are is presented in the latest issuing of a well known international interior design source coming across my desk.

Previous other sources have given us information on the affectation of interior design on our physical bodies including even our heart.

All of which just goes to inform us of the influence below the surface, so to speak, of interior design on more than just the experience of the aesthetics thereof.

Our known and unknown of the universe determines our living experience.

Now you know.

Have you ever recognized interior design affecting your manifestations?

Food for thought.

Different companies in the trade information that comes across my desk continually present projected new colors, trends, costs, et cetera considered to be important for residential living spaces on immediate and future manifestations of such.

What is a lay person to do if these presented choices are not congruent with your personality traits?

If you choose not to be a sheep that follows the crowd of mass consumption for the inside of the places in which you live, the paid for services of a professional interior designer can guide you through this transition.

With the current international monetary scene the costs of residential living spaces are continually rising to heights that negatively affect the opportunities for these purchases .

There fore it becomes of more importance to get the best value for these expenditures.

The paid for services of these professionals can save you time and convenience and money by being aware of the current choices, availability, quality, and finances of a project including physical purchases and labors.

The quality of the ingredients, preparation, cooking methods, and resulting tastes determine most of the food we eat.

This same philosophy can be applied to the spaces in which we live.

The choices you make in your life determine your life experiences.

Is it not of merit to make the one life we have on this planet the best that we can?

Food for thought.

The purpose of a residence is to provide shelter from the elements and that is functional, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing for one’s life styles.

The purpose of a business is to make a product or to provide a service which can be sold for a profit.

Two different entities for two totally different reasons.

Totally different goals for the human activities therein of each.

Yet, some people use the same approach for both.

If it works for one situation, it should work for all situations.

They can’t seem to see the different ultimate goals and change approaching gears accordingly.

Running a business is more of intellectual, practical, producing, economic, and mass appeal toward public activity.

Living in a residence is more emotional, satisfying, expressive, indulging, and pleasant individual personal expression.

A business is to make or provide for a general population need.

A residence is for a personal maximum satisfying home.

When you observe where you work and where you live what interior design differences do you see between the concept and execution of each?

What do you see as the merit of the different interior designs between the two?

Especially, can you distinguish between the different expenditures of financial resources for each manifestation?

Food for thought.

Positions of certain interior designers expressed as rules are often interspersed in articles in the major international residential interior design publication that comes across my desk.

What is the purpose of these rules, who is qualified to make them, to whom are they addressed, and for what purpose?

At it’s essential core aesthetics is not rigid and firm but is a continuum that flows in many directions.

There are myriads of aesthetic manifestations throughout the history of civilizations and will continue to be.

As grandmother said: ” There is more than one way to cook chicken. “

And yet some approaches, for various reasons chosen by some, become prevalent or current to the extent that they are accepted and pontificated as ” rules “.

To consider or to choose to apply usage for such rules as an aesthetic mode of procedure expresses a lack of knowledge of that chemistry which is beauty.

As expressed during the history of civilization that which is most popularly expressed is not always the most intelligent, knowledgeable, and logical.

Rules of residential interior design are made and used by those who are ignorant of the subject.

During your time on this planet when, where, and how have you encountered these rules of residential interior design and what was your reaction to them.

What do you think now?

Food for thought.

Blair House is located across the street from the White House and is the official guest house for the President of the United States and is used for the most important guests of our nation.

Photographs of recent updates and refreshing changes were featured in a publication crossing my desk recently.

For such an important residence on the international scene the results were very disappointing.

In all fairness I was not privy to restrictions, requirements, guidance, et cetera so that my evaluation thoughts are totally from my observations.

The architectural backgrounds and spaces do not come across as fully using their potential aesthetics.

The creativity and design of many of the window treatments did not greatly enhance their role or the ambiance of their spaces.

Some of the fabrics and wall coverings were blah and low level on the aesthetic scale.

There was a lot of just plain white upholstery used which gave an anemic and washed out ambiance.

For the resources available and the extreme importance of this building representing this country to some of the most important, influential, and powerful people on the planet the level of beauty expressed is not our capable best.

Are you aware of the planning, thought, acquiring, preparation, and execution quality level of the foods served for state dinners at the White House?

That level of quality is not evident at Blair House?

What do you think of the role of this very special house and it’s presentation character of our country to the world?

Food for thought.

The relevance of “good taste” for today’s living is subject matter for international trade publications recently.

The quality of the design, and not it’s social-economic status or some assigned taste, is my profession and authority. I design intelligent and quality aesthetic residential interiors.

Taste, as related here, refers to an individual’s personal choices as to what one likes.

Aesthetic standards have evolved over the history of civilization and have originated and been proclaimed by the upper classes.

I think it was at the beginning of the twentieth century that a woman took it upon herself to set standards for the decoration of residential interior living spaces and what was “good taste” according to her place in the scheme of life.

Those positions became ingrained in our society as the gold standard for the subject.

And grew into social snobbery and status relevancy.

With the changes that have and will continue to take place in our society what relevance do the residential furnishings and colors of upper class persons in the early nineteenth century have to this time in which we live?

Not every one wants to live like the classified standards ways of these people.

To pontificate what is “good taste” selection choices of colors and furnishings for one’s interior living spaces, which are to reflect our personality and not theirs, in the epitome of arrogance and snobbery and is as relevant to us today as are buggy whips

Colors, residential furnishings, et cetera should reflect the times and personality of occupants and not some upper class pontifical manifestation.

Design in all of it’s expressions, in and of itself, does not denote taste or status.

Such is projected onto it.

Food for thought.

Today we have on this planet available to us more choices for life styles than ever before in the history of civilization.

How does one go about making an intelligent choice for such?

These choices involves emotions, intellect, personal preferences, history, culture, current situations, finances, politics, and any other factors affecting human behavior.

You need to consider which aspects are more important to you for the longest period of time that you will be using said living spaces.

You will have physical limitations concurrent with the present time, place, and society in which you are now.

Is good to be aware of, know, and appreciate the past and it is also important to know, be aware of, and appreciate what is happening currently.

Choose those intangibles that are most important to you for your daily living for the longest period of time and choose those tangibles that will best, financially and level of quality, manifest the desired results.

Be aware, even as fully grown, that adults go through different physical changes that can affect basically all aspects of their personalities.

These changes can affect one’s preferred choice of life style.

There are rules, laws, cultural, sociological, physical, financial, et cetera changes that occur with the passage of time which will affect our life styles.

The best choices and the right choices are the ones that are best and right for you.

One size does not always fit everyone.

Do you want to be an individual or a lost sheep in the herd of conformity?

Be aware.

Be intelligent.

Think overall complete and long term.

What were the options choices available to you when you chose the life style you are currently living?

How content are you with the results of those choices?

What would you change?

Food for thought.

For what ever reasons some people are arrogant of which they may or may not be aware.

In the manifestation of theses traits there is often a pontificating of positions or knowledge.

As such they miss a lot of possibilities and higher levels of quality.

In the choices made for their personal living environments such can lower the living experience of all occupants who ever live there.

Tradition, emotions, culture, popularity, et cetera can and do play roles here.

Residences usually last longer than the occupants for which they were built.

While it is important to include your personal traits it is also important to think of the decades long existence of the house as a composition in and of itself.

When you make permanent choices to a residential structure do you consider both?

Get out of your box and open your life to higher and greater qualities of living.

Using intelligently the principles of aesthetics and the laws of physics together can enhance the quality of the living experience for both aspects.

What have you considered in the choices you have or will make for where you live?

Food for thought.