Every human being on the planet is a manifestation of what has happened since the big bang.

Each person is on their individual journey learning how to navigate in their own way for this experience we call life.

In any society civilization there are different levels of where people will, or will not, be on the same page and wave length with each other.

This situation is also evident in the different ways we as human being are aware of, experience, and appreciate what is known as aesthetics or beauty in our lives.

Aesthetics, as we experience it, is a manifestation of line, color, mass, form, and texture composed with which the atoms in our brains react positively.

With in the residential interior profession there are usually positions where agreement, with some minor differences, is congruent as to what is good aesthetic design.

This level of beauty is totally obtained by the laws of physics and the principles of aesthetics.

There are some in the various residential industries who are of positions that other aspects are a factor in the quality level of residential aesthetics.

There is no tangible evidence to support those positions.

Wearing expensive and rare designer clothes in these spaces does not affect the interior design there of.

Who lived there, who slept there, or whose ancestors did something there does not affect the interior spaces.

The location and the price tag of interior residential spaces does not affect their aesthetics.

The rareness, history, and background do not affect aesthetic qualities of the physical.

So, when you are experiencing a residential interior design, what thoughts, other than the physical beauty there in, go through your mind?

How do these aspects affect your acknowledgement and appreciation of the beauty in these spaces?

Food for thought.

What is the function of a house?

How are houses described and listed?

The number of square feet and number of bedrooms is given as if such fulfills all living there requirements.

When it comes to the design of individual rooms and spaces inside houses the overall size and shape of rooms are determined and then the functions are fit into said spaces.

Construction must proceed from outside to inside.

It is the size and shape of the spaces that determine what can be done there.

The execution of the functions of the spaces are determined by the physical shape of the room vs spaces being determined by their functions.

Which appears more intelligent and logical for functional activities?

We’ll select a space and then we’ll have the desired functions fit there in or we’ll use the functional activities of spaces to determine the size and shape of the spaces in which they will occur.

What are the functional activities of a house and how does such determine it’s size and shape for most of the living structures on this planet?

Are square feet and number of bedrooms the most important two factors determining it’s manifestation?

Being well aware of the finances, labor, time, et cetera in the construction of houses, it is of merit to think, imagine, and visualize at a higher more creative level to advance aesthetic levels of civilizations to advance our existence on this planet.

What is the function of a house and and where are we in how such is manifest in today’s society?

What is the creative intellectual aesthetic level of the spaces in which you choose to live and be for your existence on this planet?

Food for thought.

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.