First Impressions

<img alt="Patricia Gray Inc Hamilton " border="0" height="687" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV3GJS2U4mdFAAzAEeu9DVSOdm8_s-MLdbUShResW-A_Uq2SNqaJiyDq3xbprmkhZPTEZnEbZ-V5VmP_zUUCzGbLhDuPp16IxSa8JCutsrPudBaFPEufa7Qoh9Wr1fxbeziOf1f4oqUeT/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Patricia Gray | Interior Design Vancouver " width="610" /> <br /><br /><div align="justify"><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><br />I was meeting with a client recently about a new home they are building and I was discussing my philosophy of the importance in creating an environment that nurtures and supports the needs and lifestyles of the occupants. There is so much more than meets the eye when designing a home. I am reminded by what I was taught by my feng shui instructor and mentor <a href="http://www.yunlintemple.org/professor.htm" target="_blank">Grandmaster Professor Thomas Lin Yun</a>: ‘when you enter a space it takes your body and psyche tens seconds to adjust to the space – either in a negative or a positive way.’ Our homes are living and dynamic vessels that either optimally support us, or support us in a diminished capacity. Is your home all it can be? <br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> <br />Photo: </span><a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/projects/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Patricia Gray Inc</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;">; Artwork: <a href="http://www.marthasturdy.com/sculpture/twists/twists-3/" target="_blank">Martha Sturdy</a>, </span><a href="http://bau-xi.com/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=22" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Tom Burrows</span></a>; <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photography: <a href="http://www.rogerbrooks.ca/" target="_blank">Roger Brooks</a></span> </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">PATRICIA GRAY INC</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle and <br />WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel. <br /><a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/" target="_blank">2011 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™</a></span></div><br />

First Impressions

I was meeting with a client recently about a new home they are building and I was discussing my philosophy of the importance in creating ...

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