SLEEPING (the anchor of our days)

These past few months I have found myself in lovely comfy hotels and homes, and not so lovely and comfy.

My lessons over the years have served me well to create a world that incorporates all senses. Encourage drifting into a peaceful sleep, wherever I may be.



I try to make the beginning and end of my day a secure anchor of what goes on in between. Satisfying the qualities of sight, touch, sense and sound helps create the perfect space to both drift away and return to life.

And creating a sense of peace and tranquility.




TOUCH.......
Thread count is of little interest to me. The hand of crisp, freshly laundered and crinkled sheets are my prerequisites for luxury and comfort. (I have many a time arrived at a less than lovely home or hotel with my private stash of bed linens.





SEE.......
While the saying goes "our eyes are the windows to our souls" I also do believe we feed our souls through our eyes and other senses. While design is subjective whatever causes the "ahhh" in us is what is beauty.



Beauty for a guest bed never needs to be compromised.



SENSES.......
Nothing compares the natural fragrances and freshness of the outside.
I am always making the inside, outside wherever possible.



The touch of the ocean breeze.
The seeing of the oceans foreverness.
The sound of the surf.
The sense of the ocean air and fresh everything.



SOUND.......
Peace is my life's biggest challenge. So much noise everywhere
And sleep and noise don't share space well.
The Pachabel suite SOFTLY played is my put to sleep music when the outside won't stay outside.



Much of what is here is from my Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic world or Simply Shabby Chic at Target.