Nourishing Stopover
“Can interior design and ritualised aesthetics be used as a tool for manifestation?”
— Niamh Butler
morning light
piles of linen and sheets, order and harmony
a stripy home-sewn cushion cover for some yang vibes
Art to enliven the space. Georgia O'Keefe's Canyon with Crows watercolour is inspiring me to get painting again and adorn my walls.
He doesn't sleep here but is very welcome to come hang out
Sheep's wool rug experiments, comforting to touch and sit on
The wardrobe was thoroughly cleaned out and repainted - which was much needed. The before pictures are scary! A heart-shaped stone I found on the beach in Arrifana is placed here to activate love.
Abundance area
This project started as an interior design project and has developed into an ongoing embodied research experiment to explore the concept - that ritualised aesthetics can be used as a tool for manifestation. Can we use our homes to support us to create the life that we imagine or dream of but don’t yet have?
In September 2023 I wanted to transform my childhood bedroom into a nourishing stopover space, on a tight budget, during a life transition in my early thirties where I had to move back home to my parents for 6 weeks. This creative project allowed me to create a sanctuary here through aesthetics as a way to reclaim space, experiment with interior design, support my wellbeing, and gift my parents with a funky little guest room on my departure.
Meghan Wallace James, the LA based Feng Shui consultant advised and inspired the concept using the Bagua map to influence design decisions around colour and furniture layout.
I chose a sensual earthy colour and material choices.
Grounding rituals strongly influenced the design - cedar incense sticks, whiskey for an evening tipple, repairing and using the old sink for cleansing rituals in the morning and evening.
Athlone, Ireland | 2023
“A room of one's own and a sense of self are interconnected. A place to be who you are rather than the person you feel you ought to be”
— Ilse Crawford, Sensual Home