Designing Our Homes

Friday, March 20, 2020

Words & Photography
by Nina Plummer



Our homes should be designed to facilitate the life we wish to lead within them. If spending more quality time with our loved ones without screens is a priority, we can consider moving the TV into a separate space so that we choose to watch it more mindfully (or not at all). If gathering around home-cooked meals is something we long for, we can prioritize a larger kitchen space, a comfortable dining table big enough to accommodate all, or simply find ways to allow for company to spend time in the kitchen comfortably while a meal is being prepared. If nudging ourselves towards a slower, more considered lifestyle is what we crave, we need to define what this means for us, and then design our homes to accommodate these needs.
⁠If nudging ourselves towards a slower, more considered lifestyle is what we crave, we need to define what this means for us, and then design our homes to accommodate these needs.
In the end, all it takes is a shift in focus away from just how our homes ought to look and more toward how we want them to feel and what activities we want to spend most of our time doing within them.

Thoughtful design holds the key to nudging us toward better habits and better ways of moving through the rhythms of our daily life. When we prioritize feelings and experiences as much as we do style, we begin to create homes that facilitate our lives.

In these digital times, when visual inspiration flows in abundance and the pressure to keep up can be intense, a slower, more considered home offers an alternative by prioritizing the feelings we most cherish and encouraging the life we most yearn for. ⁠⠀

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