SPACES AS REFLECTIONS OF OURSELVES

MY JOURNEY began in the world of marketing, where understanding attribution was crucial. As my roles expanded and I became more involved more interior design projects, I realized that the same principles could be applied to spaces.

The impact of a well-designed space on our emotions and actions is profound, yet often overlooked.

For over two decades, I have worked on diverse projects:

• independently owned learning centers (thousands of them - impacting over a half a million students, parents, and staff each with different roles/goals within the spaces)

• collaborative corporate headquarters

• wellness studios

• stable housing for homelessness transitions

• retrofitted community centers in low-income neighborhoods

• therapy spaces

• friends space

• my own spaces… lots of them!

Each project reinforced the idea that spaces are not just about aesthetics; they are more about creating environments that feel good, foster connection, inspiration and a sense of belonging.

I HAD AN AHA MOMENT in my own home during one of my biggest life transitions. I felt stuck, uneasy, and out of place everywhere, and a creative project that started with white paint on the floor and turned into a floor game, got me to feel/see/experience myself differently, I felt more me, more Lyndsay, which led to deepen my journey to understand how I/my space could do that. As my space was changing, so was I, and vice-versa.

I started learning more of the technical aspects of interior design. I learned and experimented with various design techniques, including Biophilic Design, Feng Shui, and created my own ones. I simplified and decluttered my space, integrated nature, let in more sunlight, lightened the colors of my walls, rearranged A LOT, played more, felt more, and ultimately invited more people in - including aspects of myself. These changes not only transformed my space but also my state of mind. I realized that when we bring life love into our spaces (in all different forms), we enhance our flow, our health, our confidence, our convictions, our joys, our attention, our purpose, our everything.

Now I'm learning more about the world of neuroaesthetics/neuroarts/neuroarchitecture (the naming conventions are a work in progress!) and needless to say my mind is getting blown everyday!

Fun fact: A lot of what science is discovering, our gut (instincts) are already telling us - if we just took a moment to pay attention and listen and play… self-expression can help with depression.

AT BLLIS, OUR MISSION is to inspire clients to view their interior spaces through a lens of health and wellness - with the goal of FINDING THE SIMPLEST PATH TO A FEEL-GOOD SPACE together, through our co-creative process, where simple = least amount of cost, time and energy, while making the most of what's already there. By creating environments that evoke positive emotions and actions, we can improve our lives significantly. We spend 90% of our time indoors, and it is crucial to make these spaces work for us, not against us.

Spaces are a reflection of us, and by transforming them, we transform ourselves. I invite you to join me on this journey of bringing life love into your spaces, enabling better health and a better life. Together, we can create environments that not only look good but feel good, too.