Kona has a new courthouse, and it’s a doozy—brutal and unbalanced! I’ve never before seen a courthouse that didn’t have a feeling of balance—that’s actually important in a courthouse, where you expect the scales of justice to be balanced. The... Read More

“Mommy, can I go play outside?” When I heard those words coming from a young girl’s mouth, I shook the mother’s hand and said, “You’ve raised your child right!” Children should want to go outside. Playing under trees (and in... Read More

“If you can’t pay for something, you can’t afford it. Don’t buy it.” My father said that, and my husband and I both live by it. Not everyone does, however, and I recently had a client email me saying they... Read More

I know better than to say, “Well, now I’ve seen it all!” But I sure was tempted recently. I was flown to Oahu by a couple of clients wanting consultations, and at the first condo there was something I had... Read More

I’ve previously discussed using the color red for the exterior of the front door. But what if red just won’t work in your situation? On a green house, red can look too Christmasy. On a bungalow house, red can sometimes... Read More

Feng shui is a natural art—taking nature as the guide. Therefore, colored lighting of any kind is cautioned against in feng shui. Colored light bulbs are to be avoided inside homes. This includes strings of small lights—if those lights are... Read More

You can greatly enrich your experience of life by learning from your dreams. To learn from your dreams, you first have to remember them when you are awake. While you are trying to remember a dream, don’t change your position... Read More

We usually think of hammocks as outdoor furniture, but I’ve often recommended that clients put a hammock in a large unused room. Unused rooms are too yin for a home, and the correction is simply to use that room. Once... Read More

The idea for this article came from reading a charming little book, My Ideal Bookshelf, edited by Thessaly La Force and illustrated by Jane Mount. I first came across the book in the Huntsville, Alabama, main library when I was... Read More

This is what happens when you’ve got as many back issues as I’ve still got—but the pile is rapidly dwindling. Let’s start with some silly things, such as this ad I’m looking at for a closet design. There’s what looks... Read More