Ten years ago, I used to start my lectures with these words: “Winston Churchill said, ‘We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.’” That was around the time that Feng Shui for Hawaii was published, and that quote is on... Read More

The best shape for a dining table is round & the best material is wood. If you’re happy with that, you can stop reading and start shopping. The second-best shape is oval or racetrack. Our dining table is round and... Read More

The latest issue of Dwell (March 2016) contains a quote that confirms what my whole life’s experience has taught me about decorating living spaces: “The living room in which one can live and think freely is neither beautiful nor harmonic... Read More