Capturing Community Moments: A Photographic Journey at Nokomis Square Cooperative

Posted in Art, Commercial Design, Feng Shui, Interior Design, Lifestyle, Residential Design on February 6, 2024

In the heart of Nokomis Square Cooperative, art takes on a new form every year, transforming its hallways into a vibrant gallery. Having the honor of curating this space for the seventh consecutive year, I embarked on a unique...

Senior Co-op Designs with Purpose & Awareness

Posted in Art, Feng Shui, Interior Design, Lifestyle, Residential Design, Testimonials on June 5, 2023

One of my ongoing projects over the past seven years has been choosing artwork to create galleries with different themes for the hallways and elevator lobbies of Minneapolis’s Nokomis Square Cooperative.  With the help of their resident committee, The...

9 Tips for Sprucing up Your Home with Accessories

Posted in Accessories, Art, Color, Feng Shui, Interior Design on November 1, 2022

Looking for a pick-me-up in your surroundings? Sometimes all you need is a refresh! Besides finding a few new accessories to change things up, you can also move things around that you already have. It’s amazing how different your...

Feng Shui Design Tip: How Art Can Enhance Your Space

Posted in Art, Color, Featured Artists, Feng Shui, Interior Design on August 30, 2022

What do you have on the walls of your home or office? I feel that art is the “soul of the room.” Art can make a big impact on your environment. Whatever you’re going for in your space, whatever...

Travel the World at the Nokomis Square Cooperative 3rd Floor Art Gallery

Posted in Art, Commercial Design, Residential Design on January 5, 2022

These days it may be a little challenging to travel the world, so these beautiful art pieces will help you see the globe from your computer. At the end of 2021, I finished helping with the latest art installation...

Book Excerpt: Learn How to Love the Energy of Your Space in my Upcoming Book “Spaces: Change Your Space to Change Your Life”

Posted in Accessories, Art, Color, Decluttering, Feng Shui, Flooring, Furniture, Home Design, Interior Design, Lifestyle, News, Office Design, Residential Design on October 25, 2021

Note from Julie Ann: This is an excerpt from my upcoming book “Spaces: Change Your Space to Change Your Life”, specifically a rough draft of a section of Part One: Living With Intention, Chapter One: What is Energy? As...

Letting it Flow at the Art Gallery at Nokomis Square Cooperative

Posted in Art, Feng Shui, Interior Design, Residential Design on February 23, 2021

In Feng Shui, water is associated with abundance, movement, cleansing, and the flow of emotions. This is probably why residents at the Nokomis Square Cooperative in Minneapolis are lapping up the latest water-themed art installation on the 6th floor...

7 Expert Tips for Infusing Feng Shui Design Into Your Space

Posted in Accessories, Art, Color, Commercial Design, Decluttering, Feng Shui, Furniture, Home Design, Interior Design, Lifestyle, Office Design, Residential Design on February 4, 2020

Are you looking to refresh your home or office? The best way to do that is to consider how Feng Shui design elements can impact the space in lively and life-changing ways. Consider these 7 transformational tips for incorporating...

Artist Spotlight: Avraham Loewenthal

Posted in Art, Featured Artists on October 2, 2019

Art can have deeply spiritual meaning, and the work of Avraham Loewenthal is no exception. Growing up in a Jewish family in Michigan, Loewenthal became interested in spirituality and meditation while attending college at the University of Michigan. He...

Lights, Camera, Action! Movies Take Center Stage at Nokomis Square Cooperative 7th Floor Art Gallery

Posted in Art, Color, Residential Design on September 30, 2019

Who doesn’t love going to the movies? Hot buttered popcorn, soda, and candy. The dim of the lights. Cozying up to a loved one. The glare of the big screen. I captured the feel of the theater by placing...

6 Ways to Create a Sleeping Sanctuary

Posted in Accessories, Art, Bedding, Color, Furniture, Home Design, Interior Design, Residential Design on June 4, 2019

Looking for tips on getting a good night’s sleep? I recently had the pleasure of redesigning long-time clients Janis and Barney Klecker’s guest bedroom. With their last of six children about to leave for college, Janis found that she...

Moving? Liven Up Your New Space With a Little Help

Posted in Art, Feng Shui, Home Design, Residential Design on March 26, 2019

When you move into a new space, it can take time to get it to feel like home. To make it feel like your space. But with a little repurposing, we can help speed that process along. Richard Bachrach, ...

Artist Sherri Bustad: Self-Discovery Through Painting and Travel

Posted in Art, Featured Artists, Lifestyle on January 29, 2019

Abstract painter Sherri Bustad has been traveling much of her adult life. “I was constantly absorbing. I was traveling to various countries to live for about 3 months at a time, to feel the place, and then let it come...

How to Downsize and Make Your New Space Multi-Purpose

Posted in Accessories, Art, Color, Decluttering, Feng Shui, Furniture, Interior Design, Residential Design on November 28, 2018

Have you decided to downsize? If so, I have a few helpful tips to make your smaller space work for you. A client I recently worked with named Jeannine decided she was ready to downsize into a single-family home...