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...

Revitalizing Falcon Heights: A Senior Living Haven and Apartment Leasing Office Transformation

Posted in Commercial Design, Feng Shui, Interior Design, Office Design on November 28, 2023

Vibrant Colors and Inviting Atmosphere was given Seniority. The lobby project at Falcon Heights Town Square Senior Apartments aimed to breathe new life into the common spaces, creating an inviting atmosphere for both residents and visitors. One key aspect...

Creating a Healthier Home: The Importance of Chemical-Free Living

Posted in Feng Shui, Lifestyle on September 15, 2023

In today’s fast-paced world, we often overlook the significance of the spaces we inhabit and the impact they have on our well-being. Our homes, where we spend a significant portion of our lives, can either nourish us or pose...

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...

How to Enhance Your Life Using Feng Shui Color Principles

Posted in Color, Feng Shui, Lifestyle on January 5, 2023

“Color improves our personality and temperament, both of which are aspects of our ch’i (translated from the Chinese as the human spirit, energy, or cosmic breath). Everyone possesses a different ch’i. Ideally, it should flow smoothly throughout our bodies,...

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...

Does Your Home Mesh With Your Lifestyle? Use House Numerology to Find Out

Posted in Feng Shui, Home Design, Interior Design, Lifestyle on June 29, 2022

What’s your number? Numerology is the study of numbers and their energetic influence on our lives. I have been into studying numerology for a long time, and it’s fascinating how much it can reveal. When it comes to your...

How to Create Good Energy in Your Home

Posted in Feng Shui, Lifestyle on March 1, 2022

The philosophy of Feng Shui emphasizes that everything is energy, and everything is connected. Quantum physics has shown us that our entire world, and indeed, the known universe, is comprised of energy. We are surrounded by an energy field...

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...

Manifesting Your Dream Life—And Space—Through the Powerful Energy of Crystals

Posted in Accessories, Feng Shui, Home Design, Interior Design, Lifestyle, Office Design on April 27, 2021

The earth is so abundant with healing energy. Recently, I went on a vacation to Sedona, Arizona, where I found myself once again visiting one of the most beautiful landmarks in this country: Cathedral Rock, a natural sandstone butte...

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...

How to Reimagine Your Working Life with an Innovative and Serene Home Office

Posted in Color, Decluttering, Feng Shui, Home Design, Office Design, Residential Design, Wall Coverings on October 6, 2020

Do you ever find yourself longing for change? This pandemic nudged me into action, to do something I intuitively knew I needed to do: move my business office into my home. For most of 2020 many of us have...

How to Create an Inviting and Exciting Office Space

Posted in Color, Commercial Design, Feng Shui, Furniture, Interior Design, Lighting, Office Design on April 7, 2020

Feng Shui design principles aren’t just for the home. It is equally important to create good energy in the workplace, where there’s a need for concentration, collaboration, and creativity. Recently I updated the new corporate office space of Omega...