The Tao of Dana

Forcing bulbs is a hot trend, and super-well-done here!

Mar 12th

junk drawer 101.

Mar 12th

sweethomestyle: Living Room (via srk1941) While very...

Mar 12th

sweethomestyle:(via lovelydesign) Globe-themed interiors....

Mar 12th

Pet Peeves: Plants that hit the ceiling. Not a great thing....

Mar 12th

(via sweethomestyle) I am anti-headless mannequins. 

Mar 12th

practicing what you preach

means i’m taking the “career area of my home bagua” and making it perfectly...

Mar 12th

(via handa) Dezeen » Blog Archive » Imaginary...

Mar 12th

(via artpixie) See a greater horizon. Add a globe to your...

Mar 12th

What color are you as per True Value Paint.

Mar 12th

sweethomestyle:hooked hexagons (via 1/4 of an inch)  These...

Mar 12th

architectureblog:micasaessucasa:Apartment With a Real...

Mar 12th

If you are a unique-bedding-junkie like me, the Tabletonic...

Mar 11th

chanelfierosiacouture:(via parisbunny) Informal Poll: Sad,...

Mar 11th

WATER element expressed in the photo montage.  For an office...

Mar 11th

“Above all else, it is about leaving a mark that I...

Mar 11th

small acts of inspiration

When is the last time you bought someone lunch who was starving, gave a coat to someone freezing,...

Mar 11th

applearts:nickibinds:(via eatsomebrains) Ok, sure,...

Mar 11th

do you have terrible allergies? our...

Mar 11th

DRESS UP YOUR VISION BOARD: If you are not up to the task of...

Mar 11th

(via noraleah) Want to make the ideas in your head more...

Mar 11th

booklover:breathingbooks:(via yotung) Makes you rethink the...

Mar 11th

do you want to feng shui your place?

ELECTRONIC CONSULTATIONS: I love doing this, and I have ironed-out a simple system to get it done...

Mar 11th

firsthome:(via myfarmhouse) Well, I did it again… I...

Mar 11th

tweet with me

@thetaoofdana. I’m starting to dig twitter. My dear art & design junkies, I ask you, who...

Mar 11th

vintage home decor website alert!

If you find astonishing things like this crochet bedspread from 1845 (yes, that’s not a...

Mar 10th

Why only three giant chandeliers in this small room?! I...

Mar 10th

A fabulous duvet and sheet combination in the most...

Mar 10th

10 pretty awesome design tricks to transform...

Mar 10th

“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.”
— Coco Chanel

Mar 10th

(justbesplendid) I’m not quite sure I understand any...

Mar 10th

(via art-it) Ai Weiwei, Haus der Kunst München

Mar 10th

“It is your work in life that is the ultimate...

Mar 10th

Quiz: Liberty of London home mecca...

Mar 10th

kari-shma (via Lisa sParks)  I have been pressured in the...

Mar 10th

bldgspace:via www.designboom.com NOW this is a rooftop...

Mar 10th

bldgspace:via 3.bp.blogspot.com Fabulous chairs,...

Mar 10th

Dan Graham’s Yin Yang Pavilion in Simmons Hall at...

Mar 9th

The Artist's Way Week #7 is all about...

For those of you just tuning in, I have been trudging / flying /stumbling / crawling/ delighting my...

Mar 9th

Feng Shui Q & A

Q:I’m tempted to rearrange my childrens’ bedroom and there are 2 twin size beds and 1...

Mar 9th

“The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it...

Mar 9th

“‘Worry’ is a word that I don’t allow...”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Mar 9th

(via sweethomestyle) High concept glass house: I grow weary...

Mar 9th

what do you get what you put a Renaissance...

Mar 9th

The solution to a texture/ fire / chi deficiency in my...

Mar 9th

(via art-it) via hydeordie: “I love it when...

Mar 9th

I’m feeling the need for a link to nature, so I...

Mar 9th

“He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals....”
— Benjamin Franklin

Mar 8th

(ilovereadingandwriting) Ok, beyond the obvious mess that...

Mar 8th

(via justbesplendid) Its terribly destabilizing for anyone-...

Mar 8th

Wicked cute black & silver damask photo frame is swank...

Mar 8th

art-it:arkitekturaz Porta Fira Towers by Toyo Ito and b720...

Mar 8th

handa:Shadows and Lines (via ishrona) Shadow is as...

Mar 8th

what is the greenest TV ?

Mar 8th

(via jstn) 37,000 year old fully intact baby woolly...

Mar 8th

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
— Albert Einstein (via artpixie)

Mar 8th

A mint turquoise structured sofa decreases a too-abundant...

Mar 8th

Welcome to the white metal industrial trunk that I am making...

Mar 7th

FOLDING CHAIRS as kitchen seating in an article about the...

Mar 7th

Erwin Redl is fantastic.

Mar 7th

“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I...”
— William Arthur Ward on a new...

Mar 7th

(via beautiful-soup) Fire and earth can create a better...

Mar 7th

big mid century wooden/gold arc lamp. have i mentioned my...

Mar 7th

(via maluna) Scariest dwelling I have ever seen.

Mar 7th

Need Tricks To Stay Inspired???

Mar 7th

Texture-mania, activated senses, elements in check, gravity....

Mar 6th

“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished...”
— Hebbel

Mar 6th

Science proves you don't have to be...

The article in Scientific American peels layers off of the pop-psychology obsession with total and...

Mar 6th

Wanting to get a bit visceral, textured, rooted to the soil,...

Mar 6th

It is what it is, and it ain’t nothin’...

Mar 6th

Why didn't I see this roundup of sofas before...

Mar 6th

firsthome:littlebirdb:reverberating:1st-Option Still...

Mar 6th

(via firsthome) If you are getting a massage, the last...

Mar 6th

thank you

FOR: reading following reblogging sharing with me asking a million questions participating...

Mar 6th

recycle your jeans, save the planet, get...

Mar 6th

Catherine Opie, “Oliver in a Tutu” (2004) Many...

Mar 5th

(via prettyserendipities) Perfect illustration of how the...

Mar 5th

(neilis:larobotique:corwood) Balloon sculptures by Hans...

Mar 5th

“Love is the substance of all life. Everything is connected...”
— Julia Cameron

Mar 5th

sweethomestyle:Submitted by tinseledsleep A visual feng...

Mar 5th

“True stability results when presumed order and presumed...”
— Tom Robbins

Mar 5th

Andreas Gursky captures a wild architectural veneer created...

Mar 5th

“Most people are good at too many things. And when you...

Mar 5th

today's poll: have you ever called a...

I’m so curious!

Mar 5th

youmightfindyourself:youngandtragic: sweethomestyle: Dee...

Mar 5th

they may need me to feng shui...

House Minority Leader  Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. , R-Norwalk, pictured standing, far  right, speaks...

Mar 5th

Q & A on Feng Shui du Jour: Your Bedroom...

Q: Is there anything that you approve of to put on the wall above a beds headboard?? Thanks! I...

Mar 5th

(via micasaessucasa) Having enough surface area for the...

Mar 5th

lust or love? not willing to admit it?

Mar 4th

… the eroticism of knowledge… the pleasure of...

Mar 4th

YOUR OWN PERSONALIZED CAR WASH TREE!: I haven’t found...

Mar 4th

While you don’t need matchy-matchy furnishings,...

Mar 4th

Brilliant art books on the cheap…! via  hydeordie: ...

Mar 4th

P.S. For more info on Kelly Weastler's house...

Mar 4th

(justbesplendid) Lovely. (thats all. no other comments.)

Mar 4th

“Do or do not… there is no try.”
— Yoda

Mar 4th

Extortion and Trickery In Furniture...

Back to THIS topic again, with an update on the store that is trying to rob me. I just learned that...

Mar 4th

All-Nighters: A series of essays on insomnia...

Mar 4th

Feng Shui Q & A

Q: How do I improve my love life? A: Tough one to be comprehensive about without having more of a...

Mar 4th

“Sometimes you get shown the light in the strangest of places...”
—  Grateful Dead (via...

Mar 4th

(via dirtylittlestylewhore) Make your bed. Don’t...

Mar 4th

Q & A feng shui day rolls on...

Q- what can i do to feng-shui up my office, i have plants (real ones, lol) any ideas? A- TAO TAO...

Mar 4th

(ebats:art-it) Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Shimmering...

Mar 3rd

FENG SHUI Q & A! Another great one!

Q: A large ceiling fan hangs over my bed. I know that’s bad but why? And, what would be okay there?...

Mar 3rd

Donald Judd Metal. But stacked and rectangular as wood. But...

Mar 3rd

The headline reads: A Common Herbicide Turns Some Male...

Mar 3rd

Feng Shui Q & A: on a roll today!!!!!

Your Q:  Placement of mirrors ? I have a mirror across my bed.. good or bad feng shui? My A:...

Mar 3rd

FL/Y Suspension Lamps from Kartell. Believe me, as I sit...

Mar 3rd

Anish Kapoor’s Dismemberment of Jeanne d’Arc....

Mar 3rd

FENG SHUI Q & A!

Q: How do you apply feng shui in your home with just using what you have? Buying new or used things...

Mar 3rd

“I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacation...”
— ~Jim Rohn on getting organized...

Mar 3rd

“within limits, everything is possible” ~ Joost...

Mar 3rd

stopfuckingswearing:via www.desiretoinspire.net Now, if...

Mar 3rd

Feng Shui Q & A

Q: What can I do to give health to my dying financial state? My A: it really depends on why your...

Mar 3rd

Ask me anything!!!!!

Ask me and I’ll blog the answers today! Do you have some compelling feng shui questions for...

Mar 3rd

Trickery in Sales is Really Bad For Your...

Dear Furniture Store in Los Angeles, I will not mention your name right now because I am in a...

Mar 3rd

(workisnotajob) Affirm this! Affirm it and do it!!!

Mar 3rd

sweethomestyle:mazzumblr:  This is a really bad situation....

Mar 3rd

Thank you hydeordie for introducing me to my...

Mar 3rd

Every time I’ve moved, my work has changed radically. ...

Mar 2nd

About to be on Tara Stiles show: Yoga Anywhere with Mastin...

Mar 2nd

TEXTURE and your LIFE: The strangest thing about texture is...

Mar 2nd

hydeordie found the most tactile, multisensory lamp...

Mar 2nd

“A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it...”
— ~Marilyn Monroe

Mar 2nd

junk-food happiness vs. bliss...

Mar 2nd

Nature as a guide: Must try this idea! Springtime, by the...

Mar 2nd

( via justbesplendid) A collision of fashion and...

Mar 2nd

Rachel Whiteread. Oh la la….!

Mar 2nd

“do onto others and you’d like done onto you.”
— isn’t that the way it...

Mar 2nd

“I love you more than my own skin.” ~Frida Kahlo

Mar 1st

YOUR BODY, YOUR HOME and AROMATHERAPY:  OK, so in taking the...

Mar 1st

Yoga App!!!

Deepak Chopra teamed up with Tara Stiles to create a totally incredible yoga app so that you can...

Mar 1st

(via dailydosebeauty) What a mirror reflects, it amplifies....

Mar 1st

i love this blog. i love this blog. i love...

Mar 1st