Alexandra Stoddard
Alexandra Stoddard
Alexandra Stoddard is an author, well-known interior designer, and lifestyle philosopher. She is also the mother of two daughters, Alexandraand Brooke. Ms. Stoddard's published worksinclude Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Life; Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful Life; Things I Want My Daughters to Know: A Small Book About the Big Issues in Life; You Are Your Choices: 50 Ways to Live the Good Life; Happiness For...
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loved painted
I think of myself as the little girl Renoir painted with the watering can. I loved the garden colors.
beings physical soulful strongly
I feel very strongly we are spiritual beings in a physical body, and we should make our surroundings as beautiful and soulful as possible.
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Colors are important. People are in clinical depression whether they are on medication or not. Neutrals are another form of medication.
expressing home intimate keen seeking
A home should be an intimate autobiography of the things that you like. One of the things I'm so keen on expressing is that, if you don't do it for yourself, if you're always seeking affirmation from outside, you'll never have a home. It'll just be a house.
correct love
You learn to give up what's not working and surround yourself with things you love - not what's correct or proper.
center dark dreary home inner life means total
The home is the center of your soul; it's a total reflection of your inner life. If you have a dreary home, it means you are dark inside.
finding life
Each of us must become impassioned, finding meaning and self-fulfillment in our own life's journey.
environment felt gift homes love people rewarding
I love people and care about them, and I felt I had a gift to cheer people up. If I could get into their homes and make their environment more attractive, they'll be happier, and it would be very rewarding for me.
happiness mantra share
My mantra is: Let there be happiness in my soul, and let me share it with the world.
affects avoid buy certain corner expensive fabric paint room yard
You can sometimes avoid costly mistakes. Paint a corner of the room a certain color to see how the light affects it. Or buy just one yard of an expensive fabric to see how you like it in your room.
attached build buy color design poster provide sit
Don't feel you have to buy something to sit in or at. Buy something you are emotionally attached to and build your design around that. One Matisse cutout poster could provide you with your whole color scheme!
break express high life raise sights simply willing
We can raise our sights high when we're willing to break free from being conformists who live a conventional life simply because we are too afraid to express our uniqueness.
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Be mindful of the very moment you are living. Start exactly this second. You don't wait until the children get out of the house or when the sun comes out. Create something better.
fall fixing home love pleasures satisfy
We can finish a house, but never a home. Once you fall in love with a house, you find continual pleasures in fixing it up and making innovations that satisfy your creature's comforts.