Thursday Spotlight: Practical Applications, How To Make Couture Chateau Decorating Principles Work In Real Life
So you have a Decorating Principle in front of you
Seems logical
Let’s start with # 1:
Decorate with no more than 7 years in mind
I mean, Decorate for 7 years…good idea
Now what?!
Safety + Order + Beauty™
(Yes, another one of my Trademarked Processes)
I mean, how do I make this practical?
Three things, in this order:
1. Safety
2. Order
3. Beauty
It’s the SPOTLIGHT we put on every PRINCIPLE when working with Full Service Clients in that order
#1 = Safety

Addressing safety, especially emotional & spiritual safety in decorating provides hedges. Pleasant boundaries that make a house a HOME. They can be many things to many people. The point is, if we address them, we can manage them & decorate a space to deal with them…
Therefore, we address every component of SAFETY in their life with respect to the PRINCIPLE at hand
Example: For the next 7 years….what do I need to do to be safe
Physically + Emotionally + Spiritually
What does YOUR safety look like in each of those areas?
Setting up residence overseas? Happen to be a diplomat? Physical safety is a component of our Design. Spiritual as well – there may be things we need to be cognizant of if someone is in and around volatile religious situations
Young kids? Infants? Safety can be about latches, locks & electrical outlets AND buttons on tufted sofas…..

Safety is simply not something we should overlook!
Troubled child moving home? Safety can mean no bar in the guest house & a video camera at the end of the property. It can also mean simple clean and calming interior spaces that are designed to heal…the right colors, textures…

I love this space by Mary McDonald. But I probably wouldn’t translate this boldness into a space for someone who is struggling…and those are conversations best had at the outset of a Decorating job. Trust me. You’d be surprised at how much we can fool ourselves into thinking…”oh, that would be fine…my son is coming back from rehab, but I don’t think it matters what the front room looks like…” Ummm, yes, it does!
Safety can mean many things – and you’d be surprised how many detials get overlooked when you don’t address these things
Remember, I created these Decorating Principles to equip me to best serve my Clients
With years of working alongside many different types of Clients in many different situations, I noticed that the Diplomat & Stay At Home Suburban Mother had more in common when it came to the PROCESS of finding the right Decor than first glance
Universal + Customizable
The process we use is the same for both = Universal
The outcome or answers are different = Custom
I love sharing these – my hope is that they will bless you!
Tomorrow? Step 2 in this process (Frugal) Order…
Hang on – this is going to be a fun walk thru with our Decorating Principles!!
And once we get through the top 10, I will let you know how we will make the other 20 available to you
Fun!
Spotlight
Shine it & LIVE!
“Live a custom life. There is only one you.”™
xo Ann
Interesting concepts to digest!!! franki
Thank you Franki! I am excited to walk through these on the blog. It’s a process we’ve walked for many years behind the scenes. Clients are often challenged but grateful for the fruit on the other side!! I hope others find the same!! xo Ann
I’m in. Best, Ann