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THE LIVING EDIT

The Living Edit is where we share the belief that both our spaces and our lives are never finished, only refined. Through this lens, design becomes more than aesthetic; it becomes a tool for clarity, confidence, and transformation. The Living Edit offers comprehensive guidance for architecting all areas of your life.

LIFE ARCHITECTURE:

IT'S NOT A LIFESTYLE.
IT'S LIFE'S WORK.

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WIRED FOR BEAUTY

SECOND ACTS AND REINVENTION

MUST READS

A woman posing in front of windows in the sunlight.

A woman posing in front of windows in the sunlight.

UNCOMMON GROUND

WERE YOU BORN THIS WAY?

WERE YOU BORN THIS WAY?

WERE YOU BORN THIS WAY?

CONTENT TO COMMERCE

WE'RE SOCIAL

Who knew beauty would be such a big—and loaded—topic to get my head around?

I’ve spent years designing beautiful homes, environments, and products, but I spent the better part of an entire day (hence no post yesterday, and this early one today) trying to figure out how to talk about beauty itself. Because when I really stopped to think about it, I realized the subject is a lot more complicated to capture than I thought. There are some really tricky aspects that aren’t easy to say—and some not-so-easy to reconcile: the social and consumer aspects for starters— and the difference between our own perception of beauty versus others, and that too of beauty in the world around us.

The ideals surrounding beauty are seemingly endless. I feel like I barely scratched the surface. It also felt controversial and a little hot to the touch. I have a feeling there’s an entirely new Substack waiting to be written. 🤦🏻‍♀️

In the meantime, I’m still reconciling it all while hoping what I shared is at least a start. I’m desperately trying to do this very big subject some justice. N.B. x

[beauty][beautymyths][feelbeautiful][beautybusiness]

Who knew beauty would be such a big—and loaded—topic to get my head around?

I’ve spent years designing beautiful homes, environments, and products, but I spent the better part of an entire day (hence no post yesterday, and this early one today) trying to figure out how to talk about beauty itself. Because when I really stopped to think about it, I realized the subject is a lot more complicated to capture than I thought. There are some really tricky aspects that aren’t easy to say—and some not-so-easy to reconcile: the social and consumer aspects for starters— and the difference between our own perception of beauty versus others, and that too of beauty in the world around us.

The ideals surrounding beauty are seemingly endless. I feel like I barely scratched the surface. It also felt controversial and a little hot to the touch. I have a feeling there’s an entirely new Substack waiting to be written. 🤦🏻‍♀️

In the meantime, I’m still reconciling it all while hoping what I shared is at least a start. I’m desperately trying to do this very big subject some justice. N.B. x

[beauty][beautymyths][feelbeautiful][beautybusiness]

Let’s be honest. Who doesn’t want to be more beautiful? The more compelling question is why.

This week’s The Living Edit explores one of the oldest mysteries in human history: Why has every civilization, every culture, and every generation pursued beauty?

And why are we drawn not only to beauty in ourselves, but in our homes, gardens, art, music, and the world around us?

The answers may surprise you.

Read Wired for Beauty today on Substack.
Comment “Beauty” and we’ll send you the link N.B. x

[beauty] [psychology] [human behavior] [interior design] [home design] [lifestyle] [life architecture] [nannette brown]

Let’s be honest. Who doesn’t want to be more beautiful? The more compelling question is why.

This week’s The Living Edit explores one of the oldest mysteries in human history: Why has every civilization, every culture, and every generation pursued beauty?

And why are we drawn not only to beauty in ourselves, but in our homes, gardens, art, music, and the world around us?

The answers may surprise you.

Read Wired for Beauty today on Substack.
Comment “Beauty” and we’ll send you the link N.B. x

[beauty] [psychology] [human behavior] [interior design] [home design] [lifestyle] [life architecture] [nannette brown]

Beauty means different things to different people. It’s an ideal that’s often dismissed as superficial. I think it’s also misunderstood.

This week, we’re making the case for beauty—not as something merely skin deep, but as one of the most deeply human instincts we have. It may also be one of the clearest clues to what we value—and why.

I have a feeling this conversation may surprise you.
N.B. x

Beauty means different things to different people. It’s an ideal that’s often dismissed as superficial. I think it’s also misunderstood.

This week, we’re making the case for beauty—not as something merely skin deep, but as one of the most deeply human instincts we have. It may also be one of the clearest clues to what we value—and why.

I have a feeling this conversation may surprise you.
N.B. x

Beauty means different things to different people. It’s an ideal that’s often dismissed as superficial. I think it’s misunderstood.

This week, we’re making the case for beauty—not as something merely skin deep, but as one of the most deeply human instincts we have. It may also be one of the clearest clues to what we value—and why.

I have a feeling this conversation may surprise you.
N.B. x

Beauty means different things to different people. It’s an ideal that’s often dismissed as superficial. I think it’s misunderstood.

This week, we’re making the case for beauty—not as something merely skin deep, but as one of the most deeply human instincts we have. It may also be one of the clearest clues to what we value—and why.

I have a feeling this conversation may surprise you.
N.B. x

Everyone talks about the big leaps required to reinvent yourself. But almost nobody talks about the work required before you take them.

Because the biggest mistake in reinvention is moving forward before you know what you’re actually building. The decisions you make at the beginning of a reinvention tend to shape everything that comes after. Slow down long enough to make sure your next chapter is sustainable, intentional, and true to you.

If you’re ready for your next chapter, join my free 5-Day Reinvention Challenge. It’s full of the right questions to help frame your next life steps.
Comment “Reinvention” and I’ll send you the link.

Everyone talks about the big leaps required to reinvent yourself. But almost nobody talks about the work required before you take them.

Because the biggest mistake in reinvention is moving forward before you know what you’re actually building. The decisions you make at the beginning of a reinvention tend to shape everything that comes after. Slow down long enough to make sure your next chapter is sustainable, intentional, and true to you.

If you’re ready for your next chapter, join my free 5-Day Reinvention Challenge. It’s full of the right questions to help frame your next life steps.
Comment “Reinvention” and I’ll send you the link.

Not every second act begins with a decision.

Sometimes it begins with a disruption.

Life has a way of changing the landscape beneath our feet, whether we’re ready or not.

While we can’t always choose the circumstances, we do have a say in what we build from them.

Perhaps that’s where reinvention really begins.

N B x

Not every second act begins with a decision.

Sometimes it begins with a disruption.

Life has a way of changing the landscape beneath our feet, whether we’re ready or not.

While we can’t always choose the circumstances, we do have a say in what we build from them.

Perhaps that’s where reinvention really begins.

N B x

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