One room FengShui lux re-dux
A thoroughly modern way in this new year to initiate Feng Shui within your home is by accessing your floor plan with the Feng Shui BAGUA/I CHING map, the space-tool of choice, and next selecting one room or area to take a much deeper dive. Around Valentine's Day or ...By Michele Duffy
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Lafayette remodel features French facade and new front entry
It's a well-known fact among those in real estate circles that curb appeal can be the difference between a home selling quickly or sitting on the market. Orinda architect Rick Kattenburg, of Kattenburg Architects, says when homeowners consider a remodel, they recognize ...By Jennifer Wake
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Cynthia Brian's Gardening Guide for February
“Everything is coming up roses!” – Ethel Merman
When Cupid shoots his arrow of amour on Feb. 14, more than 51 percent of the flowers bestowed upon the lovers will be roses. The allure of ...By Cynthia Brian
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Questions to consider when deciding on design
During the beginning of the new year I always have a surge of clients reaching out to make changes in their home. Whether it be a single room design, whole house update, kitchen or bath ...By Amanda Eck
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Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
"Sow a thought, reap a word. Sow a word, reap a deed. Sow a deed, reap a habit. Sow a habit, reap a character. Sow a character, reap a destiny." ~ Charles Reade
Where I grew up there ...By Cynthia Brian
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The Real Estate Year in Review
2018 was another extremely strong year for sellers of residential real estate in Lamorinda. Sales volume was solid with a minimal increase in supply matched by continued strong demand and average price increases in Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda.
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Getting your house in order to welcome in the Year of the Earth or Golden Pig
Ruled by the Tiger month (Feb. 5 to March 5), Chinese New Year normally falls in February each year. Many families prepare ancestral altars and display photos, offerings, flowers and foods including sweets and cakes and wine, to honor the ancestors in the family. To ...By Michele Duffy
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Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology." - Carl Sagan
As we enter 2019, we have to ask ...By Cynthia Brian
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Meet Jules, a digital butler
Longtime tech entrepreneur and Lafayette resident Kent Godfrey today launched Jules, an application designed to help families manage their busy lives by using a cloud-based service to track many aspects of their homes, belongings and personal information.
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Feng Shui
Winter's yin and crisp dawn breath invites the dazzling dew left each morning only to retreat with the morning sun and clear blue skies. Water's qualities inform winter days with the gurgling of streams on a brisk hike, and winter blankets our psyches with chilly and ...By Michele Duffy
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Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
"Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends, fads, and popular opinion."- Jack Kerouac
I'll never forget how excited my mother was to play "Vanna" alongside Pat Sajak ...By Cynthia Brian
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Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
"Only those who go where few have gone can see what few have seen." ~ Buddha
Did you know that poinsettias grow into trees? Or that mother's tongue, also known as snake plant, is an ...By Cynthia Brian
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Simple reminders to make the holidays bright
Can you believe we are in the home stretch of 2018? Where did the year go? It's like they say, the days are long but the years are short. I am sure most of you are gearing up for the holidays: shopping, baking, wrapping gifts, and getting your home ready for guests. ...By Amanda Eck
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Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." - Marcus Cicero
With all of the disasters and tragedies of this year, logic seems to have disappeared. The senseless ...By Cynthia Brian
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Feng Shui
Mirrors are symbolic of the water element, which governs the winter season including November, December and January and they are the one Feng Shui tool you can instantly benefit from when placing them correctly throughout your home. The shape of the mirror - a round ...By Michele Duffy
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA