Ideas & News

As with any transformative journey, we must start from within. Making the connection to our inner selves and personal yearnings is imperative to becoming of ourselves, which ultimately influences our surroundings, as well. The Design Enlightenment Movement was created...

Everyone needs to be awakened to The Design Enlightenment®.  This is because everyone deserves to have their home feel sacred. Of course, this feeling is really more of an attitude that starts from our personal experiences of what sacred means to us. No one can...

It is my deep belief that our home should not only serve us but inspire us as well.  This doesn’t mean that everything needs to be perfect or even organized, for that matter. It is, rather, developing a mindset of giving thanks to all that we have and everything...

Many people tend to differentiate the way to design an indoor space versus an outdoor space. I say think of them in the exact same way. It is important to think of durability against environmental elements; however, thanks to the continual evolution of technology, we...

The Design Enlightenment Challenge is something I have been dreaming of for many years. Design Enlightenment is not an exclusive concept to me or the clients I serve. I simply can’t withhold my secret to helping people find alignment and happiness in their homes. In...

When I first met this client at her home for a remodel consultation, every room she walked me through was painted a different color. “I’m tired of living in a clown house!,” she lamented. They were a family with triplets, so spaces needed to be youthful and durable,...

Obtaining the Spaces We Truly Desire “Form follows function – that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be joined in spiritual union.” ~ Frank Lloyd Wright As an interior designer, I’m often asked “what’s your style?” I cringe at the question. The word...

Throughout my career, I’ve seen and created some stunningly beautiful homes. However, to create a truly sacred space, you have to capture an emotion. The way a room makes you “feel” is the true measure of great design. When I’m out shopping and come across something...

Many of you are now aware that B. Pila Design has relocated across 27th Avenue to 3030 SW 28th St. Now that we’ve settled into new digs, I wanted to share the story of how the move has piqued my own “design enlightenment™.” In this scenario, I’d say it was more of...

Change is in the air. I can feel it and although it's still a very subtle energy I know its coming. I"ve always been gifted with the ability to see a design trend coming. My only dilemma was that although I would see it, know it in my mind and start interpreting it in...