Home office glamour: ideas for interesting & intentional DIY artwork

When you work from home, it can be extremely difficult to stay focused, to stay inspired and to stay on track. Knowing how important our surroundings are to our success, I am always very intentional with what I surround myself with. Especially when it comes to the art.

The thing about artwork is that it will always have an impact on your mood, on your emotional state. It can positively or negatively affect you, depending on what you decide to put in your sight. They say that the art that you are instinctually drawn to will speak to what you need in your life at the time. So, if you listen to that and put up artwork that you really like, it can enhance your overall emotional well being.

Most people have art on their walls for years. They take in the same artwork every single day. Artwork can be expensive so I totally get wanting to keep the art you have always had. However, in your work space, I want to encourage you to change up your artwork to match or equal your current mood. Or you want to hang artwork to inspire you for where you want to go and what you want to manifest.

The artwork has to speak to where you are wanting to go. For me, the below artwork spoke to my future. A photo of girls getting ready together to me symbolized support in my work, the cheetah art print for me represents a fierce side of myself and who doesn’t have Chanel on their vision board, am I right?

FENG SHUI TIP: Gold is the color of success, so when it comes to your home office I like to encourage you to decorate with gold. I personally love to hang gold frames for the art in my work area. It pulls in wealth. Just like to gold crystals Pyrite & Citrine pull in wealth, the metal will do the same thing energetically. If you want to learn more about how to Feng Shui with crystals, read this book.

Lately I have been inspired by art walls at home because I know the impact art has on your Feng Shui and I am really loving some of these. Right now is the perfect time to create artwork at home. It makes for good Feng Shui because when you put effort and intention into your art, there is magic behind it! You created it. You made something to be proud of, which encourages more feelings of pride in yourself. This is how Feng Shui works, its exactly like the law of attraction! Your home becomes your real life vision board.

Because I’m sure you don’t want to spend a ton of time or money creating DIY art, I wanted to share 2 ideas for interesting art.

1) FRAME SHOPPING BAGS. For me. CHANEL is my absolute favorite brand. I love how minimal and chic the logo is. It always inspires me to be conscious of branding and reminds me to continually dream bigger. To reach for more. Anything Chanel is always giving me something to reach for, something to aspire to. THAT’s exactly what you want to feel when you are working, right? It can always remind you of a very special shopping experience. Artwork that brings up happy memories is uplifting, encouraging and will totally spark joy a la Marie Kondo. OR if you just want the look, you can find them on Ebay.

2) LOCAL LUXURY MAGAZINES. I am always grabbing the latest issue of my local Paper City or Modern Luxury Design. They always have good stuff for the vision board and they make great guest bathroom reading material. You can always find them in my home. Fun tip: Grab the larger sized issues so if you find inspiring images, they are big, bold and beautiful. Perfect for framing. This photo below I ripped out from one of my mags, its a photo of a woman with jewels all over her face. I ordered a black gallery basics frame from Amazon and voila. Very chic art for my home office aka LOVE ASHLINA HQ aka my jewelry making work station. It always inspires me to keep going and create interesting, unique stuff.

I never used to like gallery walls. But once I started using interesting photos, magazine tears and different things in frames. It made my home so much more light hearted fun and enjoyable. For more fun tips, listen to this podcast episode to inspire you for your workspace.

Happy framing!

Spiritual glamour: why you should use crystal and agate artwork for the home

Decorating well is really all about intention. When we are creating our surroundings, its important that we feel our way to it. I find it so boring when I look around and see people with all the same looks in their home. Same colors, same artwork, same accents, etc. I have come to realize that the people who have these types of homes, lack a sense of purpose or a sense of self. Or they have yet to have the wealth consciousness to invest in hiring someone to help them create the space of their dreams. It's totally fine, as long as life is working for you. However, if you feel like you are missing something, it's time to let your home help you express who you are and all your truest desires. 

I am big on artwork. Art is always going to be one of the best forms of therapy in your home, aside from music. You want to look around your home and see expressions of the things you want to feel. I'm currently working with a Feng Shui client and she is lacking commitment and stability in her current love relationship. Well, when I first took a look at this area of her home, there were all blank walls. No art to visually represent the feelings she wants to experience. She isn't clear about what she wants, therefore isn't receiving it. I have cured several lives this way. Artwork is like a window to your deepest desires. 

Right now, I am crushing on agate, crystal, water artwork. It's a great use of spirituality, color and style. Sure, the actual crystal is MUCH more powerful energetically, but just the art piece can serve as a reminder of that same energy. Don't forget, it really is all about the intention behind the way you decorate. My favorite crystal is amethyst because of the colors and what it represents so naturally, I adore this beautiful amethyst print I found here. 

This MALACHITE is such a beautiful print, too. Malachite is the transformer crystal. Deep energy healing and clearing, its also a good balancer of all chakras. Having this look in your home is also very glam earth energy. 

How beautiful are these blue agate prints in acrylic frames from Wisteria?

These lapiz lazuli prints are a beautiful way to incorporate the color blue, which adds the water energy to your space. Perfect for the career/work area of your home. 

I absolutely love these framed sets of pyrite near the closet. Pyrite is a great stone for wealth, abundance, etc. Why not have that energy in the closet? You can get a similar look with these beautiful geodes. 

This is a beautiful shot of ABALONE shell. Abalone carries healing energies of protection and emotional balance. This would make a beautiful piece for your entryway! That's really good Feng Shui. 

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