Therapeutic Spaces

I sometimes have grandiose ideas about what I'd like to do with our house. My current one, extending the bedroom into a new room over the garage, which room would also extend over a new room on the back of the garage, has lasted a while. Will we ever do it? Ah.... probably not.

But when I see articles like this on the Home Rejuventation site about 'therapeutic spaces', I gloss right past the costs, both obvious and not, and think wouldn't it be nice to have an area like this to soothe the soul? Such as this one -


The owner of this San Francisco single-family structure wanted an oasis away from the city, and architect Lawson Willard did just that, designing "a transitional space to hear gentle water and see specific objects that would change your mindset.” The huge Thai Buddha statue standing at the center of the entry foyer immediately draws the eyes and calms the mind. A skylight lits this icon of cool, while a pond outlined in dark slate inlaid with brass gurgles gently at the Buddha's feet. Behind, the timber doors open to an outdoor area which is equally as relaxing.