Home Space and Reason

Ep. 92 | Porches

Porches evoke so many emotions and they strike a chord in all of us. 

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Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. Patrick Square History of the Porch 
2. Nested Porch Swings blog post 
3. Episode 39: Front Door Mats

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

 

 

Ep. 89 | Slow Decorating

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Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. House Beautiful article “Slow Decorating in the Age of Instant Design” 
2. Episode 29: Home Office

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

 

Ep. 86 | What to do with a Rectangular Room

Whether the space is long and skinny or wide and shallow, rectangular rooms can be hard to fill and so many people are challenged by the same conundrum. Let's think through rectangular spaces together.

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Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. Felt Right Sound deadening wall tiles 
2. Episode 10: Who is your Home Encouraging you to Become?
3. A blog post about scale along with visuals
4. Episode 43: Scale and Proportion 
5. Episode 22: Bathrooms

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Ep. 82 | Crystals in your Home

Let’s explore incorporating Crystals into your home for aesthetics and for use in healing or meditation with special guest Margie Breault, Transformational Energy for Life coach, Medium, and Healer. 

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Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. Margie Breault, Transformational Energy for Life coach, Medium and Healer.  Instagram    Facebook   Website  Email: prismofbrilliance@gmail.com 

2. Mitchel Gaynor and Lisa Miller and The Awakened Brain 
3. Mini Boxed Crystal Collections at ShoppeGeo and their Instagram profile.
4. Episode 65: Feng Shui
5. Episode 20: Matchy Matchy Isn’t a Thing
6. Episode 21: What Makes People Passionate about their Homes?
7. A great resource to learn about crystals: The Crystal Bible 
8. Meditations Margie particularly enjoys: 

https://youtu.be/sPtICJf4UWI?si=KCu_jmFh09Arm6rQ

https://youtu.be/ww_WcrxZkew?si=vedeqGCt-y0t0qMZ

https://youtu.be/mOT5ae1OMiI?si=FxIdX7v0IrSUDYjF

https://youtu.be/0BOsl7xQPVg?si=A8Jrgi9PX0IFnj2t

 

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Ep. 79 | The Impact of Home Renovation Shows on our Decisions

How do Home Renovation shows impact our idea of the "perfect" space? This episode is a collaboration with Dr. Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at Valencia College in Florida. Let's think about what we are watching and how it influences us.  A link to "MOST POPULAR: The Podcast" hosted by Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, Ph.D.

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Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. Biography of Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, Ph.D. 
2. The Washington Post: HGTV makes homes boring and sad. 
3. Architectural Digest: How HGVT became an Industry Juggernaut 
4. Business of Home: How 25 years of HGVT have transformed the Home Industry 

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Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Ep. 78 | VIDEO An Anxiety Inducing Kitchen Transforms

When you look at my Home Functionality diagram of six lenses that I use when assessing home functionality, rarely is a problem isolated. Let’s talk about these six areas of thought as it pertains to a real-life kitchen and client. This episode is available in video form but you can also just listen if that suits you better.

See this video in higher resolution on YouTube: https://youtu.be/88G8S42VasM

Link to Episode 25: The KonMari Method

 

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Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Ep. 76 | Year-End Home Reflection & Intention

Let’s reflect on our home and set some intentions.  This could be month-end at any point in the year, year-end or even transitioning to a new season.  Maybe you lost your job, and have found a new one and you want to reset and start anew.  This episode would be good for any of those scenarios and can be revisited as time goes on. Grab a piece of paper or your journal and a pencil.  Enjoy the journey. 

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Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. @earthlyeducation on Instagram
2. @jamesclear on Instagram
3. Tool for Finding and Clarifying your Values
4. Ep. 26 | Creating fulfilling Outdoor Spaces 

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Ep: 69 | Fireplaces

Explore and geek out with me on all things Fireplace related. From the history of it, to Gas vs. Wood, styling the mantel, choosing the mantel and places in the world to visit that have glorious fireplaces, let’s discuss the thing many of us gather around: The forever loved fireplace.

Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. ~ Get my weekly newsletter  "Little Bits of Home Functionality." Intentionally short, you’ll get a video and a thought that poses questions about your space and your reason.
2. University of Alabama 2014 study cited 
3. Episode 53 / A story about a home that encourages healing 
4. Book: The Elements of a Home by Amy Azzarito 
5. Mantels with hidden storage by Etsy makers 
6. The DIY Playbook blog post on styling mantels 
7. Fabulous fireplaces out in the world: 

• The Paradise Inn in Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park has two giant stone hearths
• Mendocino Hotel & Garden Suites in Mendocino California 
• Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone National Park
• Inn at Death Valley in California

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Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.

Episode 66 | Infusion of positivity in your home when things feel heavy

When things get intense from the outside coming in, we need to be “Extra” in the protection of what we allow into our eyes, ears and homes.  Infuse positivity into your home when things from the outside world are starting to feel heavy.

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Sources & Reference———————————————-

1. Master Class
2. The How of Happiness
3. The Power of Positive Thinking
4. Authentic Happiness 
5. Hector and the Search for Happiness, 
6. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman 
7. Eat, Pray, Love
8. Keep Moving by Maggie Smith
9. The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley 
10. It’s not all downhill from here by Terry McMillan

Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” is a registered Trademark of Kristina Browning.

Episode 63 | Remodeling Inspiration; VIDEO home tour

If you enjoy walking through homes as much as I do, you'll enjoy this special video edition home tour!  Walk through this 1964 remodel to witness some before & afters along with a relaxing stroll through their choices.  Get inspired and spend the next 15 minutes with me!

 

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Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties. “Home Functionality Coach” and "Create a Home that Thrives" are registered Trademarks of Kristina Browning.