Making Room; Creating Sanctuaries Creates Space for Our Selves.

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"The house is seated in the 'Lap of the Buddha,'" says Joan McHenry. "We've got canyon walls on three sides of the house, and it looks out at the sea. It's an auspicious position, in Feng Shui terms."

"Sanctuaries are an incredibly important thing in everyone's life," [Scarlett Rogers] says. "It's about giving yourself the thing you most need and love. When you provide a place or time for the thing you really love, you provide a place for yourself."

"It's horrible to come home from work and have more work," Rogers says. "If you're not interacting with your rooms in a way that serve you, if you're not comfortable, then you come to hate your things." She instructs people to look at their home and ask, "Where am I?" in the design.

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Making Room; Creating Sanctuaries Creates Space for Our Selves.

On a quiet road off Highway 1 in Carmel Highlands sits an Asian-inspired home wrapped in a green canyon. Nine years ago, Joan and Terry McHenry built Water Fall House to incorporate views of a 70-foot private waterfall and the Pacific. The home was designed to take advantage of the tranquil setting and to welcome the elements ...

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