Hello!

Today’s episode was inspired by a recent client who asked for help falling back in love with her living room. She told me, “It just never feels right.”

The interesting part? She truly loved the rest of her home and her backyard. Those spaces felt good to her. So it was important that we create that same grounded, inviting feeling in the living room.

When I walked in, I was immediately greeted by incredible artwork. She lives in a vibrant Southwest community with a strong art scene, and she had invested in these bold, dramatic, large-scale canvases. Her home is very modern with tall ceilings, so visually it all made sense at first glance.

But then I noticed something subtle.

The artwork was hung very high.

Her intention had been to fill the vertical space because of the tall ceilings. But instead of making the room feel expansive, it was actually making it feel disconnected. The art was floating above the space rather than participating in it.

When artwork is hung too high, especially in a cozy gathering space like a living room, it lifts the eye upward and pulls the energy away from where life is actually happening. The room loses its sense of grounding. Instead of feeling intimate and connected, it just feels....off.

The solution? Lower the art so it interacts with the furniture and the people in the room. Art should be part of the conversation, not hovering above it.

Sometimes the smallest shifts are what bring a space, and the people in it, back down to earth. The Aligned at Home Collective is a monthly guided teaching and home alignment practice inspired by my book Aligned at Home, offering live workshops + a growing archive of videos, Q&A, and practical tools designed for steady, real-life integration. Our first meeting is tonight at 7pm ET. I hope to see you there!

Warmly, Lisa Morton