Aligned Design

Aligning Art, Science, and Energy
to Make Magic Happen in your Home and Life.

Everything is energy.

Have you ever considered how deeply the energy and aesthetics of your home affect your well-being? Your home is where you spend so much time and where you recharge your mind, body, and spirit. If it isn’t aligned with who you truly are, imagine the massive effect it is having on your mental and physical health. Your home should reflect your true self, and support you to thrive and feel amazing.

When your space is better, you are better.
When you are better, the world is better.

Aligned Design, a holistic approach that aligns the art of beauty, science of color and energy of well-being to make magic happen in your home and life.

What is Aligned Design?

Aligned Design is a holistic approach to interior design that combines art, color, and energy to create spaces that look beautiful, feel aligned, and support your direction

It looks great, feels great, and supports you to be great! Invest in yourself and your well-being.

Aligned Design is like the orchestra playing in harmony rather than tuning up.

Imagine your home is like a symphony orchestra playing a beautiful and moving musical masterpiece. All the instruments work in harmony together to create an amazing experience. Aligned Design is the musical piece they are playing. Energy art is the conductor, the instruments are the design elements. Color is the sheet music.

Is your home playing a beautiful symphony now? Or is it like the orchestra tuning up and making a racket before the show?

Aligned Design harmonizes art, science, and energy.

The Art of Beauty – Beyond mere aesthetics, I create spaces that celebrate the style, color, objects and art you find beautiful and meaningful.

The Science of Color – With a scientific approach to color, and as Alaska’s sole certified color strategist, I ensure every hue sings in harmony and looks great based on science and not guesswork. Color makes a huge difference in how your space looks and affects your mood and state of mind.

The Energy of Well-Being – I assess the unseen energy of your environment, and how your belongings, the materials and their placement are affecting your well-being. We consider what you need to be aligned with your true self, and I create energy art to support your potential. Energy art forms the foundation, guiding the style and color for the rest of the space.

Aligned Design by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design. The beauty of Art plus the SCIENCE of Color + the well-being of ENERGY = Magic. — Edesign and energy art by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design.

Is it the Best Approach for You?

Consider the following questions to see if this is right for you.

"Awakening" Energy Art and Interior Design

Why You?

You want a space that truly feels like home and supports your emotional and spiritual well-being.
You want a space that not only looks beautiful but also feels energetically aligned with your true self.
You value the transformative power of art and design and want to create a space that inspires peace and well-being.
You want your space to be in tune with your personal growth and aspirations.

Why This?

Investing in energy art and interior design creates a holistic environment that nurtures your mind, body, and spirit.
My art, grounded in themes of transformation and awakening, creates a foundation for spaces that foster positive energy and personal growth.

Transformation office design by Mary Ann Benoit.

A thoughtfully designed space, infused with intentional energy, can enhance your quality of life, bringing clarity, peace, and inspiration into your daily routine.
Using energy art as the foundation for interior design ensures a cohesive aesthetic and energetic flow, transforming your space into a true reflection of who you are becoming.
By combining art with design, we can create a cohesive space that’s not only looks great, but feels great and supports you to be great.

Why Me?

I believe in the power of art to heal, transform, and uplift.
My approach focuses on understanding your unique journey and translating it into a space that supports your evolution.
I am committed to creating a space for you that is not only beautiful but also energetically aligned with your highest intentions.
I believe in authenticity, growth, and the power of energy and I bring these values into your project, ensuring your space is a true extension of your spirit.

Why Now?

You are ready to create a space that reflects who you truly are and want to be.
You are ready to invest in your personal growth and environment to bring peace and well-being to your life.
The transformative energy of my art and design can help you move forward and inspire your alignment with who you truly are.
There is no better time to align your surroundings with your inner evolution, creating a supportive space for the next chapter of your life.

About Me- Mary Ann Benoit of Northern Lights Home Staging and Design

Why Not?

You might be hesitant to invest in a space transformation if you are not yet for the changes that come with it.
You may prefer a quick, purely aesthetic makeover without deeper meaning.
You may feel unsure about the impact that art and energy-based design can have on your well-being and lifestyle.
If you prefer conventional design without the integration of personal growth and energy alignment, this service might not align with your needs.

See Some Examples

Get Inspired- See My Portfolio

See more of my work here.

When your space is better, you are better. When you are better, the world is better.

How will I know if its better?
Your designs are glorious, so full of life, movement, and beautiful color. Fresh open spaces with inspiring energy and wisdom… you are amazing, creating the most beautiful energies to live and grow in… the art and environments and meanings are so full of amazing energy that fills our souls… you are a fabulous interior designer and artist — and these WORDS! So inspiring! This all blends so powerfully, creating fabulous energy to live in.

Joan MarieJoan Marie Art, Artist & Collaborator
Regarding her energy art portrait…. Thank you. You have made me feel so beautiful.”
Chelsea
ChelseaArt Lover
“I felt my energy art portrait captured the power I felt within. The colors, shapes and feeling I get from it makes me happy. It brings vibrant energy into my space. I just love it.”

Sheryl BenjiSheryl Benji Art
“I would like to recommend Mary Ann and Northern Lights Staging’s services. I commissioned some custom art from Mary Ann and I am very pleased with the result. She was very attentive to trying to understand my exact needs, not just the colors, also texture, feel and a cohesive look. Her design advice was valuable and timely. Mary Ann listens to her customer’s needs and really seeks to understand the energy and purpose of any room she is designing. She is able to ask thoughtful questions, taking a cue from her client on their likes, their style, their dislikes, basically generating a starting point for your space decor. Do you like bright colors, geometric shapes, softer shapes, modern, traditional, a mix of all? Let Mary Ann figure that out. She has the insight, dedication and creativity to help you make your space your own, blending all the elements together in a way that is pleasing and makes sense. She designed custom pillows, shower curtains, rugs, bedspreads for me, all within a color palate that was harmonious and representative of just the energy that I was looking for.”

Tanguy LibbrechtEnergy art and Interior Design client
What a beautiful experience to have Mary Ann open up to your energy and capturing it in an image that goes straight to your heart. An image that lights you up and puts a smile on your face every time it catches your eye. Working with her is a pleasure and she’s both honest and kind as she brings an extra spark of joy into your life.”

Marieke FrankemaEnergy Art Portrait
“Brilliant depiction of light overcoming darkness! I want to hang your art on my wall to best experience that beauty.”

Terri GreenCEO
“I absolutely love the colors and the vibe that she gives off. I have bought quite a few things from her line, and every day they speak to me and make me feel more cozy and welcome in my own home.”

Leslie Fiala UrbasArt Collector
“Stunning designs. Great messages. Beautiful! Love the intensity of colors. Reminds me of Atlantis and Atlantean energy.”

Brooke HarkerEnergy Art Portrait Recipient
“So excited for this chapter of bringing all of your skills and gifts together.”

Ichel FrancisMentor and Energy Art Portrait Recipient
What a fabulous vision! …capturing ones’ energy through such expressive and beautiful movement and colors is so powerful and captivating. Your expression of our own dynamic and fluid energy stays in our soul, connecting us with a new and inspiring vision and experience of ourselves! I just love this! Yes, everything is energy! And now you are offering a new way to experience our energy. What an amazing new mirror!”

Joan MarieEnergy Art Portrait Recipient
“Your art and design are so joyful! Look forward to seeing each new creation.”

Vivian HjortArt Lover
“We’re so pleased to recognize Northern Lights Home Staging and Design, voted one of our Best of Houzz professionals by our enormous community of homeowners and design enthusiasts.”
Recommended on Houzz- Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
Liza HausmanVice President of Industry Marketing, Houzz
John DoeCEO
“Her professionalism and knowledge are top notch. She made the chore of picking house colors seem so easy!”
Jason Bressler Color consulting client

John DoeCEO
“Mary Ann is easy to work with and down-to-earth. Our anxiety about working with a design professional was put to rest within the first 5 minutes. We highly recommend Northern Lights Home Staging and Design both for professional knowledge and results, and for being a pleasure to work with.”

S. Lambert, Eagle River AKInterior Design client
“Mary Ann was a great help getting my new Bed and Breakfast off the ground. She gave me valuable advice for paint colors, flooring, furniture arrangements, art placement and remodeling ideas. My finished rooms look wonderful and I am already getting guests!”

Becky DunnInterior Design client
“Mary Ann is very good with colors and we soon had exactly what we wanted! We are now relaxing in a new updated home that we are proud to invite guests into.”

Charles Humphrey- Seward AKInterior Design client
“Mary Ann transformed my kitchen, blending the existing cabinets that I wanted to keep with new counter tops and flooring that look spectacular while staying within my budget. Magic indeed!”

Patricia B, Englewood FLAInterior Design Client
Love the art, clothes, and animal cards. Such peaceful posts. There’s this peace softness that ultimately brings me to my center and stillness. Words that communicate connection are yet to be found.”
Emergence #2 energy art by Mary Ann Benoit
Wendy KrauseArt Lover
Featured over 700 times by the Fine Art America artist community across more than 20 curated groups.

Art CommunitiesFine Art America

Let’s Get Started

What an Aligned Design Consultation Includes

This comprehensive consultation includes up to eight hours of my dedicated expertise, and includes a interior design, color and energy assessment for one room with advice for changes and 3 energy art designs to support your new design. Learn more.

Once we’ve laid the foundation with your custom energy art, identified elements that need to be introduced or eliminated from your life, and established a color scheme, expanding on this becomes a seamless process. Every additional room you want to design contributes to the energy momentum that we’re building to nurture your personal growth.

Aligned Design is a holistic and spiritual approach to interior design that combines art, science, and energy to help you become your true self. The foundation of this philosophy is energy. Energy art, tailored to support who you are and what you need, sets the tone for the style and color of the entire space.

Aligned Design Consultation for an additional room. Expand your aligned design vision to additional rooms. Includes Interior Design, Color and Energy alignment advice and custom energy art. This package builds on and harmonizes with your initial Aligned Design consultation.

Let Me Be Your Personal Design Coach

If you need additional time to support your Aligned Design, consider me your personal design coach. Tap into my knowledge, ask questions, and even bring me along on your shopping excursions. Together, let’s create a space that is a beautiful reflection of you.

Your designs are glorious, so full of life, movement, and beautiful color.”

Joan Marie ArtArtist
“Your art and design are so joyful! Look forward to seeing each new creation”.

Vivian Hjort
Anyone building, remodeling or decorating looks to Houzz for the most talented and service-oriented professionals. We’re so pleased to recognize Northern Lights Home Staging and Design, voted one of our “Best of Houzz” professionals by our enormous community of homeowners and design enthusiasts actively remodeling and decorating their homes”.

Liza Hausman, vice president of Industry Marketing for HouzzVice president of Industry Marketing for Houzz
Mary Ann deserves a “stellar” rating for her home staging services, talent, experience and knowledge as a Professional Home Stager. Mary Ann was not only a home staging contractor, she was, for us, a coach, a mentor and a great support in a very stressful and high anxiety time in life! Home staging is worth every dollar, but hiring Mary Ann Benoit, of Northern Light Home Staging & Design, was more than worth every dollar and lead us to success, and a new future.

Stacy Goade- President of Alaska Premier Home Staging
“Staging works! Thank you to Northern Lights Home Staging and Design for the excellent staging job at one of our recent listings!! Mary Ann did an incredible job of making recommendations to help this house shine. And did it EVER! A record of 15 offers in a matter of a few days and over 30 showings! We often hear that sellers don’t want to pay the upfront fees to stage a home in a seller’s market but we were able to recoop that cost – plus extra!!! Thank you Northern Lights Home Staging and Design for your most excellent work!”
Nicole Lawrence of Seward Properties
CEONicole Lawrence- Sales Broker at Seward Properties.
Mary Ann did an amazing job staging my clients property, and it showed when it came time to negotiate an accepted full price offer the first day is was on the market!
Northern Lights Home Staging and Design Testimonial
Jacob Sebring- Associate Broker/Realtor, Keller Williams
Mary Ann Is the best at what does. She finds each piece of potential a specific home has and brings it to life! She has the ability to bring home owners substantial profits by using her services prior to listing their home for sale.

Kris Bohman- Realtor with Real Estate Brokers of AlaskaCEO
Mary Ann is a talented and inspiring home stager and designer that cares about her customers and goes the extra mile to give them the best! Her background as a Home Stager and Bed & Breakfast owner also gives her a unique perspective, making her a valuable resource for vacation rental owners in need of updating their properties and increasing their income and bookings…. This makes her a wonderful resource for both home sellers and vacation rental property owners.”

Susan Atwell, President- Atwell Staged Homes
We had an excellent experience working with Mary Ann on our Interior Design and Color Consultation! …..before our first meeting she had already started working on color ideas for our home addition. Ms. Benoit spent time before and after our consultation working on colors and design with us, communicating via email, so that in addition to our “official” consultation, she gave us a good deal of her professional time. Mary Ann is easy to work with and down-to-earth. Our anxiety about working with a design professional was put to rest within the first 5 minutes of our consultation, allowing us to to be open about our preferences and ideas while remaining open to hers. We highly recommend Northern Lights Home Staging and Design both for professional knowledge and results, and for being a pleasure to work with.
S. Lambert- Eagle River, AKCEO
Mary Ann was very helpful and courteous! Home renovations can be overwhelming. I was caught up with the self help projects, the “you can do it” messages common on YouTube, and being completely overwhelmed when buying materials at Lowe’s and Home Depot. For the uninitiated, you need to start with a plan and vision; that’s where Mary Ann came in for me. She got back with me promptly, listened to my wants, and wrote out a plan with colors and brand names. Very reasonably priced. James Bosnell, Anchorage AK
Color consultation
James Bosnell,CEO Anchorage AK
John DoeCEO
Mary Ann was very professional and great at addressing all my questions. She’s very knowledgeable about colors and helped me find a counter top type and color to go into our existing kitchen. She also came up with some great recommendations regarding some space issues in our home. We ordered a kitchen counter based on her recommendation and we are awaiting it’s arrival. We look forward to the transformation! Thanks Mary Ann!

Janet Warburton, CEOAnchorage AK.
We were extremely happy with the color consultation service provided by Mary Ann Benoit of Northern Lights Home Staging and Design. She was absolutely able to resolve our color issues for our exterior painting project for our home. The color options she provided made it so easy for us to decide what to choose. She gave us several options to choose from. After the first round of options we wanted to make some changes and that was such a simple process. Mary Ann made it easy for us to make our final selections.
I would highly advise anyone in need of a color consultation to use Mary Ann. Her professionalism and knowledge are top notch. She made the chore of picking house colors seem so easy!
Let's Solve Your Paint Color Dillema- Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
Jason Bressler, Anchorage.Anchorage, Alaska
A Real Estate Professional once gave us very valuable advise. She said “if you can’t do something, find someone that can do it for you!” We had been looking for a virtual staging solution that is affordable, quick and professional. Northern Lights Home Staging and Design made our first time Virtual Home Staging
Virtual Staging- Is it Home Staging or Interior Design?
Tom and Sheila Novembre, Novembre Real Estate
Mary Ann was professional and helpful in providing advice on our design project reception area using existing resources and furnishings. Being from a nonprofit agency I appreciated her using what we had to make the area look better and not costing us much money and giving me the advice pro bono.
Cathy LeCompte, Director-Avtec
I contacted Mary Ann … to assist with a large interior renovation my wife and I wished to get an early start on this Spring….we..just needed to give it a fresh look!
She was very helpful and found great suggestions for Vinyl Plank Flooring and Quartz countertops that we adopted. Mary Ann is very good with colors and we soon had exactly what we wanted! We are now relaxing in a new updated home that we are proud to invite guests into….thank you Mary Ann!
Happy Interior design clients
Charles Humphrey- Seward, AK
Mary Ann is professional and detail-oriented. She was very responsive and straightforward from our first conversation to the completion of the project. I highly recommend Mary Ann for all your home staging needs!
Keller Williams testimonial for Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
Amanda WinkelmanRealtor- Keller-WilliamsCEO
Mary Ann was a great help in getting my new Bed and Breakfast off the ground. During my vacation rental staging consultation, she was able to look at two rooms, one of which was a total construction zone at the time and give me valuable advice for paint colors I would have never thought of, flooring, furniture arrangements, art placement and remodeling ideas. She gave me great advice for branding, developing a website to attract my ideal client and sites to use for online bookings. My finished rooms look wonderful and I am already getting guests!
Bed and Breakfast staging - Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
Becky Dunn, Seward Alaska Bed and Breakfast owner.CEO
John DoeCEO
I am a Realtor and hired Mary Ann to perform a home staging consultation for my Seller clients. I wanted them to have a professional 3rd party view of their home (other than mine) and someone to provide Sellers with a plan to make the home more appealing to potential buyers. Mary Ann provided detailed comments, room-by-room, how to de-clutter, brighten rooms, maximize perceived room size, and bring color in small, consistent doses to each area/room. She provided a “priority” list of must-do’s for Sellers that they could tackle themselves. As a Realtor who has seen many homes, Mary Ann’s advice and comments were solid and most recommendations were easy to accomplish with little expense. She enabled my clients to understand this process from a Buyer’s perspective — very important in marketing a home and get it SOLD!

Robin Smith- Realtor-Remax
I had the pleasure of working with Mary Ann on my most recent rehab project in Anchorage. As a real estate investor I know the importance of showcasing a property, and Mary Ann’s artistic flair and attention to detail were reflected in the end product she delivered. From furniture placement to window blind adjustment, Mary Ann helped me to recognize things I would not have thought of to make the house more appealing to potential buyers. Her professionalism and follow-up are qualities I look for and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her services to anyone looking for help attracting buyers in the sale of a home.
Darcy HoltEclipse Real Estate Investments, Inc., Anchorage, AK
“I have received excellent service and attention-to-detail from Mary Ann at Northern Lights Home Staging. She is responsive, prompt and professional and was able to stage my listing on very short notice. I recommend her to anyone looking for a home-stager”.

Dawn Storm, Keller Williams RealtyCEO
The house looks awesome! My wife loves the staging and does not want to move now. The staging made a huge difference. It was amazing. I love the “feel” of the house now, I just want to hang out and relax here. Once we put it on the market there was a ton of interest. It really helped alot. Buyers really love the way it looks.
Gabe Badger, Home Owner, Anchorage, AK
As FSBO sellers, Mary Ann staged our home on a Friday and we listed it the next day and had an open house. By Sunday, we had a full price offer! Everyone commented that our home looked beautiful and our “pride of ownership” was very apparent. We were extremely pleased with our results”.
Northern Lights Home Staging and Design Customer Testimonials
Kathleen Friel, Anchorage, AK
“Northern Lights Home Staging provided above and beyond service in regard to social media marketing and establishing a home sale Facebook site and coordination with the photographer and general internet. Northern Lights Home Staging was very helpful with suggestions and research into how to market our “for sale by owner” home to potential buyers on the internet”. Carla sold her FSBO home within 2 days after listing for an above asking price offer!
Carla Williams- Home Seller in Anchorage Alaska
“I was very pleased with the home staging help provided by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design. Mary Ann was very quick on her feet, and provided a range of practical and affordable options including re-staging items on hand for more effective placement, tips for de-cluttering, and ideas for economical purchases that would give a big bang for the buck. Mary Ann has a great eye for balancing a home so that potential buyers can see themselves living there when they first walk up to the door. We sold our house 6 days after staging and received our full asking price”
Cara Staab- Home Seller in Anchorage, Alaska
Very helpful and much appreciated advice on our Bed and Breakfast design consultation. Great for troubleshooting and problem solving. From staging the actual place to promoting it Northern Lights Home Staging was an inspiration.
A Forest Acre Inn, Seward, AK
Mary Ann transformed my kitchen, blending the existing cabinets that I wanted to keep with new counter tops and flooring that look spectacular while staying within my budget. She was great to work with and I loved the computer program she used to help me visualize my choices! Magic indeed!”
PatriciaEnglewood, Fla.
John DoeCEO
What a fabulous vision! …capturing ones’ energy through such expressive and beautiful movement and colors is so powerful and captivating. Your expression of our own dynamic and fluid energy stays in our soul, connecting us with a new and inspiring vision and experience of ourselves! I just love this! Yes, everything is energy! And now you are offering a new way to experience our energy. What an amazing new mirror!

Joan MarieJoan Marie Art
I felt my energy art portrait captured the power I felt within. The colors, shapes and feeling I get from it makes me happy. It brings vibrant energy into my space. I just love it.
Sheryl Benji.Sheryl Benji Art
“What a beautiful experience to have May Ann open up to your energy and capturing it in an image that goes straight to your heart. An image that lights you up and puts a smile on your face every time it catches your eye. Working with her is a pleasure and she’s both honest and kind as she brings an extra spark of joy into your life.”
John DoeCEO
Regarding her energy art portrait….”Thank you. You have made me feel so beautiful.”
Chelsea