Mary Ann Benoit | Mary Ann Benoit-Northern Lights Home Staging and Design

I Learned to Solve all My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Create Drama with a Focal Point

I learned to solve all my Interior Design problems by dancing. This is Part 2 of my revelations from dancing, on how to create a dramatic focal point. As I reflect on my journey, it becomes increasingly clear that the threads of artistic expression weave a tapestry that transcends individual disciplines. The principles that animate… Continue reading I Learned to Solve all My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Create Drama with a Focal Point

Why Home Staging is Really Worth it to You

You may think that home staging is just cleaning, reducing clutter, fixing things, painting, and putting your house on the market. Those things are all important and are all things you can do to help save money in preparing your house for sale. You can also clean your yard, put things away, trim your trees… Continue reading Why Home Staging is Really Worth it to You

Saturday Night Live Art Shows-Aligned Energy Art- “Attachments”

https://youtu.be/XWjoUW9XyWA Welcome to Saturday Night Live Art Shows ! I am Mary Ann Benoit and am with you tonight from Seward Alaska! So excited to be with you tonight to share some of my new Aligned Energy Art,, called “Attachments”, and three fractal art pieces I would like to share. Thanks to Saturday Night Live… Continue reading Saturday Night Live Art Shows-Aligned Energy Art- “Attachments”

Birds of a Feather- What Birds Can Teach Us About Designing the Perfect Room 2

Previously, I showed you how flat lays create endless possibilities for creating a perfect space and three flat lays inspired by bird feathers. Birds provide endless inspiration for creating beautiful designs with the intricate patterns, colors, and textures of their feathers! In my article Birds of a Feather- What Birds Can Teach Us About Designing… Continue reading Birds of a Feather- What Birds Can Teach Us About Designing the Perfect Room 2

Saturday Night Live Art Shows- Globally Inspired, Soulfully Aligned- Turkish Style

Welcome to Saturday Night Live Art Shows. “Globally Inspired, Soulfully Aligned” is The New Design Frontier. This is about creating global style interiors with my Aligned Design philosphy. It captivates Global Design’s worldly charm with Aligned Design’s holistic approach to create external beauty and internal harmony. In this show I show you how I created… Continue reading Saturday Night Live Art Shows- Globally Inspired, Soulfully Aligned- Turkish Style

Color Your Way to a Swift and Profitable Home Sale with These Top Paint Colors

How Much Can Paint Color Increase Your Home’s Sale Price? The impact of paint color on a home’s sale price has been the topic of numerous studies and analyses, primarily conducted by real estate companies and platforms who have access to vast amounts of sale data. One of the most cited sources on this topic… Continue reading Color Your Way to a Swift and Profitable Home Sale with These Top Paint Colors

Time to Up Your Game at Your Vacation Rental

When I say, “Up your Game”, I mean take care of all the things that you have not had time for in the past because you were too busy with customers. You know, things such as maintenance, painting and re-decorating. Why? When things open back up, people will likely be more than ready to want… Continue reading Time to Up Your Game at Your Vacation Rental

Get the Look- Global Style- Turkish #2

Turkish style is warm and inviting, earthy and exotic. There is an abundance of warm earth tones with pops of beautiful color. lots of patterns and texture and there is a slightly more rustic feel. It is simple, soft and relaxing. Turkey has ancient roots. The colors and textures of the land has inspired much… Continue reading Get the Look- Global Style- Turkish #2

Get the Look- Global Style- Moroccan

Moroccan design is filled with intricate carvings, arched doorways, beautiful tilework and vibrant colorful textured fabrics, baskets and accessories. Beautiful Intricate metal lanterns and pendant lights create amazing and magical patterns of light in your room. Moroccan homes use bright colors, such as red, blue, orange, turquoise, pale ocean blues and green mixed with gold.… Continue reading Get the Look- Global Style- Moroccan

Get the Look- Global Style- Greek

Greek Interior Design is simple and elegant, inspired by nature, and looks light, bright, airy and clean. Imagine lots of white with beautiful vivid blue, green, fuchsia and gold accents, and a clean, de-cluttered, rustic look, Designs tend to be simple, symmetrical, classical, and relaxing. Less is more. Some of the colors of Greece. Photo… Continue reading Get the Look- Global Style- Greek