5 Steps to Attract Your Ideal Customer and Increase Your Vacation Rental Income
Would you like to attract your ideal customer and increase your vacation rental income? Whether you have a Bed and Breakfast or other vacation rental, it is important to have your property stand out online to attract the guests you want and make the income you want. Learn more by listening to this interview with Mary Ann Benoit on Seward Public Radio’s “Market Minute” with Nicole Lawrence.
These five tips can dramatically increase your Bed and Breakfast or vacation rental income and bookings and attract your ideal guests! I used home staging to make a huge difference at my own B&B and at least doubled my income and bookings. Now my branding attracts guests I love to have stay. Report includes video examples. Download your report now. Price: $4.99.
Attract your Ideal Customer and Increase your Bed and Breakfast Income with Home Staging
Boost Your Bed and Breakfast Revenue with the Magic of Home Staging!
Drawing from my dual experience as a home stager/designer and a Bed and Breakfast owner, I’ve harnessed the power of home staging to elevate my B&B’s appeal and increase revenue, targeting the perfect guests. Initially, when I ventured into the B&B business, I wasn’t equipped with the knowledge of home staging. However, once I integrated the home staging techniques and paired them with savvy social media marketing, I saw transformative results!
Home staging isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s about crafting a space where potential buyers form an emotional bond, often becoming the determining factor in their purchase decision. This concept isn’t restricted to homes on sale. When applied to vacation rentals or B&Bs, the results can be equally compelling. By emphasizing a property’s strengths and mitigating its weaknesses, we can create an inviting ambiance that resonates with potential guests.
Want to amplify your vacation rental’s allure? Here are some insights to harness the principles of home staging, paving the way for enhanced guest experiences and increased bookings
Attract Your Ideal Customer with Home Staging and Design
Who are you?
Discovering and highlighting your rental’s unique essence, or ‘branding’, is the cornerstone to attracting your ideal guest. In home staging, the goal is to spotlight a property’s distinct charm and features, making it irresistible to potential buyers. Apply the same approach to your rental:
• Identify your distinctive traits. • Pinpoint what sets your rental apart. • Define the exclusive experiences and comforts your rental provides. • Craft a statement encapsulating the unique character of both you and your rental.
By genuinely showcasing who you are and the exclusive experiences your rental offers, you will naturally magnetize your perfect guests. Defining and embracing your ‘brand’ will guide your property’s aesthetic updates, refine your online portrayal, and ensure your marketing connects with those ideal guests
What do you want?
What’s your financial goal, and how much effort are you willing to invest to achieve it? Your answers hold the key to setting your pricing strategy and defining your business approach. Consider this:
Do you aspire to be the ‘Walmart of Bed and Breakfasts,’ vying for business by offering the lowest rates? Alternatively, would you prefer to command higher prices, allowing you to work less while delivering a top-tier guest experience?
These questions aren’t just about pricing; they shape your entire business model and the level of service you provide.
Who is your Ideal Customer and what do they want?
Your brand has a magnetic pull on specific customers. Is your brand magnetizing your ideal guest?
Determine your ideal guest profile: Are they avid fishermen, families seeking adventure, or retired couples seeking relaxation?
Craft the experience they desire: Do they crave luxury or the rustic charm of your property?
Cater to their interests: Offer or facilitate the activities they seek, enhancing their stay and leaving a lasting impression
Who is your Ideal Customer?
Update your Vacation Rental to Appeal to your Ideal Customer
Does your vacation rental’s current aesthetic resonate with your ideal guest? Moreover, does its design validate the pricing in their eyes?
Home staging is the key to refining your rental’s appearance, aligning it with your brand, captivating your perfect guest, and supporting your desired rate. Consider my personal experience: through home staging, I not only amplified my brand’s allure but also increased my nightly rate and saw a 200% surge in bookings.
Below, witness the transformation: a before-and-after showcase of my space post home staging and design.
Market your Property to attract your Ideal Customer
Showcase your impeccably staged rental with high-quality photographs. Refresh your website, ensuring your brand and property’s unique features take center stage on the homepage. Transform your photos into an engaging video tour. Promote your one-of-a-kind property across:
Social media, starting with a dedicated Facebook page.
Renowned vacation rental platforms.
Your local Chamber of Commerce.
Take a look at the video I curated using photographs post-staging, capturing my brand essence and targeting my ideal clientele. I prominently featured this video and fresh images on my website’s homepage and a business-centric Facebook page. Can you pinpoint my brand essence and identify the ideal customer I’m targeting? Given the choice, which representation of my B&B resonates more with you – before or after staging?
Ready to Bring Your Bed and Breakfast to the next Level?
Get your online vacation rental staging consultation or staging service today. Click on the pictures to learn more. For in person consultations or staging, call for a custom quote.
Saturday Night Live Art Shows- “Qi” Aligned Energy Art
Welcome to Saturday Night Live Art Shows. In this show, I am sharing my “Qi” Aligned Energy Art series and an Edesign of a living room I created to highlight them and express their energy in a space.
Everything is energy. Qi is the life force that runs through us all.
Fractals, as in this art, are an expression of Qi in perfect harmony. Fractals are a visualization of the building blocks of life.
When Qi is blocked in our body, it affects our health and well-being.
Open your mind and heart to connect with the Qi of other living things around you.
Where the mind goes, Qi flows.
You create your life by what you think about.
Surround yourself with art that reminds you what is important and enhances the energy of your space.
How do you feel in your space? Is it ALIGNED with who you truly are?
When your space is better, you are better. When you are better, the world is better. The world needs you.
Choose to create a space that is aligned with You.
My unique Interior Design philosophy combines
The ART of beauty
The SCIENCE of color
The ENERGY of well-being
Art + Science + Energy = Magic
Get an ALIGNED DESIGN Consultation for your home today.
Be sure to check out all the other artists from around the world, having art shows in their Facebook and social media feeds at 6-9 pm in their time zones. Follow Saturday Night Live Art Shows on Facebook by searching #snlartshows.
“Qi” Aligned Energy Art
If you have watched some of my previous shows, you know everything is energy.
If the message of “Qi”, resonates with you, then adding art like this that is meaningful as well as beautiful is a great way to create your perfect space and remind yourself of what is important in your life each day when you see it.
Try it in your living room, meditation, or workout area or wherever your intuition guides you to put it.
Because this art is digital, it can also be put on a variety of home decor products such as pillows, bedding, serving trays, coffee mugs, notebooks, and more. Think about your own transformation as you sip your morning coffee or write in your journal, or while doing yoga.
Aligned Energy Art is another layer of meaning beyond the visual beauty in creating your perfect space that is aligned with who you want to be.
Qi Throw Pillow
Your selection of art determines the energy you want to surround yourself with.
How do you want to feel?
Get the Look with “Magic” Aligned Energy Art
Love the look of this space? Click on the pictures to link to the energy art and decor or similar pieces I used in this space.
Example, Qi #4, matted and framed with beautiful colors
What is Fractal Art?
Fractal art is digital art I create on my computer.I love creating fractal art because it allows me to work with brilliant colors, interesting textures, and incredible detail. Learn more about how it is created in my Saturday Night Live Art Show, ” A Passion for Purple” where I show some videos of the process.
Are You Ready to Create Your Perfect Space with Art?
Isn’t it time to create a space that is aligned with who you truly are?
My unique Interior Design philosophy combines:
The ART of beauty
The SCIENCE of color
The ENERGY of well-being
Art + Science + Energy = Magic
Get an Aligned Design consultation which includes an Interior Design, Color, and Energy consultation, and custom fractal art to tie it all together.
Learn More About Energy, Healing, and Transforming Your Life
Many of the energy concepts that inspire my art to create harmonious energy in your home, I learned from Jim Fortin’s Transformational Coaching Program (TCP). His program changed my life and almost everyone that I know that has taken it. Get on the waitlist for the next TCP program here.
Saturday Night Live Art Shows- “Magic” Aligned Energy Art
Welcome to Saturday Night Live Art Shows where I share my fractal art designs in my “Magic” Aligned Energy Art series in an Edesign I created to highlight them and express their energy in a space.
Everything is energy. Magic is what happens when you open your mind and heart to possibility. It is what I feel when I create something beautiful and share it with you.
Tune in and allow yourself to see and feel what is around you.
Magic shows up every day. Sometimes it is big and dramatic, like the Northern Lights.
Often it is in the small things. It happens when we set our intention. Expect the unexpected.
What magic do you intend to make happen? Surround yourself with art that reminds you what is important and enhances the energy of your space.
Be sure to check out all the other artists from around the world, having art shows in their Facebook and social media feeds at 6-9 pm in their time zones. Follow Saturday Night Live Art Shows on Facebook by searching #snlartshows.
“Magic” Aligned Energy Art
If you have watched some of my previous shows, you know everything is energy.
I like to make three pieces that can work together in a group, say behind a sofa. So, I created 3 more pieces, and used one design for pillows on the sofa as well.
Using Aligned Energy Art in your space.
This room expresses a Modern, Elegant Bohemian style that is relaxing, rich, and expressive. It is very connected to nature with the colors and natural materials in the furniture, flooring, rug, and art. The colors, textures and details of the Magic, Magic #2, and Magic #3 evoke a feeling of entering a secret, magical garden where you are noticing and sensing all the small wonders. Magic #4 and #5 evoke a larger sense of wonder you might feel when seeing northern lights.
Surprise your guests with expressions of gratitude for them and who they are with a “Gratitude” serving tray and ” I Love Your Energy” cutting board. Show them you “see them” and appreciate who they are.
If the message of “Magic”, resonates with you, then adding art like this that is meaningful as well as beautiful is a great way to create your perfect space and remind yourself of what is important in your life each day when you see it.
Add art like this to your living room, meditation, or workout area or wherever your intuition guides you to put it.
Because this art is digital, it can also be put on a variety of home decor products such as pillows, bedding, serving trays, coffee mugs, notebooks, and more. Think about your own transformation as you sip your morning coffee or write in your journal, or while doing yoga.
Aligned Energy Art is another layer of meaning beyond the visual beauty in creating your perfect space that is aligned with who you want to be.
Your selection of art determines the energy you want to surround yourself with.
How do you want to feel?
Get the Look with “Magic” Aligned Energy Art
Love the look of this space? Click on the pictures to link to the “Magic” energy art I used in this space.
“Magic” Wine Chiller
While serving your guests or family, why not let them know how much you love their energy, or the essence of who they are. Show them you see “them”.
I Love Your Energy Serving Tray with the “Magic” fractal art design.
Are you grateful for the people in your life you are serving in this celebration or for something they have done? Why not express it with a Gratitude cutting board.
Magic #3 Cutting Board Gratitude Cutting Board
What is Fractal Art?
Fractal art is digital art I create on my computer.I love creating fractal art because it allows me to work with brilliant colors, interesting textures, and incredible detail. Learn more about how it is created in my Saturday Night Live Art Show, ” A Passion for Purple” where I show some video of the process.
Are You Ready to Create Your Perfect Space with Art?
Are you ready to create your perfect space with amazing art? Let’s tell your unique story and find the alignment of art, science, and energy that makes you happy. Try my Aligned Design consultation and let’s get started.
Learn More About Energy, Healing, and Transforming Your Life
Many of the energy concepts that inspire my art to create harmonious energy in your home, I learned from Jim Fortin’s Transformational Coaching Program (TCP). His program changed my life and almost everyone that I know that has taken it. Get o the waitlist for the next TCP program here.
Welcome to Saturday Night Live Art Shows! I am Mary Ann Benoit and am with you tonight from Seward Alaska! I am excited to share some new energy art portraits I created for artist Sheryl Benjy, and give you a glimpse into how these pieces of art are created that show your energy when you “Shine Your Light”. These are sacred geometry designs I create using fractal art to express your unique energy signature that we can feel but not see. This inspiration comes from my intuition and reading your energy from photos, words you give me of how you and others would describe you and your favorite colors.
Be sure to check out all the other artists from around the world, having art shows on their Facebook and social media feeds at 6-9 pm in their time zones. Follow Saturday Night Live Art Shows on Facebook by searching #snlartshows.
When You Shine Your Light, What Does Your Energy Look Like?
When You Shine Your Light, What Does Your Energy Look Like?
Everything is made of energy, as Einstein’s famous equation. E=mc2 tells us.
Albert Einstein
Everything vibrates energy, and all the energies don’t just ignore each other, they dance together at one big party. Each interaction causes something to happen.
Ultimately, it means that energy and matter are the same, and they just vibrate at different rates. Things that vibrate slowly, look solid, and things that vibrate really fast, at or beyond the speed of light are light energy.
When you shine your light and let the true essence of who you are show, what does your energy look like? Is it a beautiful work of art?
Energy waves cancel each other when they are not in harmony, or create new waves, like children. Sometimes, those interactions create something amazing, like super children, called fractals.
Fractal art by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design.
Those, fractals, when they meet in a way that they are in the “Golden Ratio” to each other, create magic! The Golden Ratio is sacred geometry that creates beauty and life! Literally.
The Golden Ratio- Photo from Wallpaper FlareThe Golden Ratio
Sheryl Benjy Shining Her Light
Sheryl Benji shines her light with the creation of her beautiful art. She radiates a beautiful calm energy and her art is colorful and whimsical . She creates beautiful paintings as well as Body Art for the Soul. this first piece, I called “Whimsical” expressed the energy I felt from her picture below and a lot of her “goddess” paintings as well as her Body Art for the Soul photos.
Fractal art, “A Passion for Purple”, by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design.
This second piece, which I called “The Painter”, was inspired by Sheryl painting this beautiful abstract of flowers. The fractal art reminds me of what it might look like to capture the look of swirling all the paint around that was being used in the flower painting.
“Whimsical” Fractal Art by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
“The Painter” fractal art by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design.
For the third piece, Sheryl sent me this photo. The colors and energy in this photo seemed very different from the others she provided.
While looking at her Facebook photos, however, I saw this photo with the red beret, taken by the same photographer. I was very drawn to its energy and my intuition led me to create the piece from this photo instead. I called it “Red Beret”.
“Red Beret” fractal art by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
This, interestingly, was the piece Sheryl liked best, and had a print made for a desk photo to remind herself of her own personal power.
“Red Beret” fractal art by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
I felt this piece 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.
A custom fractal art portrait helps you see how the world sees you.
Sheryl Benjy is an impressionistic painter, body painter, creative coach & creative educator dedicated to bringing you the inspiration you need. Visit her website to learn more. Also, check out her wonderful “Creative Spirits Podcast”.
Once I have created your custom design (up to 3), I upload them to my store on Society 6 where they can be turned into physical products. You can choose from a wide variety of art, home decor, tech, tabletop, lifestyle, and clothing items to purchase separately and remind yourself to “Shine Your Light”.
Remind yourself to shine your light with something meaningful to you.
Are You Ready to Shine Your Light?
Fractal art is a form of Sacred geometry that expresses patterns of harmony through which nature draws and creates and can be used guide to one’s own life.
Fractal art is a reminder of how nature does things, a way to reconnect with the perfection of everything that is natural, in harmony and beautiful.
I will create a fractal art -sacred geometry energy portrait of you, expressing the essence of your energy.
I use 3 or more inspiration photos you provide and ask you for three words you would use to describe yourself and also three words others would use to describe you. I also ask for your favorite colors.
I create three designs for you and upload them to my store on Society 6 where the digital image becomes available on a wide variety of products such as framed art, furniture, pillows, coffee mugs, cell-phone cases, stationary etc. You can purchase what you like to remind you to “shine your light”. If you would like an image with the inspiration photo on it as well, I can do that.
What is Fractal Art?
Fractal art is sacred geometry and digital art I create on my computer.I love creating fractal art because it allows me to work with brilliant colors, interesting textures, and incredible detail. Learn more about how it is created in my Saturday Night Live Art Show, ” A Passion for Purple” where I show some video of the process. See examples at my store on Society 6.
Create Your Perfect Space with Aligned Design and Fractal Art
As part of your Aligned Design consultation, I can create customer fractal art to create your perfect space by tying your colors together and expressing an energy concept that is meaningful to you. Let’s tell your unique story and find the alignment of art, science, and energy that makes you happy. It combines an Interior Design, Color, and Energy consultation, and includes three related pieces of custom-designed fractal art that works with your design.
Energy art portrait, “Red Beret” by Mary Ann Benoit of Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
Ways to Use Benjamin Moore’s Aegean Teal
As a certified color strategist, love playing with beautiful color. One of my favorites is Benjamin Moore’s “Aegean Teal”.
Benjamin Moore’s 2021 Color of the Year, Aegean Teal. Graphic by Camp Chroma.
Benjamin Moore describes Aegean Teal, as “A blend of blue-green and gray, Aegean Teal 2136-40 is an intriguing mid-tone that creates natural harmony.”
According to the color data (LCH), “Aegean Teal” is a blue/green hue (209.5), with a Lightness of 56 and Chroma of 8.8. In other words, it is a pretty saturated and rich blue green that on a scale of 1 to 10 for lightness it is just over the halfway point.
Ways to Use Aegean Teal
Aegean Teal is a versatile, calming, and deep color that beautifully balances blue-green hues. Here are some ways to incorporate this rich shade into various spaces:
Accent Walls: Use Aegean Teal on a single wall in a room to create a focal point without overwhelming the space.
Kitchen Cabinets: For a chic and modern feel, paint your kitchen cabinets with Aegean Teal. Pair it with gold or brass hardware for a touch of elegance.
Front Door: Make a statement by painting your front door in Aegean Teal, especially against neutral exterior shades.
Furniture: Revamp old furniture pieces by painting them in this hue for a fresh, updated look.
Bathroom: Aegean Teal can be a tranquil choice for bathrooms, creating a spa-like feel. Consider it for vanity cabinets or walls.
Bedroom: Use this color as the main wall shade for a serene and restful bedroom ambiance.
Accessories: If you’re not ready for a major color change, introduce Aegean Teal through accessories like throw pillows, vases, or lampshades.
Trim or Moulding: Painting trims, mouldings, or built-in shelves with Aegean Teal can accentuate architectural details.
Ceiling: For a twist, paint the ceiling in Aegean Teal while keeping walls in a soft complementary shade.
Textiles: Consider curtains, upholstery, or bed linens in this shade to bring warmth and depth to a room.
Pair with Complementary Colors: Aegean Teal pairs beautifully with warm earth tones, soft beiges, and even some muted corals or terracottas.
Home Office: Create a focused and calming environment by using Aegean Teal in your home workspace.
Consider the room’s lighting and other color elements, as this can affect how the color is perceived. Regardless of how you choose to incorporate it, Aegean Teal can bring a sophisticated and balanced feel to any space.
Master Bedroom Design
I decidec to create a master bedroom design using Aegean Teal for the wall color and chose a primarily monotone color scheme with other similar blues and a few green accents.
My design celebrates circles and curves, mixes modern pieces with antiques, and mixes soft fabrics with glass, metal and pottery. I used my fractal art from the “Jenna” collection in the comforter, the pillow shams and accent pillow, the wall art, and on one of the antique chairs. My fractal art celebrates curves and spirals. To learn more about spirals and fractal art, see my blog article What Does Your Art Mean?
By using this beautiful color and a monotone color scheme, I think the room has a very relaxing and serene feeling. The energy in the room seems soft and flowing with all the curves, but still interesting with the mixture of hard and soft textures.
Master Bedroom Edesign and fractal art on the comforter and pillows by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design. Wall color is Agean Teal. Master Bedroom Edesign and Jenna Fractal Art by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design. Master Bedroom Edesign and fractal art on the chair by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design using Agean Teal
Are You Inspired?
Be brave and try some new color with an expert color consultation.
What’s Your Global Design Style?
The project above is an example of global style design. Are you curious about what your global style is? Take the quiz and find out.
Saturday Night Live Art Shows- Open Space Living with Energy Art Connects You to the Nature
Open Space Living with Energy Art Connects You to the Nature
Welcome to Saturday Night Live Art Shows. In this show, I share an open living space for an older couple that loves gardening and entertaining several generations of family.
This Edesign is one of the spaces I designed for the MyDoma Designer Virtual Home Tour Contest. See how you can use energy art to create a beautiful space that reflects who you truly are.
The clients, the Jones’s, are an older couple aging in place in their home. They love gardening, cooking, and spending time with their large family, and alone with each other. And, they love to display their energy art and remind themselves what is important in life.
There is room for entertaining and watching 2 separate TV’s using headphones. The TV’s display art when not in use.
The space radiates abundance, connection to gardening and nature and being true to who you are.
Be sure to check out all the other artists from around the world, having art shows in their Facebook and social media feeds at 6-9 pm in their time zones. Follow Saturday Night Live Art Shows on Facebook by searching #snlartshows.
Why this Design Works
If you have watched some of my previous shows, you know everything is energy. The design highlights the energy of what is important to the clients, which is family, gardening, and spending time together.
The dining area highlights my “Qi” fractal art on the wall. Qi is the life force running through everything. Add good Qi to your space with this art.
Your selection of art determines the energy you want to surround yourself with.
How do you want to feel?
See “The Garden” and “The Fountain” and “Abundance” on the chair fabrics and on the kitchen bar stools. “The Garden” is inspired by flowers. Add their beauty and energy to increase health and well-being. “Abundance” inspired by a field of untamed, beautiful, and free wildflowers and is a reminder to be in alignment with who you truly are.
“Qi #5″.fractal art/sacred geometry” by Mary Ann Benoit “The Fountain” fractal art chair by Mary Ann Benoit “Abundance” fractal art counter stoolby Mary Ann Benoit “The Garden” fractal art chair by Mary Ann Benoit
In the kitchen, see “Becoming” above the stove. Who are you becoming? Is it who you truly are or a version of yourself that society says you should be?
Aligned Energy Art is another layer of meaning beyond the visual beauty in creating your perfect space that is aligned with who you want to be.
“Becoming” fractal art by Mary Ann Benoit “The Garden #2” fractal art by Mary Ann Benoit
In the kitchen, see “Becoming” above the stove. Who are you becoming? Is it who you truly are or a version of yourself that society says you should be?
“Becoming” fractal art pillow by Mary Ann Benoit “Q #5” fractal art pillow by Mary Ann Benoit “Qi #5” fractal art pouf by Mary Ann Benoit
The two separate TV’s allow them to hang out together, but still be able to watch their own shows with headphones, and “The Frame” Tvs display more art when not in use.
Fractal art is digital art I create on my computer.I love creating fractal art because it allows me to work with brilliant colors, interesting textures, and incredible detail. Learn more about how it is created in my Saturday Night Live Art Show, ” A Passion for Purple” where I show some videos of the process.
Saturday Night Live Art Shows-Aligned Energy Art- “Transformation”
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 my Aligned Energy Art series called “Transformation”, with three fractal art pieces.
Be sure to check out all the other artists from around the world, having art shows in their Facebook and social media feeds at 6-9 pm in their time zones. Follow Saturday Night Live Art Shows on Facebook by searching #snlartshows.
“Transformation” Aligned Energy Art
Transformation is like Fire.
As the date February 22, 2022 approached, the numbers alone, 2-22-22 predicted a powerful energy day. I started to wonder what the energy would be like at 2:22 pm. I decided to set aside that time to create something and see what would evolve. I had no plan or idea.
Here is what I was inspired to create. Originally, I named it 22222222.
Transformation Fractal Art and Sacred Geometry by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design.
I like to make three pieces that can work together in a group, say behind a sofa. So, I created 2 more pieces. This I called 22222222_2.
Transformation #3 Fractal Art and Sacred Geometry by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
And the third one, I called 22222222_2_2. Haha, that is a lot of twos!
Transformation #2 Fractal Art and Sacred Geometry by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
The Meaning of Two
Clearly, the number 2 held significance on this day. Upon researching numerology, I learned about its implications.
The number two amplifies intuition, enabling a deep, subconscious understanding. It can sense energies that aren’t visible, only perceptible.
Known as the peacemaker, number two promotes partnerships, balance, and teamwork. It symbolizes grace and diplomacy, harmonizing people, ideas, and elements.
The Meaning Behind the Art
While creating these pieces, I didn’t consciously think about the significance of the number two. I was simply guided by my intuition. The meaning only came to me afterwards.
The initial design reminded me of a fire sweeping through a forest floor, leaving behind charred imprints of what once existed. The flames sometimes seemed potent, at other times subdued.
Having been a wildland firefighter, I’ve witnessed many forest fires. Sometimes fire moves slowly, burning the leaf litter on the surface and sporadically flaring up. When conditions such as low humidity, high temperatures, and wind combine, it escalates and burns trees, creating a dramatic spectacle. Sometimes, fire burns unseen below the surface for months, only to resurface unexpectedly and ignite a surprising blaze.
Transformation is like Fire
Initially, I named these pieces after the number 2. But, when someone observed my art and said, “it looks like transformation in action”, it resonated with me. Over time, I realized these pieces truly symbolized transformation for me, so I renamed them “Transformation”. Why?
Because personal growth into our higher self is akin to a fire.
Sometimes transformation brings about dramatic changes in ourselves, noticeable to us and others—like a wildfire visibly consuming trees. At other times, changes happen slowly and deeply within us, seemingly invisible until one day they become apparent—much like a fire smoldering underground, unnoticed until it emerges to spark a new blaze.
Just as a fire clears the old to make way for the new, transformation lets us release our past and prepare fertile ground for new things to emerge. The more we let go, the more space we create for growth.
Post-fire, even if the land seems barren, new shoots soon sprout, thriving in the room, nutrients, and light that were previously blocked by old trees. These old trees are like our past stories and attachments that keep us from becoming our true selves.
Transformation and the Energy of Two
I’m grateful I had time to create amidst such potent energy. I believe the power of two did indeed heighten my intuition that day, enabling me to tap into energies that were intangible but could be expressed through my art.
The number Two symbolizes grace, balance, and harmony—qualities I perceive in these pieces, akin to how fire brings balance and harmony within an ecosystem.
How can you use Aligned Energy Art in your space?
If the concept of “Transformation” resonates with you, incorporating meaningful and beautiful art into your space can be an impactful way to create your perfect environment. It serves as a daily reminder of what truly matters in your life every time you see it.
Consider adding energy art like this to your living room, meditation space, workout area, or anywhere else your intuition guides you.
And since this artwork is digital, it can be applied to various home decor items such as pillows, bedding, serving trays, coffee mugs, notebooks, and more.
Reflect on your own transformation journey as you enjoy your morning coffee, write in your journal, or practice yoga.
These pieces can serve as powerful, everyday reminders of your ongoing personal evolution.
Aligned Energy Art is another layer of meaning beyond the visual beauty in creating your perfect space that is aligned with who you want to be.
An Example
I created this Edesign, or virtual design as an example of how you could create a space using this art and express the energy of “Transformation” in your space.
Your selection of art determines the energy you want to surround yourself with.
How do you want to feel?
What is Fractal Art?
Fractal art is digital art I create on my computer.I love creating fractal art because it allows me to work with brilliant colors, interesting textures, and incredible detail. Learn more about how it is created in my last Saturday Night Live Art Show, ” A Passion for Purple” where I show some video of the process. See examples at my store on Society 6.
Learn More About Energy Art
Are You Ready to Create Your Perfect Space with Art?
Are you ready to create your perfect space with amazing art? Let’s tell your unique story and find the alignment of art, science, and energy that makes you happy. Try my Aligned Design consultation and let’s get started.
Saturday Night Live Art Shows-Aligned Energy Art- “Flow”
Welcome to Saturday Night Live Art Shows! Tonight I share 4 fractal art pieces called “Flow” and an Edesign of a living room showing how you could use them in your space. The art was inspired by the idea that everything is energy, and allowing it to flow freely through your space and through you is the key to your health and well-being.
Fractal art is sacred geometry, expressing the energy that you can feel but can not see. Add Energy art to your space to remind yourself what is important.
Be sure to check out all the other artists from around the world, having art shows in their Facebook and social media feeds at 6-9 pm in their time zones. Follow Saturday Night Live Art Shows on Facebook by searching #snlartshows.
“Flow” Aligned Energy Art
If you have watched some of my previous shows, you know everything is energy.
“Flow” Fractal Art by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
I like to make three pieces that can work together in a group, say behind a sofa. So, I created 3 more pieces, and used one design for pillows on the sofa as well.
“Flow #2” Fractal Art by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design “Flow #3” Fractal Art by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design “Flow #4” Fractal Art by Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
How can you use Aligned Energy Art in your space?
If the message of “Flow”, resonates with you, then adding art like this that is meaningful as well as beautiful is a great way to create your perfect space and remind yourself of what is important in your life each day when you see it.
Add art like this to your living room, meditation, or workout area or wherever your intuition guides you to put it.
Because this art is digital, it can also be put on a variety of home decor products such as pillows, bedding, serving trays, coffee mugs, notebooks, and more. Think about your own transformation as you sip your morning coffee or write in your journal, or while doing yoga.
Aligned Energy Art is another layer of meaning beyond the visual beauty in creating your perfect space that is aligned with who you want to be.
Your selection of art determines the energy you want to surround yourself with.
How do you want to feel?
What is Fractal Art?
Fractal art is digital art I create on my computer.I love creating fractal art because it allows me to work with brilliant colors, interesting textures, and incredible detail. Learn more about how it is created in my last Saturday Night Live Art Show, ” A Passion for Purple” where I show some video of the process. See examples at my store on Society 6.
Are You Ready to Create Your Perfect Space with Art?
Are you ready to create your perfect space with amazing art? Let’s tell your unique story and find the alignment of art, science, and energy that makes you happy. Try my Aligned Design consultation and let’s get started.
Saturday Night Live Art Shows- Are You Taking the Path with Heart? Part 2
Welcome to Saturday Night Live Art Shows. I’m Mary Ann Benoit, an energy artist and Interior Designer from Seward, Alaska. In this show, I share five fractal art designs in my “Path with Heart” series and a beautiful living room I created highlighting 2 of these pieces. This fractal art inspires you to take that path in life that lights you up. My fractal art is sacred geometry. It represents the building blocks of life and what energy might look like if you could see it. Everything is Energy. Why not raise the energy around you to a higher level with art, for your health and well-being? All paths lead to the same place in the end. The important thing is that you pick a path with heart, do what you love, and enjoy the journey. Are you?
Learn more about each piece of art and how it affects the energy of the room below. All combined create a living room that is supportive and inspires you to live joyfully and stay in alignment with who you are meant to be.
Be sure to check out all the other artists from around the world, having art shows in their Facebook and social media feeds at 6-9 pm in their time zones. Follow Saturday Night Live Art Shows on Facebook by searching #snlartshows.
“A Path with Heart” Aligned Energy Art
If you have watched some of my previous shows, you know everything is energy.
“The Path with Heart #7” is inspired by the idea that all paths lead to the same place in the end. The important thing is that you pick a path with heart, do what you love, and enjoy the journey. Are you?
The room also highlights ” A Path with Heart”, the first piece in the series inspired by the same idea.
Aligned Energy Art is another layer of meaning beyond the visual beauty in creating your perfect space that is aligned with who you want to be.
Get the Look
Here are a few of the other products I used in the design. Contact me to work together and create a design that is perfect for your space.
“Dimensions” fractal art serving tray.
Beverly Area Rug
What is Fractal Art?
Fractal art is digital art I create on my computer.I love creating fractal art because it allows me to work with brilliant colors, interesting textures, and incredible detail. Learn more about how it is created in my Saturday Night Live Art Show, ” A Passion for Purple” where I show some videos of the process.
