MonikaGriffith

MonikaGriffith Rethinking Your Home Beyond Design
Author of Is Your Home Still Your Castle? Each informs the other. Design gains depth through lived experience.

Creator of the Home Assessment Method
30 years of interior design experience taught me that the person must come before the design-Malaga, Spain & Global Online Consultations I work with homes the way others work with strategy: by observing first, then acting with intention. With 30 years of international experience in interior design, home staging, and property presentation, my work focuses on cr

eating spaces that are not only visually coherent, but emotionally and strategically aligned with the people who live in them — or the market they are meant to speak to. That's why I developed

'The Home Assessment Method' based on my book 'Is your home still your castle?'

Under Monika Griffith Rooms, I bring together two pillars of my work:
Intentional Interiors & authorship. Writing distills both into clear, practical insight.

The Science Behind Is Your Home Still Your Castle?A Closer Look at Circadian Rhythm:In this series, I take a closer look...
08/30/2026

The Science Behind Is Your Home Still Your Castle?
A Closer Look at Circadian Rhythm:
In this series, I take a closer look at some of the scientific connections behind the ideas explored in my book, Is Your Home Still Your Castle?
Our bodies carry an internal rhythm, yet modern life gives us countless ways to override the natural signals of daylight and darkness. A closer look at what circadian rhythm means for the way we live at home. Questions? Connect with me!rooms
Explore this and other articles on my website: https://www.monikagriffith.com/post/a-closer-look-at-circadian-rhythm

08/22/2026

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08/16/2026

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Biophilic Design Isn't Just A Look.You may have come across the term Biophilic Design.You have seen beautiful interiors ...
08/15/2026

Biophilic Design Isn't Just A Look.
You may have come across the term Biophilic Design.
You have seen beautiful interiors filled with plants, natural materials, earthy colours and organic shapes and wondered if this is what Biophilic Design means.
These things can certainly be part of it.
But Biophilic Design isn't just a look.
It's about our relationship with nature.
That might sound like a big idea when we are simply thinking about our homes. But think about how much of nature is part of your everyday surroundings. The light changing through the day. A view of trees or sky. The feel of wood beneath your hand. The sound of rain. The presence of plants. Colours and forms that remind us of the natural world.
We don't necessarily notice when these things are missing. Our homes can work perfectly well without them. We simply get used to what is there.
And this is where Biophilic Design becomes interesting. It gives us another way of looking at the spaces we already live in. Not by asking, how can I make my home look more natural?
But by noticing where we could have a little more contact with nature in our everyday lives. Sometimes that might be as simple as bringing a plant into a room. Or choosing a natural material because of how it feels, making more of the daylight that is already there, allowing a view of the outside to become part of the room.
These choices may change the appearance of a space.
But more importantly, they can change our experience of living in it.
I see it as an opportunity to bring nature back into the relationship we have with our homes.
Because when nature becomes part of the design, it becomes part of the way we live.
Take a moment to look around your home. What connects you with nature — and what could? Read my article about Biophilic Design in my Blog Library.
https://www.monikagriffith.com/post/a-closer-look-at-biophilic-design
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There are places where we instinctively slow down.A walk through a forest.The sound of waves.Watching the leaves move ge...
08/08/2026

There are places where we instinctively slow down.
A walk through a forest.
The sound of waves.
Watching the leaves move gently in the breeze.
Most of us know how these places make us feel.

But have you ever wondered why?

In my latest Library article, I explore Biophilic Design—not as another interior design concept, but as a way of understanding why our homes still respond to nature, even if we spend most of our lives indoors.

It's about far more than houseplants.

It's about daylight, fresh air, natural materials, changing seasons and the quiet relationship between our homes and our wellbeing.

If you've ever walked into a room and instantly felt at ease without knowing why, this article is for you.

👉 Read the full article here: https://www.monikagriffith.com/post/a-closer-look-at-biophilic-design
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08/07/2026

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Over the years, I came to understand that one of the quietest changes in our lives happens without us even noticing.Our ...
08/04/2026

Over the years, I came to understand that one of the quietest changes in our lives happens without us even noticing.

Our home slowly becomes the backdrop.

The routines take over. We unload the shopping, prepare dinner, answer another email, put the washing away, scroll our phones, and move from one task to the next.
We are physically home, yet our minds are still caught in the rhythm of the day.

Without realizing it, the rooms we once carefully created begin to fade into the background. The view blurs. We stop seeing what is right in front of us.
Yet our home has one of the most important jobs of all.

It is where we return to ourselves.
Not by changing the furniture or following the latest trend, but by becoming aware again—of the space around us, of how it supports us, and of the life we are living within it.

That understanding became one of the foundations of my book Is Your Home Still Your Castle?
Because I believe tending a home is far more than a domestic task.

It is a practice of awareness.
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