“I love what you’ve done!” Anyone who has remodeled or redesigned their home is of course pleased when they hear this from visiting friends. But I will let you in on a little secret: My heart soars when people walk into a space, look around, smile, and say it’s a room they want to spend more time in. Beauty emerges in a home shaped by intentional choices. Balance and interest invite us to interact with a space using our senses. A part of your brain sounds off with joy because it wants you to savor the sight of the room as a whole as well as individual moments created with forethought. Another part of the brain chimes with delight and compels you to reach out and touch the lush fabric of the chair, the woven threads of the tapestry, or the contrast between the smooth oak floor and the chunky …