THE CREATIVE MIND OF DESIGNER MARI BOTTONE HAS TAKEN OVER OUR NEWSLETTER, CREATING THIS STUNNING MEDITATION ROOM USING EXCLUSIVELY ROOM PRODUCTS. READ ON TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HER NEW VENTURE, AND EXPLORE HOW TO GET THE WELLNESS-GLAM LOOK USING OUR DESIGNS.

RENDER AND INTERIOR DESIGN BY MARI B. INTERIORS

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

MARI HAS SPENT THE PAST SEVEN YEARS WORKING ON HIGH-END RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS IN GREENWICH. BUT IN THE LAST NINE MONTHS, SHE HAS TURNED HER ATTENTION TO CREATING SPACES THAT RESONATE ON A DEEPER LEVEL; FOSTERING FEELINGS OF CALMNESS, PEACE, AND A SENSE OF HOME WITHIN YOUR BODY.

MARI'S INTENTIONAL MEDITATION SPACE IS A CULMINATION OF THIS CONCEPT, USING AN ARRAY OF PRODUCTS FROM ROOM'S COLLECTION, ALL COMING TOGETHER IN HARMONY TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE SHE CALLS WELLNESS GLAM. SOFT, NEUTRAL; ELEGANTLY CURATED. THE SPACE IS INVITING, COZY, AND PREFECT FOR RELAXATION; AN ESCAPE WITHIN THE HOME.

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AS MARI EMBARKS ON A HER NEW ADVENTURE AS A "MEDITATION ROOM DESIGNER" FOR CLIENTS IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SHE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP HER OWN OUTDOOR RETREATS IN THE CATSKILLS. CURRENTLY ACTIVE IS HER ECO FRIENDLY WHISPERING WOODS DESIGNER RV, AND ECO FRIENDLY SERENITY TENT AT SILVER LAKE.

THIS OCTOBER, SHE WILL OPEN THE DOORS OF HER HORSE FARM TO HOST THE FIRST MEDITATION RETREAT, PLAYING BOTH CLIENT AND DESIGNER. THE RETREAT OFFERS ROOM AND BOARD FOR 14 PEOPLE, WITH ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE FARMHOUSE, GLAMPING TENTS, AND NEW BARN FACILITIES, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO THE MOST THERAPEUTIC PART OF ALL; THE HORSES.

ALL MEDITATION SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN A CENTURY-OLD MORTISE AND TENON BARN, PERFECT FOR HONING ON ON THE SELF, IN THE LARGEST MEDITATION ROOM SHE COULD ENVISION.

THE TONES OF NATURAL MATERIALS, THE ULTIMATE FEELINGS OF LUXURIOUS COMFORT, LESS VISUAL NOISE, MORE VISUALS OF NATURE, THE SOUNDS OF RUNNING WATER - AND DEFINITELY NO SCREENS!

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"I REALIZED THAT DESIGNING VISUALLY APPEALING SPACES WAS ONLY ONE PART OF THE EQUATION.

SOMETHING WAS MISSING. I BEGAN TO FOCUS ON CREATING ENVIRONMENTS THAT ENCOURAGE SLOWING DOWN; PROMOTING CALM, PEACE, AND A SENSE OF HOME WITHIN ONESELF.

A HAPPINESS BORN NOT JUST FROM THE SURROUNDING AESTHETICS, BUT ALSO FROM THE DECOMPRESSION AND RELAXATION WITHIN."

- MARI B.