Jeffrey Dungan Architecture Favs - Part 2

If you read part one right here, it is clear my concerns about the acceptance of “real enough” are only intensifying. Whether the topic is ecology, technology or social connections, shifts in consciousness matter. I’m not suggesting I have reconciled all this in my own life. Unless we honor the real over virtual (i.e. endangered species), our behaviors will not protect it. How does such concern relate to interiors inspiration? No idea whether architect Jeffrey Dungan has similar worry; I only know that for me there is healing hidden in art. These artful Jeffrey Dungan Architecture Favs transcend the “real enough.”

Serene and ethereal breakfast nook in a magnificent home in Tennessee by Jeffrey Dungan Architects.

Photos: MILIEU, Jeffrey Dungan, AHL

Jeffrey Dungan Architecture Favs, Part 2

Sacred Listening

Dungan says it is important to listen to a site for instructions for the design. We tend to think of contemplative listening as airy, abstract territory, but an architect works with matter and mathematics. They create structure to organize and balance. What beauty arises from deep listening and consent?

Beautiful minimal and pale entry of home of Robin Rains; architecture by Jeffrey Dungan - photo Leslee Mitchell for MILIEU magazine Spring 2021. #jeffreydunan #robinrains — Jeffrey Dungan & Robin Rains – MILIEU Spring 2021

Can viewing timeless design or fine art be a form of meditation? It certainly feeds my senses and soul.

Inspirational quote about nature's beauty and wisdom by John Muir on Hello Lovely Studio. #inspirationalquote #quotes #johnmuir #naturequotes — “EVERYBODY NEEDS BEAUTY AS WELL AS BREAD, PLACES TO PLAY IN AND PRAY IN, WHERE NATURE MAY HEAL AND GIVE STRENGTH TO BODY AND SOUL” (John Muir).

Jeffrey Dungan Architectural Authenticity

What will help us listen better and preserve our humanity as the rising noise of modern culture threatens to stop the music?

Grand and exquisite architecture in an office by Jeffrey Dungan with grand French doors and wood ceiling.

The path of return to the melody for me has been daily practice.

Richard Rohr inspirational quote on Hello Lovely Studio. #faithquotes #christianity #contemplativequotes #spirituality #rohrquotes — THE WORLD INSISTS THAT WE ARE WHAT WE DO AND ACHIEVE, BUT CONTEMPLATION INVITES US TO PRACTICE UNDER-DOING AND UNDER-ACHIEVING, REMINDING US OF THE SIMPLE GRACE AND HUMILITY OF BEING HUMAN. – Richard Rohr

Daily renewal. A daily YES to the invitation of an infinite ever-flowing source of Goodness.

Breathtaking facade with stone, wood door, and lanterns - Jeffrey Dungan Architects. #oldworldstyle

No matter how life twists and turns, I am drawn to a timeless store of Mystery and divine love flowing.

Even after all these years, I remain awed that there is a flow flowing, that I am welcome to join it.

Beautiful white marble bathroom in Alabama (Mountain Brook) flooded with natural light - architecture by Jeffrey Dungan Architects.

Yet even after all these years of practice, I remain prone to wander and forget!

Zen quote for mindfulness, peace, and greater awareness on Hello Lovely Studio. #zenquotes #mindfulnessquotes — SMILE, BREATHE, AND GO SLOWLY – Thich Nhat Hahn

Is wandering a wonder too!?! My wandering reveals I am free to choose Love or that which is not love. Free to offer consent and choose with each arriving moment.

Living room (Villa at Shoal Creek) with architecture by Jeffrey Dungan Architects.

What love is so generous and liberating as to keep flowing and offering invitations anew?

Kitchen With Earthy Elegance from Jeffrey Dungan Architects

As artificial everything peremeates every layer of media and culture these days, I giggle when followers mistake the real for virtual fantasy.

Jeffrey Dungan designed kitchen with amazing architecture and built-in breakfast nook - Luxe Magazine. — Luxe Interiors+Design – Jeffrey Dungan Inspiration with photo gallery, architecture, and also interiors.

Sometimes the real is more sculpted and dreamlike than we can imagine!

Designs in nature are an awesome wonder in that way.

Luxurious kitchen with rustic wood cabinetry. Stunning interior design and Timeless Architecture Inspiration: Jeffrey Dungan. Photo: William Abranowicz. #classicdesign #traditional #architecture #jeffreydungan #sophisticateddesign #architect

The pared down elegance of this architect’s aesthetic seems always to be echoing nature’s wisdom.

Deena Metger inspirational quote about beauty. #beautyquotes #inspirationalquotes #deenametzger — BEAUTY APPEARS WHEN SOMETHING IS COMPLETELY AND ABSOLUTELY AND OPENLY ITSELF -Deena Metzger

Endless opportunities to play with light and form show up in the work.

Jeffrey Dungan designed rustic luxe bespoke kitchen with natural materials and impeccable craftsmanship and architecture. This kitchen appears in "The Perfect Kitchen" by Barbara Sallick (Rizzoli, 2020). — Jeffrey Dungan designed kitchen in Barbara Sallick’s’ THE PERFECT KITCHEN (below).

Also scale!

The Perfect Kitchen by Barbara Sallick (Rizzoli, 2020) book cover. — The Perfect Kitchen by Barbara Sallick (Rizzoli, 2020)

Magnificent kitchen with timeless architecture and design by Atlanta-based Jeffrey Dungan who mixes rustic with elegant in luxury home design. #architecture #luxuryhome #jeffreydungan #timelessdesign #sophisticateddesign

The architect shared these reflections a few seasons ago…

Timeless architecture and design by Atlanta-based Jeffrey Dungan who mixes rustic with elegant in luxury home design. #architecture #luxuryhome #jeffreydungan #timelessdesign #sophisticateddesign

“I get really into the details of the homes we do with our creative team and clients and love all the collaborations.

Some moments are the big ones we obsess over…

but I also love the little moments…

where it’s more quiet and the light moves in a certain way.”

Anne Lamott unplugged quote about rest on Hello Lovely Studio. #annelamott #personalgrowthquotes #workquotes #restquotes — ALMOST EVERYTHING WILL WORK AGAIN IF YOU UNPLUG IT FOR A FEW MINUTES…INCLUDING YOU. – Anne Lamott

Architectural Movement & Moments of Quiet Beauty

Dungan’s work somehow reflects what I would describe as gentle hidden grandeur.

Beauty inspirational quote by Irish poet John O'Donohue on Hello Lovely. #beautyquotes #inspirationalquotes #johnodonohue — WHEN WE HEAR THE WORD BEAUTY, WE INEVITABLY THINK THAT BEAUTY BELONGS IN A SPECIAL ELITE REALM WHERE ONLY THE EXTRAORDINARY DWELLS. YET WITHOUT REALIZING IT, EACH DAY EACH ONE OF US IS VISITED BY BEAUTY. WHEN YOU ACTUALLY LISTEN TO PEOPLE, IT IS SURPRISING HOW OFTEN BEAUTY IS MENTIONED. A WORLD WITHOUT BEAUTY WOULD BE UNBEARABLE. -John O’Donohue

I’m breathing Southwest air as I type this where the wonder of deep canyons and breathtaking mountainscapes sculpt my inner landscape. You can’t help but feel more connected to cosmic beauty here.

The grandeur of our planet, galaxy, and universe shimmers with what so many of us long for…majesty.

Just our being here is one majestic miracle.

Beautiful inspirational quote from Alice Walker about creativity, beauty, and the soul. #quotes #inspirationalquote #beautyquote — WHENEVER YOU ARE CREATING BEAUTY AROUND YOU, YOU ARE RESTORING YOUR OWN SOUL. -Alice Walker

We easily forget the miracle, busying ourselves to avoid stillness and quiet.

We need the artist, the poet, the philosopher, the ethicist, the theologian, and the listening architect.

Tender wish of encouragement on Hello Lovely Studio. — I HOPE THE DAYS COME EASY AND THE MOMENTS PASS SLOW AND EACH ROAD LEADS YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

How will we listen more closely, see more clearly, and slow our pace to join gentle grandeur scattered all around?

Goethe quote on Hello Lovely: everything is hard before it's easy. #strugglequote — EVERYTHING IS HARD BEFORE IT IS EASY. -Goethe

Magnificent walls of windows in a breathtaking rustic luxe kitchen designed by architect Jeffrey Dungan!

John O'Donohue inspirational quote about love - a beautiful thought about its flow from the Irish poet. #lovequotes #inspirationalquotes #soulfulquotes — LOVE DOES NOT REMAIN IN THE HEART, IT FLOWS OUT TO FORM SECRET TABERNACLES IN A LANDSCAPE. – John O’Donohue

Images of Timeless Simplicity

John O'Donohue inspirational quote about the inner life, contemplation, and beauty. #inspirationalquote #poetry #johnodonohue — THERE IS A PLACE IN YOU THAT HAS NEVER BEEN WOUNDED, WHERE THERE’S A SEAMLESSNESS IN YOU, AND WHERE THERE IS A CONFIDENCE AND TRANQUILITY IN YOU. – John O’Donohue

Stunning rustic luxe design in a living room with stone walls, ring style chandeliers, and wood plank ceilings - Jeffrey Dungan.

Quote about awe and seeing by Cole Arthur Riley in THIS HERE FLESH. #inspirationalquotes #contemplativequotes — I’VE COME TO BELIEVE THAT OUR BEHOLDING–SEEING THE VEILS OF THIS WORLD PULLED BACK AGAIN, IF ONLY FOR A MOMENT–IS NO SMALL FORM OF SALVATION. – Cole Arthur Riley

Inspirational quote by Rainer Maria Wilke about nature on Hello Lovely Studio. — IF YOU WILL STAY CLOSE TO NATURE, TO ITS SIMPLICITY, TO THE SMALL THINGS HARDLY NOTICEABLE, THOSE THINGS CAN UNEXPECTEDLY BECOME GREAT AND IMMEASURABLE. – Rainer Maria Rilke

Jeffrey Dungan’s Book: The Nature of Home

Modern house exterior in Alys Beach. Stunning interior design and Timeless Architecture Inspiration: Jeffrey Dungan. Photo: William Abranowicz. #classicdesign #traditional #architecture #jeffreydungan #sophisticateddesign #architect

Not all of Jeffrey Dungan’s projects are grand in scale…remember this tiny glory he designed!?!

The Nature of Home by Jeffrey Dungan. — ©*The Nature of Home: Creating Timeless Houses* by Jeffrey Dungan, Rizzoli New York, 2018…certainly inspiring!

Learn more about Jeffrey Dungan’s projects HERE.

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Peace to you right where you are.

-michele

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