• Adorn your long and flowing (or short and pixie-perfect) hair with flowers, one tucked above each ear with a headband or ribbon between, as Mucha often painted.
• Pin a brooch to your blouse in the shape of a dragonfly or other winged insect.
• Avoid ninety-degree angles in all your décor. Lamps with sinuous lines, frames with curves, and tables with tendrils for legs should be your ideals.
• Wear flowing clothes in patterns that pay homage to the undulating contours of nature.
• Embrace your own natural curves as well. Art Nouveau loves nature, and nature comes in all shapes.
• Buy or pick your own flowers for your home. And don’t just plunk them in a vase and be done with it. Contemplate their beauty. Spend a moment cutting each stem and arranging each bloom at its most appealing angle.
• Discover the fragile and alchemical magic of gold leaf: Sweep its delicate tissue-thin papers across an old thrifted wooden frame, tea-light holder, or even a piece of furniture.
• A simple toga-inspired dress or lightweight chemise is perfect for hot summer weather.
• Whenever possible, choose organic design in every detail: Select shoes with twining embroidery like tulip stems and silverware that twines in interlocking vines. No detail is too small, if it delights.
• Learn an art. Take classes in stained glass or explore the sensuous enjoyment of the potter’s wheel. Mosaic a tabletop using broken shards of yard-sale plates.
• Know that you can be a powerful muse in your life, and the artist as well. There is no need to choose.
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