1-Light enhances creativity much like a light bulb illuminates a
room.  Natural light is particularly enlightening so look for ways to 
bring light from the outdoors into your home.   Perhaps it will be a 
bay window, or a skylight or even simply making it a habit to open 
the curtains each morning. There are other kinds of light as well; 
the light of laughter, of someone absorbed in a creativity activity, 
and of nature coming into your home through birds singing or the 
fragrance of blossoms.

We can't always have natural light but we can light the darker corners 
of our home with the warmth of lamps and or by using light colors on 
our walls.  This does not mean the whole house must be brightly lit.  
There are times that creativity comes from quietude and soft darkness. 
The warmth of a flickering candle may be all we need. We must find a 
balance between the bright outgoing times and the quieter inner times.

2- We also need a place where we can pursue our individual interests.  
We are each unique and we need a place and tools to express our unique 
selves.  Is there a place in the basement with good light and a table 
with a clamp to tie flies or a sunny place with a large table to quilt?  
We can't always have a place reserved for just these activities, so we 
often have to  be flexible about how we use the rooms of our house.  
Perhaps you will decide that your living room or kitchen will be the 
center for sewing or candle making. Let go of your ideas of the
traditional use of a room.  Make sure there is a convenient, comfortable
place for each household member to pursue his or her interests.

We also need to allow each person to develop skills without fear of
criticism.  Children and adults alike need to be allowed to experiment 
with new ideas and abilities.  Expectations of perfection kills creative 
development.  Even an accomplished artist will have periods of struggling 
with new skills as he or she branches out in new directions.  We need 
a place where creativity can  fly free, where we can have fun with new
projects without concern about  what others will think.  Sometimes we may 
not even want to share our attempts until we are feeling more confidant 
of our talents. We need to make room for that privacy.

3-We all need a place where we are free to wander.  Moving about enhances 
our ability to dream.   Unfortunately this is difficult for most of us.  
Many live in city and need to go to a park or such to wander.  Even in 
the suburbs we no longer feel as safe and free as we once did. Be sure
to make a special effort to take both our children and our creative child 
self to safe places that bring us the joy of moving about and exploring.

Often our work places and schools are very restraining to our physical
selves.  We sit for hours and are supposed to concentrate.  Research tells 
us that playful movement builds up the chemicals that prevent depression 
and the same chemicals promote creativity.  We may not be able to get 
the schools or work places to see how this would help them in their goal  
but we can find other times of the day to engage in playful movement.

4 -Without change there could be no creativity.   As we live and grow we 
change and our home needs to change too.  Because of this arranging your 
house is not a one time thing that you do, instead it is an ongoing 
process. We need to do something that marks these wonderful transitions.  
Find a place to display pictures marking important moments in the family's 
life.  I have noticed that people often use their hall for this which
is a very natural place for it as the hall represents a place of 
transition, of going from one place to another.  

Doors are also symbols of transition and need to open easily giving the 
feeling that with every transition into another part of the house that 
something of joy awaits us there.  Take a fresh look at all of the places 
of transition in you home.  How do they feel?  Are they sending the 
message that growth and change are wonderful things?

Individuals in your household also need private places to mark their
own transitions. It might be a journal or a box of keepsakes that 
reminds them of significant times in their life.