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How to organize your space and achieve your ideal life Have you ever imagined your ideal life? If time and money were no issue, how would you live? How would you spend your time on a typical day? What would your home be like? Marie Kondo wants you to take time to imagine these things … Continue reading Kurashi at Home
Want to live in an 'enchanted room inspired by literature?' If there was ever a book for a book lover to get lost in, this is it. With gorgeous photos and bookish quotes, author Lisa Borgnes Giramonti delivers a uniquely literary interior design guide. I love this book! Giramonti uses over 60 literary classics to … Continue reading Novel Interiors
May I Come In? is the most fun I've had in book form in a while. It's pure voyeuristic pleasure. If you're nosy, if you like to peek into people's homes, if you enjoy finding decorating ideas to steal... oh honey, you're going to love this book. The subtitle is 'Discovering the world in other … Continue reading Other people’s houses
I can't get enough of coffee table books. They feel indulgent with their oversized pages, substantial weight, glossy paper. They're always fascinating, packed with photos, ideas and inspiration. Here's the first of five coffee table book reviews. The Ultimate Art Museum by Ferren Gipson is classified as a children's book but that's nonsense - this … Continue reading The Ultimate Art Museum
Let's talk coffee-table books. I love them. I can't justify buying them. I don't have room for the ones I already own. Enter the library's oversized collection... If books are portals to stories and information, generating wonder and inspiration, then oversize books multiply these feelings! They make a statement just sitting on the table and … Continue reading Coffee-table Books
I loved this little book. It's smaller than a paperback, easy to read, a delight to look at, and guaranteed to have a positive influence on you and your home. Author Kate Peers can help anyone tune into their surroundings and create a home that supports, calms, and restores all who live in it (pets … Continue reading Mindful Thoughts at Home
If you find yourself always looking for a new read you can't go wrong with Bibliophile: Diverse Spines. Jamise Harper and Jane Mount are the co-authors of this gorgeous book which is essentially a book of book recommendations. I can't recommend it enough. Bibliophile is special. First, it's an absolute pleasure to hold in your … Continue reading Bibliophile: Diverse Spines
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