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Simple, personal, livable decorating for your space
From the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Cozy Minimalist Home comes this inviting collection of 100 universal interior design truths that apply to every house, style, and budget. By guiding you to do what you know, use what you have, and finish what you started, Myquillyn Smith will help you find
● understanding of why you love (or don’t love) your spaces
● confidence to make rewarding decisions that feel risky
● satisfaction with small wins that combine to create big changes
● inspiration and motivation resulting in finished, personalized rooms
Learn how to make better home organization decisions with ease. House Rules is packed full of simple, encouraging truths and quick takeaways you can apply to your home today–and return to again and again.
A wonderful wedding gift, house warming gift, or Mother’s Day gift!
From the Publisher
Decorating is a skill you can learn.
People often think that the skill is picking out a room full of stylish items that function great and look beautiful together without making any mistakes. The secret is, the actual skill is understanding what to do when a roomful of stuff DOESN’T look good together.
I want to help you figure out what to do when you’re in a real room in a real house that isn’t perfect—when you can’t buy all new stuff and you’re faced with a bunch of decisions. That’s what I love to do.
I have a method for approaching big projects that begins with three mantras I repeat to myself so I won’t get overwhelmed. These mantras have helped me in my business, in my home, and in my everyday life, and this book is organized by working through these steps:
Do what you know. Use what you have. Finish what you started.
—Myquillyn Smith
Rule #1: Learn the rules to break the rules
Welcome to an entire book full of rules to decorate by written by a person who doesn’t care for rules all that much!
You are the artist and your home is your canvas. It’s imperative that you understand the rules of decorating so that when you choose to break one, it’s on purpose and not because you have no idea about the fundamentals of good design.
Break the rules so things can be better, not because you don’t know better.
Rule #27: Add a temporary fix to the mix
When circumstances don’t enable you to do what you want but also don’t allow you to wait for whatever is necessary to move forward, that means it’s time for a temporary fix.
A temporary fix is anything that holds you over so a room serves you and looks better until you can do what you want or need to in the future.
Rule #40: Hate the sofa, hate the space
If you don’t love your sofa and are ready to make changes in the room where your sofa lives, I want to encourage you that if you do nothing else than find a way to get a sofa you love, your entire room will feel better. It’s the single most impactful decision you can make. When you hate your sofa, you’ll hate your space. When you hate your space, you won’t fully use it, and that’s a waste.
Publisher : Revell
Publication date : April 23, 2024
Language : English
Print length : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 0800744748
ISBN-13 : 978-0800744748
Item Weight : 2.4 pounds
Dimensions : 8.6 x 1 x 11 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #2,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Decorating #6 in Home Decorating (Books) #6 in Interior Design
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Customers say
Customers find this decorating guide practical and easy to follow, with gorgeous pictures throughout the book. Moreover, the book offers comprehensive coverage from pantry to garden, motivating readers to revamp their home decor. Additionally, customers appreciate its readability, with one noting it reads like a beautiful poem, and its inspirational content that translates to other life challenges. The book receives positive feedback for its gift value, with one customer mentioning it’s particularly suitable for mothers with young children.