Cozy Minimalist Home
More Style, Less Stuff
-
-
4.2 • 22 Ratings
-
-
- $13.99
Publisher Description
Go beyond décor trends to make your home beautiful, stylish, and comfortable. . .on any budget.
Writing for the hands-on woman who'd rather move her own furniture than hire a designer, Myquillyn Smith--author of the The Nesting Place--helps you think through every room in your house, one purposeful design decision at a time. With people, priorities, and purpose in mind, you can create a warm, inviting, and timeless home that transcends the latest trends and centers around your personal style.
You'll have the tools to create a home you're proud of in a way that honors your unique priorities, budget, and taste. And best of all, you can completely transform your home starting with furniture and décor that you already have!
In Cozy Minimalist Home, Smith helps you:
Recognize your role as the curator of your home who makes smart, style-impacting design choicesKnow what to focus on and what not to worry aboutDiscover the real secret to finding your unique styleFind a sofa you won't hate tomorrowDeconstruct each room and re-create it step by stepCreate a pretty home with more style and less stuffMake your home look the way you've always hoped so you can use it the way you've always dreamed Fall in love with the space you've created
Discover how creating a cozy minimalist home goes beyond pretty and sets the stage for the true connection, relationship, and rest that you deserve.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Smith (The Nesting Place) collects her thoughts and practical advice about downsizing and eliminating clutter in this spiritually informed book about home style. For Smith, the key is to focus on creating the atmosphere one craves rather than being tied to more and more items. Employing humor, clever terminology, and personal anecdotes, Smith offers practical methods and temporary fixes to ease what she calls "clutter anxiety." Knowing which pieces of furniture to start with, and how to prioritize where they will go in a room, for example, can help one decide what additional items will be needed. Smith understands how hard it is to find the line between cozy and cluttered, and recommends concentrating on the rooms and styles readers already have. Chapters open with questions to spur thinking about home space: "What about this room draws me in? What ideas can I steal for my own use?" Smith also includes prompts for sparking creativity, steps for getting started, and inspirational sound bites: "When we have clarity and purpose, we find motivation and confidence" and "We long to create because we were made by a creator." Readers will discover interesting perspectives on decluttering in Smith's instructive book.
Customer Reviews
Fresh perspective and balance.
The tips and methods the book prescribes for stripping back, evaluating, and redecorating a room were fresh, memorable, and offered a path to “enough” that was exciting. And encouraging. I’ve recommended this book to so many and reference bits of it in my day-to-day so often. Love it.