ACHESON, SHANNON
HOME MADE LOVELY
Create the Home You've Always Dreamed Of
Everyone wants a home that is beautifully decorated and clutter free, but most of us are unsure how to get there without breaking the bank. In Home Made Lovely, popular interior designer Shannon Acheson takes the overwhelm and guesswork out of styling and organzing a lovely home.
Home Made Lovely is a mind-set: Decorating your home should be about those who live there, rather than creating a magazine-worthy spread. Shannon will help you.
- decorate in a way that suits your family's real life
- declutter in seven simple steps
- perform a house blessing to dedicate your home to God
- be thankful for your current home and what you already have
- brush up on hospitality with more than twenty actionable ideas that will make anyone feel welcome and loved in your home
In Home Made Lovely, Shannon meets you right where you are on your home-decorating journey, helping you share the peace of Jesus with family members and guests.
My Review:
When I'm not reading fiction I can often be found with my nose buried in decorating books and magazines so i was excited to discover Home Made Lovely with it's uniquely Christian elements.
I appreciate the way the author opens the dialogue on the differences between current trends and creating a 'showy' home versus creating one that is both beautiful and welcoming while comfortably lived in. And that includes decorating choices that reflect my beliefs. There's a great chapter featuring ways home decor can actually embrace our faith by incorporating scripture as art. Acheson includes a pretty nifty list of bible verses (sorted by room and theme) that has me itching to get creative!
The book is chock-full of professional interior decorating know-how parsed out in digestible bite-sized pieces. The author is a blogger and that concise, list approach is reflected here. And she covers every topic imaginable from discovering your decorating style to room dimensions and furniture placement and everything in between. There are also a multitude of worksheets to help a reader discover and prioritize their decorating needs.
My only disappointment in this coffee-table sized book is the lack of of significant illustrations. There are some, both diagrams, sketches and photographs, but not nearly as many as I usually see in home decor books of this caliber. It was particularly frustrating where a decorating idea was described in word only. In this age of Pinterest and Instagram, I've come to expect the before and after shots to provide a visual that helps me understand.
Book provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications Inc.
This sounds interesting. I always like to visit the decorating and project shelf area in the library. And the sewing, to make some of my own curtains. Lots of pictures needed, though.
ReplyDeleteYes -- the decorating section was the first one I went to browse through when we were allowed back into the library! And I have tons of DIY magazines that I can't part with. Particularly because they have the step by step instructions with pictures that make it easy to figure out!
DeleteI am sure I could use some of the ideas in this book. Sounds very interesting!
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It's chock-full of great ideas. This isn't a giveaway, though. You might be able to find this title at your library.
DeleteGood to be reminded to "be thankful for your current home and what you already have."
ReplyDeleteYes -- inventive ways to mix up what you have into something new. Tons of great hints and tips.
DeleteNice change and I'd love go through it too. rrwalter34ATgmailDOTcom
ReplyDeleteShe has a blog which has a lot of interesting stuff as well. All this hunkering down for a winter with COVID has given me the decorating bug.
DeleteA book I need to read LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this book with us
It's always fun to get fresh ideas and dream about a home makeover. :-)
DeleteWe live in a 100 year old home and I love to look at decorating books. Now if only my budget would allow me make changes!
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