Publisher's Synopsis
"Personal and Practical Decorating Guide" shows how designing a home can be an outlet of personal expression and an exercise in self-discovery. Drawing on her ten years of experience in the interior design industry, author combines honest design advice and gorgeous professional photographs and illustrations with personal essays about the lessons she has learned while designing her own home and her own life-the first being: none of our homes or lives is perfect. Like a funny best friend, she reveals the disasters she confronted in her own kitchen renovation, her struggles with anorexia, her epic fight with her husband, and her secrets for starting a successful blog.
Organized by rooms in the house, "Personal and Practical Decorating Guide" invites readers into author's own home as well as homes she has designed for clients. Fresh, modern, and colorful, it is brimming glamour and style as well as advice on practical matters from choosing kitchen counter materials to dressing a bed with pillows, picking a sofa, and decorating a nursery without cartoon characters. You'll also find a charming foreword by her's husband, and an extensive resource and shopping guide that provides an indispensable a roadmap for anyone embarking on their first serious home decorating adventure. With author's help, you can finally make your house your home.
