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New York Times bestseller!"Updated interpretations of the free-spirited aesthetic and worldview." - Los Angeles Times"With pages of tips and twelve DIY projects, the book makes the free-spirited style easy to achieve." - ArchitecturalDigest.com LA-based designer Justina Blakeney defines the "New Bohemians" as creative individuals who are boutique owners and bloggers, entrepreneurs and expats, artists and urban farmers. They embrace free-spirited, no-rules lifestyles and apply that attitude to all areas of their lives, including their homes. With little distinction between work and play, the new boho home often includes an office, art gallery, showroom, photography studio, restaurant, or even a pop-up shop. Which is your style? The Modern BohemianThe Folksy BohemianThe Romantic BohemianThe Earthy BohemianThe Nomadic BohemianThe Maximal BohemianThe New Bohemians explores 20 homes located primarily on the East and West Coasts. Exclusive interviews with the owners, 12 DIY projects created by Blakeney and inspired by objects found in the homes, and a plant-o-pedia offer insight into achieving this aesthetic. Blakeney writes in her introduction, "We bohemians chase free wi-fi, we blog from Brooklyn Laundromats, and we check our e-mail barefoot in Tulum. We arrive early to flea markets but late to farmers markets. We are vintage hounds. We are resourceful and profoundly creative. We are boutique owners and bloggers, mothers and makers, entrepreneurs and expats, chefs and consultants, fathers and urban farmers, doulas and dancers, collectors and creators, designers and dreamers." In addition, each home is accompanied by an "adopt an idea" section that offers general decor, styling, and shopping tips for easy duplication in your own home.
About the Author
JUSTINA BLAKENEY IS A DESIGNER, ARTIST, ENTREPRENEUR, AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR.She is the founder and director of Jungalow® and the author of The New Bohemians book series. Justina's wildly popular collections span across home decor, stationery, textiles, travel, kids, accessories and Band-Aid Brand Bandages. Her collections are sold online at Jungalow.com as well as at retailers worldwide.She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Jason, daughter Ida, and 52 house plants.DESIGN PHILOSOPHYJustina believes that good design increases the quality of life and that creativity is the key to having an amazing home. She believes that living energies in the home: the people, the pets, and the plants are what make a house a home. She believes that color has the power to bring joy, that pattern is the spice of design, and that plants are magic. She believes that creativity, confidence, and joy are contagious.
