Cozy minimalist home : more style, less stuff

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 choices Know what to focus on and what not to worry about Discover the real secret to finding your unique style Find a sofa you won't hate tomorrow Deconstruct each room and re-create it step by step Create a pretty home with more style and less stuff Make 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.

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Publisher's Weekly Review

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. Agent: Jenni Burke, D.C. Jacobsen & Associates. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

Cozy doesn't mean cluttered, and minimalist doesn't signify bare. And combining the two, according to stylist Smith (The Nesting Place, 2014), sets the stage for a home with plenty and yet no-junked-up surfaces. Smith guides readers in finding an interior design to fit their needs. After establishing some necessary definitions, she starts with a great method to determine style: readers find 50-to-100 images they love and ask friends and family to find three-to-five similarities among them. The next task is to create one sane space: a room that offers quiet and the space to develop plans for the rest of the house. Then, the fun: choosing the best long-term sofa, applying the decorating trinity (rugs, drapes, lighting), and styling, oh so carefully, the wall art and accessories. Smith's clear-eyed narrative is punctuated by photographs of her house; even better are the appendix's before-and-after pictures. Rather than a photo-based decorating tome, this is thinking fodder for home designers who've decided enough is enough.--Barbara Jacobs Copyright 2018 Booklist

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