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Tired of your space? Check out these books for redecoration inspiration!

Here they are in the catalog –  https://decorah.biblionix.com/?booklist=27161

 

Book cover titled "City Farmhouse Style: Designs for a Modern Country Life" by Kim Leggett. The cover features a bright, rustic dining room with a wooden table, several chairs, a vase of flowers, and large windows in the background.

 

City Farmhouse Style

By Kim Leggett

Come along on the hunt to coveted country sources and the best secret antiquing spots, and learn how to create country farmhouse style in your city dwelling. Author Kim Leggett is the creator of City Farmhouse, an interior design business, pop-up antiquing fairs, and vintage store. She is also a legendary “picker” and favorite designer to celebrity clients (and country-style mavens) including Meg Ryan, Ralph Lauren, Sheryl Crow, and Phillip Sweet and Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town. In City Farmhouse Style, Leggett offers great style advice, breaking down the design vocabulary that makes for fresh country style (no matter the setting).

 

 

The cover of "The Foraged Home," featuring a minimalist interior with a bare tree branch, ceramic shelves, a table with a black and white cloth, and various natural decor elements. Photographs by Joanna Maclennan, text by Oliver Maclennan, published by Thames & Hudson.

The Foraged Home

By Joanna Maclennan

Artful home interiors are born from curiosity, creativity, and imagination, yet many of us fail to see a potential curtain rod in a bamboo stick or a kitchen counter in an old carpenter’s bench.

Anyone can create a beautiful home without expensive store-bought pieces simply by foraging and salvaging. Discarded objects can be restored, recycled, or repurposed to fill any space with style. Presenting the techniques and philosophies

  • ”such as beachcombing, forest hunting, and urban salvaging”
  • of savvy foragers from across the globe, this book showcases how they created comfortable and stylish homes by breathing new life into what most would consider waste.

In an era when sustainability, living off the grid, and reducing our eco-footprint have never been more important or appealing, The Foraged Home will provide guidance and inspiration to those looking to go beyond the world of mass-produced products.

 

Cover of the book "Abode: Thoughtful Living with Less" by Serena Mitnik-Miller and Mason St. Peter. The image showcases a light, airy living space with minimalist, mid-century modern furniture, wooden accents, and large windows letting in natural light.

Abode

By Serena Mitnik-Miller + Mason St. Peter

The yearning for a life of pared-down purity has built to a roar, and Serena Mitnik-Miller and Mason St. Peter-the husband-and-wife owners of General Store, one of California’s most talked-about shops-are at the forefront. In Abode: Thoughtful Living with Less, these tastemakers make a graceful case for living better no matter your budget or abilities, guiding you to create a space this is simple and true. Their time-tested methods create interiors that maximize openness, strip a building back to its bones, and amplify natural light, evoking unpretentious tranquility. The blueprint for their signature aesthetic is all here: the embrace of elemental materials, curation of handcrafted objects, and collection of furnishings from eras when craftsmanship was king. This edit of Mitnik-Miller and St. Peter’s greatest collaborations will take you through their breathtaking rooms, masterpieces of warm minimalism. Abode is a glimpse into the couple’s process and a guide to manifesting your own beautiful interiors.

 

A woman with long dark hair sits on a bench in front of a white shiplap wall and black staircase railing. She is wearing a dark long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans. Next to her is a folded white throw blanket. The text reads "Home Body" by Joanna Gaines.

Homebody

By Joanna Gaines

In Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave, Joanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there. Using examples from her own farmhouse as well as a range of other homes, this comprehensive guide will help you assess your priorities and instincts, as well as your likes and dislikes, with practical steps for navigating and embracing your authentic design style. Room by room, Homebody gives you an in-depth look at how these styles are implemented as well as how to blend the looks you’re drawn to in order to create spaces that feel distinctly yours. A removable design template at the back of the book offers a step-by-step guide to planning and sketching out your own design plans. The insight shared in Homebody will instill in you the confidence to thoughtfully create spaces you never want to leave.

 

The cover of "Bibliostyle: How We Live at Home with Books" by Nina Freudenberger depicts a living room scene with books stacked on a fireplace mantel and floor. The display includes decorative items like a mirror, statue bust, candlesticks, and various art pieces.

 

Bibliostyle

By Nina Freudenberger

Interior designer Nina Freudenberger, New Yorker writer Sadie Stein, and Architectural Digest photographer Shade Degges give readers a peek at the private libraries and bookshelves of passionate readers all over the world, including Larry McMurtry, Silvia Whitman of Shakespeare and Co., Gay and Nan Talese, and Emma Straub. Throughout, gorgeous photographs of rooms with rare collections, floor-to-ceiling shelves, and stacks upon stacks of books inspire readers to live better with their own collections.

 

 

Cover of the book "Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home" by Julie Carlson with a minimalist kitchen featuring a modern chandelier, white cabinetry, and a round dining table with white chairs in the center. Black honeycomb tiles form the left edge.

Remodelista

By Julie Carlson

Remodelista.com is the go-to, undisputed authority for home design enthusiasts, remodelers, architects, and designers. Unlike sites that cater to all tastes, Remodelista has a singular and clearly defined aesthetic: classic pieces trump designs that are trendy and transient, and well-edited spaces take precedence over cluttered environments. High and low mix seamlessly here, and getting the look need not be expensive (think Design Within Reach meets Ikea). Remodelista decodes the secrets to achieving this aesthetic, with in-depth tours and lessons from 12 enviable homes; a recipe-like breakdown of the hardest-working kitchens and baths; dozens of do-it-yourself projects; “The Remodelista 100,” a guide to the best everyday household objects; and an in-depth look at the ins and outs of the remodeling process. In a world of design confusion, Remodelista takes the guesswork out of the process.

 

Cover of the book "Scandinavian Home" by Elizabeth Wilhide. It features a photo of a modern interior with large red artwork, mid-century furniture, and a white brick fireplace. Below, there are colorful abstract patterns and illustrations of vases and a face.

Scandinavian Home

By Elizabeth Wilhide

Scandinavian Modern was the most influential and enduring design movement of the 20th century, dominating the international scene in the 1950s and continuing to shape the way we live today. Architects and designers from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, were responsible for a range of contemporary homes, furniture, textiles, ceramics, glassware, and other products that defined an entire approach to modern post-war living. What characterizes Scandinavian Modern is its approachability; the use of natural materials and organic forms combined with clean lines and attention to basic practicality and comfort. Scandinavian Home demonstrates this elegant, yet informal design at its best and most accessible.

 

 

The cover of "Jungalow: Decorate Wild" features Justina Blakeney standing on a colorful porch filled with rugs, plants, and decorative items. She's holding a blue tropical print pillow, and the background includes arched windows and a mix of vibrant, bohemian decor.

Jungalow

By Justine Blakeney

Justina Blakeney’s new book is her biggest, boldest, and most beautiful volume yet, filled with irresistible style, original patterns, and artwork-lushly photographed by Dabito. In each chapter, Justina shares her distinctive point of view on how to make bold choices with color and pattern, how to take cues from nature, how to authentically glean inspiration from their heritage and travels, how to break rules, and all the other paths to truly begin to decorate wild.

Jungalow is the term coined by Justina for the brand that embodies her wild, but cozy and homey, style. Copycats abound, but there is no other book like this one-offering Justina’s authentic, encouraging voice and approachable, signature style.

 


Posted: September 9, 2021

Categories: Book Lists, For Adults