This is Home: The Art of Simple Living
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- Author：Natalie Walton
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Summary
This is Home is a back-to-basics guide on how to create authentic wholehearted interiors。 It's about living simply – finding the essence of what makes you happy at home and creating spaces that reflect your needs and style。 Filled with clever ideas and creative spaces it shows that you don't need a huge budget to create a beautiful home。 This is Home provides examples and case studies of places with a global and timeless feel that haven't always been renovated in the traditional sense but are true homes。
Featuring eight case studies from Australia， the US and Europe， and nearly 200 color photographs， This is Home will inspire you with beautiful， authentic places you want to be – today。
Chapters include:
The big picture: how to determine your decorating personality， and what's authentic for you。
Starting over: let go of the past and create a home for the person you are today， with a focus on decision-making and the art of editing。
Living for now: Work out a budget for your time and money using your values as a guide。 Where you can spend and save when it comes to creating lasting interiors。
The Art of ingenuity: Think creatively， not expensively， when it comes to making changes at home。 Going beyond the usual suspects can help you to create a home that's distinctively yours。
The poetry of space: Successful spaces are all about addition and subtraction， positive and negative。 How to create balance within a room while reflecting your decorating style。
The feel of a home: Create interiors that make you feel， and have an emotional connection。 How to introduce decorative elements that make for authentic interiors。
Surrounding spaces: Key ideas to consider when creating your place in relation to its environment - from the surrounding landscape to local community。
Maintaining the focus: Ways to evolve what's important for you and keep focussed on your aesthetic and lifestyle。
Happy renewal: How to keep your home fresh without exhausting or expensive overhauls。
Rest and revive: How our homes can function as a place to rest our bodies， rejoice in our relationships and restore our values。
Featuring eight case studies from Australia， the US and Europe， and nearly 200 color photographs， This is Home will inspire you with beautiful， authentic places you want to be – today。
Chapters include:
The big picture: how to determine your decorating personality， and what's authentic for you。
Starting over: let go of the past and create a home for the person you are today， with a focus on decision-making and the art of editing。
Living for now: Work out a budget for your time and money using your values as a guide。 Where you can spend and save when it comes to creating lasting interiors。
The Art of ingenuity: Think creatively， not expensively， when it comes to making changes at home。 Going beyond the usual suspects can help you to create a home that's distinctively yours。
The poetry of space: Successful spaces are all about addition and subtraction， positive and negative。 How to create balance within a room while reflecting your decorating style。
The feel of a home: Create interiors that make you feel， and have an emotional connection。 How to introduce decorative elements that make for authentic interiors。
Surrounding spaces: Key ideas to consider when creating your place in relation to its environment - from the surrounding landscape to local community。
Maintaining the focus: Ways to evolve what's important for you and keep focussed on your aesthetic and lifestyle。
Happy renewal: How to keep your home fresh without exhausting or expensive overhauls。
Rest and revive: How our homes can function as a place to rest our bodies， rejoice in our relationships and restore our values。
Reviews
Teodora
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I would buy this book。 The philosophy behind it was more interesting overall than the pictures。 I actually read it。
JV Austen
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I started out loving this book。 Maybe because the only color in the book is in the first 1/4？Do people really live comfortably on a stick couch with thin cushions？ Do their children run around in black clothing playing with。。 hmm。。。 the collection of white ceramic pots？ （There are few toys in evidence）The philosophy is nice， I did read almost all of the prose。 I laughed at the woman who said color mattered most （she of the aforementioned white ceramics）。 But most of the people seemed sincere and I started out loving this book。 Maybe because the only color in the book is in the first 1/4？Do people really live comfortably on a stick couch with thin cushions？ Do their children run around in black clothing playing with。。 hmm。。。 the collection of white ceramic pots？ （There are few toys in evidence）The philosophy is nice， I did read almost all of the prose。 I laughed at the woman who said color mattered most （she of the aforementioned white ceramics）。 But most of the people seemed sincere and happy with their homes。 Lack of fathers/husbands in the pictures， though some are mentioned in the text - golf？ business meeting？ hate having their picture taken？ （I mention this because in my life I have seen that women living without male partners decorate differently。）One shout out - the people who make tile have gorgeous tiles in their home and color！ Color！ 。。。more
Trish
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4。5 stars， DesignThis is a wonderful book full of inspiring images。 I love the variance of light and airy spaces with the darker moody ones。 It really gives the reader an opportunity to study the design principles being used in many different situations。 I love the authors insights and her perspective on why we are so drawn to creating beautiful， unique homes of our own。It’s an easy read but is best when it’s being savored。 Recommended！
Ashley
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I loved this book so much！ Around the three main themes， Create， Live and Nurture， there were actionable tips to develop/find/curate your style。 Woven throughout the book， are beautiful home tours。
Hesham Younis
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I bought this book to gain more knowledge from an architectural point of view， on how to make a space feels like home， it did not give me the information I needed， but it gave me a very deep understanding of what is home and the philosophy behind it。what I did not like about this book is two things， the repetitive concepts， and mostly its structure， its structure is flow is weird， hard to memorize， hard to understand， most of the books I read I memorize from its simple structure and ease in flow I bought this book to gain more knowledge from an architectural point of view， on how to make a space feels like home， it did not give me the information I needed， but it gave me a very deep understanding of what is home and the philosophy behind it。what I did not like about this book is two things， the repetitive concepts， and mostly its structure， its structure is flow is weird， hard to memorize， hard to understand， most of the books I read I memorize from its simple structure and ease in flow， but this one has a structure that I don't get yet。But I recommend reading it ， it will guide you and affect you deeply when designing your home。 。。。more
Lisa Anita
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The secret to living simply is to be able to afford to live in a beautiful old building with lots of character and big windows and natural light so that you don’t need much stuff to make your home beautiful。I actually appreciated the text- though it was often redundant。 I liked the emphasis on buying things that last， being creative with what you have， and living sustainably。 The Q & A with the people/families featured were super similar to each other。 Beautiful photographs， but I would have lik The secret to living simply is to be able to afford to live in a beautiful old building with lots of character and big windows and natural light so that you don’t need much stuff to make your home beautiful。I actually appreciated the text- though it was often redundant。 I liked the emphasis on buying things that last， being creative with what you have， and living sustainably。 The Q & A with the people/families featured were super similar to each other。 Beautiful photographs， but I would have liked to have seen more connection between the text and the photos。 Often people mentioned a feature of their home that they loved or were proud of， but there was no photograph of that feature。 In general there were too few photographs per household。 。。。more
Jessica
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three words: restful， wise， cosy
Juli Anna
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Pretty， but not very substantial。 Suited only to a very particular aesthetic taste。
Jeanene
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The photography is beautiful， as well as the homes shared。 The message was simple but a bit redundant and maybe slightly out of touch。
Jen Cratsenberg
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I actually really enjoyed this book！ I loved the “interview style” in the narrative。 I enjoyed most of the interiors and appreciate extremely minimal design。 I like seeing decor and home I can truly relate to and take away some inspiration at the same time。
Julie
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Beautiful photography and gorgeously styled homes， but I didn’t feel like there was anything groundbreaking here。 There were great interviews and advice on what makes a home， what these owners focus on accumulating， and how to create a rejuvenating haven， etc。 Basically less is more， and buy/collect stuff you love and that tells your story。 （Adding 4 kids to that is the BIG trick！ ;） There were families with kids featured， but really？ Do all these kids live in just black and white with gorgeous， Beautiful photography and gorgeously styled homes， but I didn’t feel like there was anything groundbreaking here。 There were great interviews and advice on what makes a home， what these owners focus on accumulating， and how to create a rejuvenating haven， etc。 Basically less is more， and buy/collect stuff you love and that tells your story。 （Adding 4 kids to that is the BIG trick！ ;） There were families with kids featured， but really？ Do all these kids live in just black and white with gorgeous， fluffy duvets and only antique toys？ Hmm。。。） 。。。more
Ligaya
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I had to stop reading the text and just looked through the photos。 I found the text fairly repetitive and， the further I flipped through the pages， I thought the interiors looked stylishly dishonest。 Where are the hampers， kids' books， paperwork， and normal clutter found throughout a home？ One master bedroom showed a hanger with one lonely piece of kid's clothing on it， beside a velvety curtain。 Several kitchens were so spare I wasn't certain what the rooms' use was。 What about the author's guid I had to stop reading the text and just looked through the photos。 I found the text fairly repetitive and， the further I flipped through the pages， I thought the interiors looked stylishly dishonest。 Where are the hampers， kids' books， paperwork， and normal clutter found throughout a home？ One master bedroom showed a hanger with one lonely piece of kid's clothing on it， beside a velvety curtain。 Several kitchens were so spare I wasn't certain what the rooms' use was。 What about the author's guideline to inject personality into the home？ Many locations were in Europe， New Zealand， or Australia， but having traveled there， I can't say that their aesthetic is THAT different from American's that care about interior aesthetic。 Beautiful， though I didn't glean any new ideas from it。 。。。more
Joanna
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"Temptation is always in our way though。 New products。 Old products marketed in new ways。 Trends。 Theories。 The cult of people and places。 We need to wade through all of this to stay true to ourselves。 However， when we have a clear idea of what we value， trends fall into insignificance。 When we see how others have decorated their home， we can appreciate it but we don't feel an urge to replicate it。 When we are surrounded by limitless choice and a constant stream of ideas， our values create a roa "Temptation is always in our way though。 New products。 Old products marketed in new ways。 Trends。 Theories。 The cult of people and places。 We need to wade through all of this to stay true to ourselves。 However， when we have a clear idea of what we value， trends fall into insignificance。 When we see how others have decorated their home， we can appreciate it but we don't feel an urge to replicate it。 When we are surrounded by limitless choice and a constant stream of ideas， our values create a roadmap that is uniquely our own。" Beautiful pictures and some interesting advice。 Showed me that old， worn things can still be beautiful and useful。 。。。more
Jessica Furtado
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gorgeous， minimalist styling that still retains personality。 the photography is lovely。
Amanda Callaghan
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A simply beautiful book， amazing photography， styling and writing。 The style was at once intimate and authentic， I felt like I was having a peek not only into the homes but into the lives of the the people who live in those homes。 The philosophy of living simply and directed by one's values resonated with me and will resonate with many。 Any one vaguely interested in interiors should read this book！ A simply beautiful book， amazing photography， styling and writing。 The style was at once intimate and authentic， I felt like I was having a peek not only into the homes but into the lives of the the people who live in those homes。 The philosophy of living simply and directed by one's values resonated with me and will resonate with many。 Any one vaguely interested in interiors should read this book！ 。。。more
Christina
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Love this book！ Such a beautiful， well-considered collection of images and interviews from around the globe， offering insight into how we live and what makes a home。 Highly recommend。
Dani Rosen
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I encourage everyone to have this book。 The timeless style and subject matter this book has been created with means these pages will live on through many decor and lifestyle eras。 Ive found the undercurrent of organic earthy objects mixed with modern living a brilliant infrastructure for all tastes and styles。 This book echoes how I would like to live， talks of beautiful stories of family and bio vignettes， places around the world and the love of collecting meaningful objects。。 its a keeper， a l I encourage everyone to have this book。 The timeless style and subject matter this book has been created with means these pages will live on through many decor and lifestyle eras。 Ive found the undercurrent of organic earthy objects mixed with modern living a brilliant infrastructure for all tastes and styles。 This book echoes how I would like to live， talks of beautiful stories of family and bio vignettes， places around the world and the love of collecting meaningful objects。。 its a keeper， a long term reference to living simply， beautifully and to enjoy the very specific keepsake collections one gathers through lives journey。 。。。more
Melody
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