Design the Home You Love : Practical Styling Advice to Make the Most of Your Space [An Interior Design Book]

From the co-founders of Havenly comes “a perfect read for anyone looking to infuse more personality and style into their space—on their own time and budget, and in their own unique way” (Rachel Zoe). “Not only do Lee and Emily unpack all their tips for creating a space that looks as good as it feels, but they do it in a way that is made for real-life application.”—Bobby Berk, design expert and host of Netflix’s Queer Eye Interior design can be daunting, and as a result, many of us never even attempt to design our own homes. In Design the Home You Love, Havenly founders Lee Mayer and Emily Motayed break down the ambiguous world of home design. First you learn how to identify your own style (whether you’re a fan of Parisian Modern or California Casual) and then how to incorporate furniture that matches your style and fits your budget. Design the Home You Love takes you step-by-step and room-by-room through each part of the house to help you fulfill your home’s potential. Whether you’re looking to give your home a complete makeover, spruce up your rental apartment, or merely take your living room from blah to fab, Lee and Emily bring fresh ideas, advice, and inspiration to the table. Illustrated with eye-catching photography and livable inspiration from real-life clients, this is the interior design book that finally makes it possible for us all to achieve our design goals. The founders of Havenly help you find your own style in this fresh and accessible guidebook to the complicated world of interior design. The traditional interior design world is intimidatingly expensive for most home and apartment dwellers, and most of us never even attempt to take on the interior design of our own homes as a result. Sisters Emily and Lee saw this need. To fill the gap, they started Havenly, a one-stop shop for affordable interior design precisely suited to your own home and your own specific tastes--and, most important, your own real-life budget. They have come up with an understandable way to break down the ambiguous world of home design, and now they've distilled it into a book that will both inspire and instruct. In Design the Home You Love , you learn how to first identify your own style (whether you're a fan of the traditional classic style, Parisian elegance, or California modern) and then you'll learn how to incorporate furniture that matches your style and fits your budget. Design the Home You Love takes us step by step and room by room through each part of the home to help us fulfill our home's potential. Whether you're looking to give your home a complete makeover, or merely spruce up your rental apartment's living room and take it from blah to fab, Emily and Lee bring fresh ideas, advice, and inspiration to the table. Illustrated with photography from Havenly's personal collections and new photography shot at clients' homes and their own Denver-based studio space, this is the interior design book that finally makes it possible for us all to achieve our design goals. Interior design can be daunting, and many of us never even attempt to design our own homes. Mayer and Motayed help you identify your own style, and then show you how to incorporate furniture that matches your style and fits your budget. They bring fresh ideas, advice, and inspiration that will make it possible for readers to achieve their design goals. -- adapted from inside front cover