"A beautiful, rustic home isn't hard to create. With a splash of color, some pieces that pop, and a little bit of inspiration, even the most standard unit can be flipped into a country haven. Try elegant whites, industrial details, grandiose patterns, or some shabby chic. It's fun and easy to accomplish, and the results will make you proud. Liven up your space with such projects as: Vintage silhouette art; Antique book decor; Military bed covers;...

"Geraldine James' practical solutions offer those who are not confident enough to embark on expensive renovations, with ways to redecorate that can be easily reversed. Encouraging us to experiment, she looks at different ways you can bring color into the home starting with adding single pops of color in a neutral space, such as red pillows, plates, bowls, and rugs in a living space; then she looks at color walls, painting a single wall with a bright...

Fly the flag for maximalism. bring playful patterns, bold prints, and vivid colours into your home and be bold.

In the first chapter, How to Arrange your Stuff, Hilary identifies and illustrates four different approaches to arrangements-intuitive, narrative, practical, and curatorial-and shows how each one can be achieved. She also considers the variety of display locations available within the home-walls, mantelpieces, windowsills, chests of drawers, tabletops-and suggests how to make the most of them. Next, in Stories Told by Real Homes, Hilary shares insider...

48 techniques to boost your creativity at Home, according to science. A great deal of psychological and productivity research has gone into discovering how the design of the physical environment can improve creative performance, yet nearly all of it has focused on the workplace, commercial spaces, and schools. What has been largely overlooked is the one place we spend more time in than anywhere else and where more people than ever are now working:...

"From the powerhouse couple behind the blog Probably This and #YourGayUncles, a comprehensive guide to living comfortably and beautifully on the cheap by and for millennials. In Probably This Housewarming: A Guide to Creating a Home You Adore, Armato and Ciolino show you how to live your best, fullest, most beautiful life while dealing with all of the limitations that come with renting, working 40 hours--or more--a week, and having little-to-no disposable...

"The British heritage brand, Cabbages & Roses was founded in 2000 by Christina Strutt and Bridgette Buchannan, and for the past 21 years Christina has been dressing both homes and their owners in her trademark faded floral and barely-there striped cottons and linens. A Life in Fabric celebrates every aspect of this very unique Cabbages & Roses lifestyle. Divided into colour-themed chapters, from Charcoal Whites to Raspberry Pinks, Hues of Blue to...