{"id":30770,"date":"2017-04-25T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=30770"},"modified":"2017-04-24T16:23:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T21:23:09","slug":"life-unstyled-how-to-embrace-imperfection-and-create-a-home-you-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/life-unstyled-how-to-embrace-imperfection-and-create-a-home-you-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Unstyled: How to Embrace Imperfection and Create a Home You Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If you enjoy perusing\u00a0images of eclectic home furnishings used in creative ways, have I got a book to recommend to you!\u00a0 Life Unstyled: How to Embrace Imperfection and\u00a0Create a Home You Love<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>by Emily Henson is filled with a wealth of full-color photos\u00a0sharing the unique ideas of homeowners\u00a0from varying parts of\u00a0the world.<\/p>\n

I like it because it left me with a feeling of validation\u00a0of what I have always believed at the core:\u00a0a home\u00a0need not be a polished display of swanky\u00a0d\u00e9cor to be great.\u00a0It can be\u00a0so much more gratifying to make\u00a0your\u00a0space uniquely\u00a0your\u00a0own, conforming to your\u00a0way of being\u00a0rather than\u00a0try to live up to a magazine perfect ideal.\u00a0After all, shouldn’t a\u00a0home\u00a0tell\u00a0a story about the personality and life experiences of its residents?<\/p>\n

Another thing I like about this book is\u00a0that you don’t need\u00a0an overabundance of time or money to\u00a0borrow ideas from\u00a0it and modify or incorporate them into your current living space. True, some of the homes pictured in the book are owned by buyers for textile or furnishings companies. I’m sure that definitely helps them gain access to the goods. But I think you will find that whatever your profession or station in life, there is a spark of an\u00a0idea\u00a0waiting inside this book somewhere for you.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>If you are reading this blog, you are likely a fan of libraries and books. Let me share two ideas that will delight the book lovers. The first (pictured on the left)\u00a0is featured in a warehouse-turned-residence in London. The owner\u00a0has\u00a0archive shelves (much like the kind used in our very own Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Department.) Here, they are used to divide the bedroom and the kitchen. They store everything from clothing to kitchen crockery and everything in between. You can see from the photo that the metal\u00a0panels on the side\u00a0are employed to\u00a0display lots of pictures and artwork.\u00a0Feel free to fall in love with this idea like I did,\u00a0 just don’t ask me how to get rolling archive shelves into your home!<\/p>\n

The second idea for book lovers is the vertical shelf featured in a bedroom (below). It looks like a floor-to-ceiling stack of books, but there are shelves in the middle of it all keeping it (hopefully) stable. This idea could be done relatively easily and cheaply in a variety of ways. Your imagination (and ceiling) would be the limit.<\/p>\n

Happy home decorating! I’ll leave you with this quote: “The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.\u201d
\n\u2015 Maya Angelou, All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes <\/span><\/p>\n

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