House Hunting & Decorating Giveaway
I have exciting news, I have been house hunting!!! Yes that it right, but it is not for me. I love my house and where I live. I plan to grow old here.
I have been house hunting for my twin sister and her family. She retires in June and after visiting me every year for 9 years, they are moving to South Carolina to live close to Ed and me.
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Since they live in Pennsylvania, I have been touring the homes for sale here in SC with the criteria they are looking for along with a realtor. I call her on Facetime so she can see the houses as well. It has worked quite well.
They put a bid on a house and it was accepted. They hope to move near the end of June, early July. So excited!!!
One thing I learned while looking at all the houses is that so many of them could use a few updates. As I was touring the homes, my mind floods with ideas on how I would update and decorate each of them.
It got me to thinking that my mind naturally does this and it is easy for me to see the potential in a dated interior. It is just the way my brain is wired. Many people can’t see past the old.
Thinking about updating decor also got me thinking of where I find inspiration and ideas that would work for me. Decorating books and magazines are one way. I like to read all of them. I don’t buy all of them, but check most of them out of my library.
I also like to go to the bookstore and take an afternoon to do nothing more than browse through every decorating and lifestyle book they have. I call these my Bookstore Days. If you have never done this, I highly recommend it.
Do you like to decorate and organize your home and enjoy reading the latest decorating books?
If so, I have 3 decorating books to giveaway to one lucky reader.
Right at Home by Bobby Berk
Right at Home – How Good Design Is Good for the Mind
This is one of my favorite decorating books that I have read in a long time. If you are not familiar with Bobby Berk, he is the “decorating guy” on the Netflix series Queer Eye. He also has his own design firm.
His advice and the way the book is organized is fresh and not the standard way of presenting decor and ideas.
I didn’t like some of the styles of the rooms in the book, but know to look past them so I could pick up ideas on things beyond personal style… like the furniture layout, lighting, and comfort and function of the room.
He will have you thinking like you never have before about how you go about decorating your home.
The Story of Your Home – A Room-by-Room Guide to Designing with Purpose and Personality.
I like the focus of this book… home is a place to make memories, build relationships, and find sanctuary, so it should tell your story. It is full of practical advice along with unique and inspiring photos.
Take the StyleSense Design Quiz to start determining the heart behind your home and the story you want to tell through it. Courtney will guide you through your house, one room at a time, providing tools to stretch you beyond mere aesthetics to the true essence of how you live and what you want your home to say-both to the people who live in it and those you invite in.
Organized Living – Solutions and Inspiration for Your Home
If you struggle with clutter and organizing the contents of your home from your junk drawer in your kitchen to a full basement re-organization, the ideas and solutions in the book will help.
Throughout the book, along with all the tips & takeaways are stories interwoven with homeowners who share how they organize their homes. After reading this book, you will not only be motivated, but excited to get every room, cupboard and drawer organized in your home and keep it that way.
How to Enter Giveaway
To get a chance to win the 3 books, simply leave me a comment on this post.
Please note that after leaving the comment and hitting send, your comment may return a error saying comment didn’t go through or duplicate. The comment did go through. I don’t know why it started doing this, but I have my tech person trying to figure out a fix. It only seems to happen for some readers or a new reader who has never left a comment.
The giveaway will end at the end of Saturday May 4th. I will announce the winner in my Style Scouting post on Sunday.
What I am Working On
Yesterday I put the finishing touches on my master bath makeover. I can’t believe how light and bright the room is now. Once I get the photos taken, I will post all about what I did in a few days. Till then… :-)
More Decorating Books You May Like
- House Love Home – by Jenny Marrs
- House Rules – by Myquillyn Smith
- Call It Home – by Amber Lewis