Welcome Home: A Cozy Minimalist Guide to Decorating and Hosting All Year Round by Myquillyn Smith
Reviewed By: Rebecca Cox, Business Manager
Genre: Non-Fiction
Suggested Age: Adults
What is This Book About? Welcome Home is a decorating guide for those who are ready to free themselves from a consumer-driven lifestyle and have a simple home that is always ready to welcome guests. Myquillyn Smith or “The Nester” as she is known takes you through each of the four seasons and gives you a step by step purposeful process to help you cultivate a space that you will love! The Nester doesn’t believe in having bins and bins of factory-made décor or in breaking the bank to have a home that looks festive. Her ideas, accompanied by photos and how-tos, help you to “usher in the seasons with more style and less stuff.”
My Review: I came across this book somewhat by accident from a scroll on Instagram and I am hooked on The Nester’s “cozy minimalist” ideas! As a recovering thriftaholic, I had bins and bins of stuff in my house but it never felt tidy and put together and definitely not seasonal. The Nester breaks down each season and has you look at each of them from both a consumer and a creator standpoint. She helps you to focus on specific areas and bring the seasons in using your senses, instead of using knick knacks from Hobby Lobby. The Nester has you consider the sounds, smells, and tastes that make you think of each season, instead of just the visual cues that we all focus on when we bring home different tchotchkes. The best part about this book is that I read it all the way through the first time but then I find myself coming back at the beginning of each season and re-reading just that season’s chapters to help me maintain the mindset and calm my urges to go out and spend money. As we are thinking of spring cleaning with the warm seasons ahead, I whole-heartedly recommend that you check out Welcome Home for some inspiration!
Three Words that Describe this Book: Inspiring, Informative, Beautiful
Give this a try if you like… The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn’t and Get Stuff Done by Kendra Adachi, The Home Edit Life: The No-Guilt Guide to Owning What You Want and Organizing Everything by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff by Myquillyn Smith
Rating: 5/5
