I really enjoyed this book and felt encouraged by it. It's a huge book filled with beautiful photography of real people's homes--real people living real lives. Some would call this clutter, but these people are making it work. As a result, I felt more freed to tread that ground between allowing my home to be what it is and to become what would best support my family's life instead of adhering to common "wisdom" about how a house should be arranged. Just flipped through it. I love the title idea: that one shouldn't spend all one's life cleaning the house. But to me that means you should have less stuff around to get messy, and you work hard at keeping on top of it in small pieces so it's never an overwhelming job (ha! easier said than done). The photos in this book are too cluttered for me, as my tastes are seeming to grow more minimal the older I get. I agree with living life, but also not living it with everything piled up in rooms with me.
A wonderful style guide and memoir from my personal Style Icon, Mary Randolph Carter.
—draco
Loved this photo book about marvelous clutter. Artistic and hopeful. ;)
—cissy
Beautiful photography showcasing quirky and real spaces around the world
—annietyson
I guess I'm over the Anthro-dilapidation-chic look.
—officeboy20
What a fun perspective!
—Stephanie
