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In her design book, Homebody A Guide To Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave, Joanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there This comprehensive guide will help you assess your priorities and your instincts, as well as your likes and dislikes, with practical steps for navigating and embracing your authentic design style.Room by room, Homebody gives you an in depth look at how these styles are iterated as well as how to blend the genres you re drawn to in order to create spaces that look and feel distinctly yours.In each chapter are practical takeaways to help problem solve potential pain points in your home A fold out design guidebook at the back of the book offers a place for you to take notes and sketch out your own design plans as you make your way through the rooms.The insight shared in Homebody will instill in you the confidence to thoughtfully create spaces that you never want to leave. Read Homebody Author Joanna Gaines – kino-fada.fr This is a lovely book about home design from Joanna Gaines Thanks to HGTV and Hulu, I ve recently become obsessed with the show Fixer Upper, and I was excited to flip through this big book and hearfrom Joanna I found the book to beinspirational than informative there are descriptions of different styles, lots of photographs and drawings, and some general advice about the design of different rooms such as Entryways, Kitchens, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, etc Mostly Joanna wants to ins This is a lovely book about home design from Joanna Gaines Thanks to HGTV and Hulu, I ve recently become obsessed with the show Fixer Upper, and I was excited to flip through this big book and hearfrom Joanna I found the book to beinspirational than informative there are descriptions of different styles, lots of photographs and drawings, and some general advice about the design of different rooms such as Entryways, Kitchens, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, etc Mostly Joanna wants to inspire her readers to create a cozy home in their own style, and there are some short and sweet introductory words to each type of room Recommended for fellow Jojo fans.Meaningful Passage I m a homebody There s really no other way to say it The world can feel overwhelming with its pace and noise, its chaos and expectations Home for me is like the eye of a hurricane There s a certain calm I exp...I wish there had beenhow and not just pretty pictures.I didn t read most of the book, but I did get some good inspiration from the multitude of pictures that were included and their captions Gaines provides good information for creating spaces She also provides suggestions in case you don t want to remodel a whole room house for small projects that you can do to, i.e increase lighting in your kitchen, etc.She also provides some Troubleshooting tips, like how to deal with Toys Everywhere, in Kid Spaces At the back of the book is a Design T I didn t read most of the book, but I did get some good inspiration from the multitude of pictures that were included and their captions Gaines provides good information for creating spaces She also provides suggestions in case you don t want to remodel a whole room house for small projects that you can do to, i.e increase lighting in your kitchen, etc.She also provides some Troubleshooting tips, like how to deal with Toys Everywhere, in Kid Spaces At the back of the book is a Design Template page that you may photocopy to use for your space s.Not su...I love the home designs on Fixer Upper, however, in this book there is a lack of personality There was very little variety displayed in this book The photos were too neutral The style was consistently classic Everywhere there was black and white and wood including the cover You might sometimes think that the photos are actually in black and white An occasional green plant added some much needed color I was hoping for different pops of color on the kitchen backsplash, on the walls, in al I love the home designs on Fixer Upper, however, in this book there is a lack of personality There was very little variety displayed in this book The photos were too neutral The style was consistently classic Everywhere there was black and white and wood including the cover You might sometimes think that the photos are actually in black and white An o...Her designs are always gorgeous The book itself was beautiful I wish I had found it a littlehelpful It definitely made some good points and helped me gain a little perspective on what I d like to do in my new home I just sort of wish there was a littlehow to, as opposed to inspiration Maybe I just don t know enough about design to be able to take the principles laid out and apply them to my own situation I enjoyed the book, for sure And I did learn a few things Just not as mu Her designs are always gorgeous The book itself was beautiful I wish I had found it a littlehelpful It definitely made some go...I am a huge fan of Joana Gaines design aesthetic philosophy I have followed Joana and Chip s show Fixer Upper over the years and always came away with something that I truly liked I don t prescribe to all her looks and distressed being one of them, but how she approaches a space based on her clients personalities and what season of life they are in, shows me the thought and care that goes into the overall design and finished product.Receiving this book as a Christmas present from my son I am a huge fan of Joana Gaines design aesthetic philosophy I have followed Joana and Chip s show Fixer Upper over the years and always came away with something that I truly liked I don t prescribe to all her looks and distressed being one of them, but how she approaches a space based on her clients personalities and what season of life they are in, shows me the thought and care that goes into the overall design and finished product.Receiving this book as a Christmas present from my son this past year, was a delight I have slowly gone through each section reading and viewing the pictures of their home and others she has created, providing me with various visuals It gives insight into how they started off and the epiphanies lessons learned she has garnered over the yea...A beautiful book with lovely photographs, especially if you love modern farmhouse style.I love the sage, if not novel, design advice to tell your story within your home, filling it with things you love creating spaces you never want to leave , rather than adhering to a certain style or guidelines I didn t love that, even though there are some helpful tips and takeaways here and there, it isn t particularly helpful or insightful overall as a guide, in my opinion.I love that most of the twen A beautiful book with lovely photographs, especially if you love modern farmhouse style.I love the sage, if not novel, design advice to tell your story within your home, filling it with things you love creating spaces you never want to leave , rather than adhering to a certain style or guidelines I didn t love that, even though there are some ...Meh I enjoyed watching the Gaines television show because I like their interactions and because I do believe that Joanna is a master of space planning However, all of the houses there and in this book are decorated alike although she seems completely unaware of it For example, at the beginning of this book, she takes the trouble to explain different types of decorating styles and states there will be example of each type on the following pages, but all the following pictures are of white Meh I enjoyed watching the Gaines television show because I like their interactions and because I do believe that Joanna is a master of space planning However, all of the houses there and in this book are decorated alike although she seems completely unaware of it For example, at the beginning of this book, she...A useful guide for finding your design style and using that to design each room of your house The examples Joanna provides are beautiful and inspiring I hoped there would behow to in the book, but what was included...Home design books are my adult picture books, and I love to indulge I m usually all about the photos, and will skim the text and read the captions of the pictures I love But to review a book, I feel I should read it, and I did read most of this there s not a lot of text, and the text doesn t seem to be the point There are some pretty generic pointers and troubleshooting, but it s mostly Joanna Gaines relating about developing her approach from her own experiences There s no question that Home design books are my adult picture books, and I love to indulge I m usually all about the photos, and will skim the text and read the captions of the pictures I love But to review a book, I feel I should read it, and I did read most of this there s not a lot of text, and the text doesn t seem to be the point There are some pretty generic pointers and troubleshooting, but it s mostly Joanna Gaines relating about developing her approach from her own experiences There s no question that Joanna Gaines is talented Through her talent and hard work, coupled with her husband Chip s construction expertise, they ve built an empire stemming from their HGTV show Fixer Upper I m one of those people who mostly enjoyed their show like design books, shelter magazines, Pinterest, Houzz, decorating blogs an...Wow Just wow I requested this book from the libray and never guessed I would read the WHOLE thing It s beautiful It s brilliant It s encouraging I don t ever need to read another home design book as this one has it all IT was bliss to read The structure was great I learned about design styles Went through room by room, with examples, what to consider and troubleshooting All this and accompanied, I felt, by a friend who was just as excited about my journey in creating my home as she ob Wow Just wow I requested this book from the libray and never guessed I would read the WHOLE thing It s beautiful It s brilliant It s encouraging I don t ever need to read another home design book as this one has it all IT was bliss to read The structure was great I learned about design styles Went through room by room, with examples, what to consider and troubleshooting All this an...There s not a lot of text in this book, so it s mostly just about looking at pretty pictures of interiors The book is organized by room, and the photos feature about 10 different homes that are a mix of a variety of styles What text there is is good mostly Joanna s personal experience creating a home that works for her family, plus the message that your home should be a reflection of you and not just the latest trends Many of the homes still lean toward Joanna s signature farmhouse rustic s There s not a lot of text in this book, so it s mostly just about looking at pretty pictures of interiors The book is organized by room, and the photos feature about 10 different homes that are a mix of a variety of styles What text there is is good mostly Joanna s personal experience creating a home that works for her family, plus the message that your home should be a reflec...

Homebody
  • 10 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 006280197X
  • Joanna Gaines
  • Homebody