America At Home: A Close Up Look At How We Live

Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt's book America at Home brings meaning back to the cliche "home is where the heart is." The book, which contains more than 250 beautiful photographs taken by both professional photojournalists and amateur shutterbugs of people in their habitations, not only offers a varied look at living situations, decor choices, household customs, and lifestyles, but conveys the deep emotional connection that we all have to the places we call home.

America at Home is a good reminder that it's the people, not the things, inside them who really make the home.

Find out more about the book here.

Comments (5)

"...is a good reminder that it's the people, not the things, inside them who really make the home."

Someone needs to tell that to the lady with the roomfull of stuffed animals...

Facinating. And, I want a greenhouse I can sleep in!

Although I'm amused that the humungous teddy bear collection comes right after the depression post on living with less.

That sucks, I can't even go to look at the book for work thinks it's spam, thus suspicious and therefore blocked the book. :-(

I will agree that the home is not the things in it as much as who lives there but furnishings and decor do tell a lot about the people who live there though.

If a house comes off as cold and uninviting, then I would wager the people are going to be similar, get my drift?

I have this book! I got it as a gift from a dear friend for Christmas and have not even yet made it all the way through. The photos are incredibly interesting and beautiful, too. Some cool essays on notions of "home" as well.