apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

"...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...

Saw that one coming

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?

For the most part, people do not have a design education, but a lot of people do have a domestic instinct. I really applaud the natural way people go about making their homes, without "inspiration" or indecision. Really being happy at home is what it's all about, how the functionality and aesthetic pleases whoever lives there. What I like most to see is someone who can not only do it themselves, but do it exactly how they like it. They do not fall short and need to take directions and follow rules from someone who calls themselves an expert in the field.

What we really do know is that home is not just the people there, but how the surroundings affect our mood and well-being. That's a long way of saying "stuff" is what does make the home after all. Some people get sold along the way to have a "look" that conforms to something, or coheres to something people generally find pleasing, because they don't have within themselves a knowledge or confidence to go about it their own way. I really admire anyone who makes a happy place to be themselves in their home, no matter what that is or how they learned to do that.

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.