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<p>This book is such a page-turner, I just want to fill my eyes up with more and more of the patina-filled rooms and Hans' styling.' Review of In the Mood for Colour, Jeska Hearne, Lobster &amp; Swan blog. In Hans Blomquist's new book Inspired by Nature, the stylist and art director identifies the connection between our home environment and our emotional wellbeing. Celebrated art director and stylist Hans starts off by discussing the essential components of a well-loved home. </p><p>Nature is at the heart of his decorating philosophy, and contact with the natural world has been linked to reduced stress levels and improved mood. Still lifes and displays of treasured pieces are key to his look, and Hans explains how to style vignettes that will add visual interest as well as a connection to our past. Using contrasting yet harmonious textures will engage our senses, while his favoured earthy palette creates a sense of calm and tranquillity just where we need it most. </p><p>In the second part of the book, Homes, Hans takes us on a tour of real-life homes that possess a sense of comfort, contentment and beauty and will inspire the reader to create a home that offers a refuge from the wider world as well as the perfect place to welcome family and friends.</p>

In 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. Using examples from her own farmhouse as well as a range of other homes, this comprehensive guide will help you assess your priorities and 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 implemented as well as how to blend the looks you're drawn to in order to create spaces that feel distinctly yours. A removable design template at the back of the book offers a step-by-step guide to planning and sketching out your own design plans. The insight shared in Homebody will instill in you the confidence to thoughtfully create spaces you never want to leave.

Good homes are places where lives can unfold, families grow up, dogs jump on sofas, friends share your hospitality. They should also be places where you can find some solitude a quiet corner to read a book, have a Saturday afternoon nap. In short, they need to be able to sustain you, inspire you and tell your story thanks to their architecture, use of materials and contents.<br/><br/>These are the attributes that Monocle has always celebrated when covering residences in its design and architecture pages whether featuring a city bolthole, a modernist seaside residence or a summer outpost in a forest. Now Monocle is bringing this all together in one book that explores individual homes, housing projects old and new, communities of self-builders, even whole neighbourhoods where a simple philosophy of building well has created quality of life for many. Monocle has also recruited key thinkers, writers and designers to share their perspectives in a series of fascinating essays.<br/><br/><i>The Monocle Book of Homes</i> is packed with great photography that delivers the bigger picture and also offers a focus on the smallest details. This is a book that could change how you live.

<p><b>What can brain research teach us about design and architecture?</b> How do we design homes, offices, schools, healthcare clinics and cities to be in harmony with our basic biological behaviours, emotions and needs? While the human brain has not changed significantly in tens of thousands of years, the environment most of us live in today stands in stark contrast to the savannah where our brains once evolved. In this book, Isabelle Sjövall summarises the latest research and provides inspiration for anyone wanting to create environments or homes that promote a healthier life in a sustainable manner. She also offers tips and advice on how to achieve Designfulness in the workplace, at home, in healthcare, at school and in the city.</p><p>Did you know that... </p><p>you become less stressed and more creative if you surround yourself with green plants? </p><p>children who grow up surrounded by bookshelves find it easier to solve cognitive tasks later on in life? </p><p>care times can be shortened by designing health centres and hospitals in the right way? </p><p>smells, background noise, sentimental value and pavement width affect our well-being and can actually extend our lives?   </p><p></p><p><b>I</b><b>sabelle Sjövall is one of the world s leading experts</b> on how the brain reacts to built environments and how these affect us psychologically and physiologically. She is co-author of the much-discussed book Neurodesign. Isabelle sits on several company boards and works with design and architecture and in the property industry, where her main purpose is to improve health and promote sustainability and quality of life.</p>

An inspiring full-colour, fully illustrated guide to curating your life and home from bestselling tidiness guru Marie Kondo.

Global warming, plastic pollution, deforestation, species loss and rising inequality got you down? Then take your very valid concerns and channel them into action with this proactive guide to saving the planet, one day at a time.<br/><br/>Small changes in the way we eat, shop, recycle and commute really can change the world. From planting bee-friendly blooms in your backyard, to making your own body scrub from coffee grounds, and investing your spare cash into clean energy programs, there are many ways to lessen your impact on the planet.<br/><br/>By incorporating small changes into your daily life, you - yes you! - can, and will, make the world a better place.

<p>Just as <i>The Home Edit Life</i> reassuringly told us that it's OK to own things, <i>Stay Organized </i>promises that it's OK to create a mess. When your systems are working, you'll be able to clean them up within 15 minutes. And as we've all learned over the last few years, maintenance is self-care. Our homes are critical to our mental health. When your systems work, you have more bandwidth. You don't have to start from a maxed-out place. Above all else, move forward feeling calm, collected, and confidently organized -with humor, relatability, and beautiful imagery.<br/><br/><i>Stay Organized </i>covers all kinds of topics related to maintenance, showing readers actionable ways to create systems in their own homes that will be easy to maintain for long-term success.<br/><br/>Topics include:<br/>- How to get your household on board<br/>- Sharing spaces effectively<br/>- Household schedules<br/>- Maintenance as self-care<br/>- Inventory checklists<br/>- Checking in with your systems<br/>- Staying on top of incoming and outgoing items<br/>- Low-bar lifestyle goals for each space</p>