The Happy Home: The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Home that Brings You Joy is an illustrated style & design guide for home decor by Chelsea Foy. Due out 25th April 2023 from Sasquatch Books, it's 176 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.
This is a well presented and curated guide with usable info for planning and designing a home environment that suits the reader and brings them satisfaction. It's full of practical info, from tools and supplies lists to have on hand for minor repairs, to selecting and sourcing decor.
The book is arranged thematically: uplift, calm, energize, comfort, empower, express. The chapters contain small mini-tutorials for foraging bouquets, stocking drinks cabinets, gathering mismatched (but pretty) glassware, and more. The author manages to make the decor look uncluttered and fun, and I'm not entirely sure how she manages it. The chapters are *full* of tips and tricks for managing clutter and destashing.
The philosophy is generally informal and unfussy and "real". There aren't a lot of stringent rules (like Marie Kondo's 15 books rule? No can do). The author has included some sourcing lists and resources in the back of the book. Retailers are mostly slanted toward readers in North America, but supplies and items can be thrifted or purchased with online and local searches wherever they are located.
The photography is stellar and lifts the quality of the book significantly.
Four and a half stars. This would be a good choice for public library acquisition and home use.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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