I love being able to peruse real bound books! Browsing through blogs and online is fine, but there is no substitute for the printed word in a book.
Lucky for you, I’ve reviewed three new home, garden and design books that I think you’ll love!
The first is Decorating for Real Life
Blogger Wendy Hyde began writing her blog, The Shabby Nest in 2008. She has taken her online world of decorating and design knowledge and has created a book full of magazine worthy homes. The photos may seem unachievable at first, but she breaks each room down to help you get the same look in your own home. She holds your hand and points out what makes the room work design-wise. This 208 page hardcover book is full with color photos of almost every room in a typical family home. At the end, Wendy printed several pages of grid paper and typical furniture items to help you design your own room layout.
The second book is Cultivating Garden Style
Rochelle takes us into a diverse world of beautiful and inspiring gardens. Her book is filled with ideas and tips to create landscaping that reflects your style, your home or your dreams. This hardcover book has over 300 pages filled with twenty three unique garden styles and step-by-step DIY projects to complete your outdoor space. Whether you like modern, Asian, Cottage or any other style, you’re sure to find inspiration in Cultivating Garden Style.
Last but certainly not least is DIY Wood Pallet Projects: 35 Rustic Modern Upcycling Ideas to Personalize Your Space
Karah takes her popular blog theme of upcycling and decorating using shipping pallets from the online world and into the pages of this book. She created 35 new projects using shipping pallets and gives you the step-by-step tutorial to complete each one. In the beginning of the book she discussed everything you need to know about the safety of wood pallets and how to harvest the wood from them. The rest is full of tutorials using pallet wood that will definitely be easy on your wallet.
I think Cultivating Garden Style. Spring is around the corner(wishful thinking?) and this would help me plan ahead.
I’m a garden girl so Cultivating Garden Style would be my pick. My mind is constantly planning my garden – just wish I didn’t have to wait til at least April to get out in it!
Thanks, Brittany!
I love following blogs but I especially love books – I look at them over and over:) I would love Decorating for Real Life!
I’d love the DIY Wood Pallet Projects one!
I’d love to win the Decorating for Real Life book.
The DIY Wood Pallet Projects look amazing.
I’d love to have the Decorating for Real Life book. Merry Christmas!
Decorating For Real Life looks really interesting.
Decorating for Real Life looks the most appealing to me, but the other books look great too!
I think I could spend a lot of time happily reading and enjoying Decorating for real Life!
Cultivating Garden Style would help with my yard!
Decorating for Real Life would be the most helpful to me. Thanks.
Would love the Decorating for Real Life book.
Congrats Lisa! Check your email for instructions to claim your book!
I would love Decorating for Real Life which I would share with my daughter!
They all look great, but I’d particularly like to take a look at the Pallet Projects!
Ooh the DIY pallet book looks awesome! Would go great with the Dremel UltraSaw I’m getting for Christmas!
Congrats Angie! Check your email for instructions for claiming your book!
The Shabby Nest !
They all look great! I think the one that would be most helpful to me is the gardening book. I moved in 9 years ago to a bare yard – one tree and a patch of daylilies. I’ve managed to create a jungle of trees, flowers and shrubs, but need to figure out how to make them look nice.
Congrats Melissa! Check your email to find out how to claim your book.
Cultivating Garden Style. Looks to be my #1 favorite so far. Thanks for a wonderful blog!
I’d really like to win DIY Wood Pallet Projects. May luck be with me. Thanks.
I’d so love to win the DIY Wood Pallet Projects book. Thank you so much for this wonderful website. You cover everything!
Well, since I’ve been working on my one acre landscaping project for two years now, the one about cultivating garden style looks quite interesting!
I would love Decorating for Real Life.
I would love Decorating for Real Life
I am so stoked about this book! Thank you so much!