Happy Starts at Home: Change Your Space, Transform Your Life Hardcover – 11 February 2020

I purchased this book for myself and, after reading it, ordered four more copies to give to friends. Some of the author’s quotes are going to stay with me forever, i.e. “Clutter, even when out of sight, takes up space in our brains and makes us feel stressed.” Have a hard time, like me, letting go of items with sentimental attachment? Can’t get rid of things gifted that make your home unhappy? My new mantra from this wonderful book: “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” What I particularly like is that this book does not preach about how you should decorate, rather acts as a guide to use your own strong internal compass as to what you truly love about your home, and how, with focus and intention (and on your budget), you can make it an even happier home. I’ve looked at many magazines, books, and YouTube videos on decorating and their rooms tend to look so very elegant, tasteful, and forgettably generic. As a design psychology coach, Rebecca helps you create your very own tasteful yet unique nest –your home. But careful, you might be so inspired by Rebecca that you start redesigning your LIFE!

Good book for starting to work on HOME

This book offers little gems of wisdom for creating the home you really want to spend your life in no matter what your age age. Too often we do not take the time to really explore what it is that really makes you content in your home. This book guides you into making choices that are uniquely yours across a broad spectrum of criteria. Too often we keep things that really no longer serve us and can be put to good use elsewhere. It may also save you money by helping you to hone in on what is really important to you in your home so that you do not purchase things on a whim and then regret it later. It helps you to get to know yourself and, as a wise friend once told me, make your home into a garden in which you can flourish!

Our local newspaper had an online chat with the author, and it was so interesting that I decided to order the book. This book is different from other decorating books as it gets you to dig deep into what really makes you happy, what you want your home to feel like, and how to make it work for all the parts of your life. It has lots of exercises to help you identify these things. Very cool book!

Great book, very helpful. More please!!