I read about this book on my favourite decorating blog (www.remodelista.com) and heard the title quote speaking to me loud and clear! "A perfectly kept house is the sign of a misspent life" confirms that decorating "rules" no longer exist; a clean home that tastefully displays clutter can have just as much charm as one with a minimalist look. Using thoughtful, gentle prose and photos that come alive on the page, Mary Randolph Carter bares the soul of nine homes that inspire comfort through imperfection.
Although the book embraces messiness and the "lived in" look, the profiled houses do belong to famous chefs, artists and designers. Refreshingly quirky, they certainly differ from those in House and Home magazine but are still too "picture perfect" for most homeowners to replicate.
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