Love the House You're in: 40 Ways to Improve Your Home and Change Your Life

Stop hating your house and start adoring it--40 steps to make your home express who you are and work for the way you really live

Deco­rating can be daunting and overwhelm­ing, but here's the secret: If you want to love your house, the inspiration and ideas need to come from you. Interior designer Paige Rien thinks it's about more than creating a beautiful space; it's about creating a home that reflects you and all that you find comforting and inspiring in your life.

Through 40 actionable steps, you'll discover tools that will help you:

Explore your life story: Mine your life for those things that inspire nostalgia and create a positive connection to memories, explore your family's heritage, and be conscious of how you want to live now.
Understand what you're working with: Take stock of your stuff, understand the history of your home, and get clear on the space you have.
Create an inspired action plan: Discover how to ap­proach design room-by-room, find the through line that ties the whole house together, and work in ways that empower your own ideas and creativity.
Learn the design skills that matter: Get tips on pick­ing paint colors, choosing window dressings, arrang­ing art, and more.

When you start decorating your home with you as the starting point, you can create a highly personalized space that reflects your past, your future, and how you want to live today. In the process, you'll gain the confidence and inspi­ration to come up with a functional and fabulous living space that's just right for you and your life.