The Nesting Place: It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful

Everything in their house is washable, destroyable and imperfect. And they love their home. They are renters. Website: thenester. For the past five years Myquillyn Smith, “The Nester,” has been encouraging women to embrace the home they are in. They have moved thirteen times in eighteen years of marriage. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and three boys, their hockey paraphernalia, and plenty of brown dog hair. She’s known throughout th

Perfection is overrated.Popular blogger and self-taught decorator Myquillyn Smith (The Nester) is all about embracing realityespecially when it comes to decorating a home bursting with boys, pets, and all the unpredictable messes of life.In The Nesting Place, Myquillyn shares the secrets of decorating for real peopleand it has nothing to do with creating a flawless look to wow your guests. Full of easy tips, simple steps, and practical advice, The Nesting Place will give you the courage to take risks with your home and transform it into a place that’s inviting and warm for family and friends.There is beauty in the lived-in and loved-on and just-about-used-up, Myquillyn says, and welcoming that imperfection wholeheartedly

Website: thenester. About the AuthorFor the past five years Myquillyn Smith, “The Nester,” has been encouraging women to embrace the home they are in. She’s known throughout the blogging world as “The Nester” and writes a blog called “Nesting Place,” a site from which she wants readers to leave with hope, motivation, and inspiration for their homes. Everything in their house is washable, destroyable and imperfect. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and three boys, their hockey paraphernalia, and plenty of brown dog hair. They are renters. And they love their home. They have moved thirteen times in eighteen years of marriage

A book for your home for your very life We bought our kitchen table when we moved back to the farm many years ago.It was a pine rectangle with square pegs and sturdy legs. The saleswoman told us that the craftsmen pounded the wood with chains and ball-peen hammers to give the table its distressed finish.We paid dearly to have a kitchen table that looked older than it really was. This was the most expensive piece of furniture we'd ever bought. I protected the table so fiercely, you might think it had once served duty in th. Samantha F said The Nesting Place. I would start off by saying that this book wasn’t what I expected, but I feel like I’m constantly having that reaction when I pick up a non-fiction book. I thought this book would be a little more “put this colour with this colour” or “this style looks great in this area” or perhaps some great inspiration on how to find hidden gems at thrift stores. Instead, this book was more about appreciating your home for its imperfections. Stop dreaming and c. Permission not to be perfect - thank goodness! Lark of The Bookwyrm's Hoard Myquillyn Smith and her husband have lived in 14 homes in 18 years, so she’s had plenty of practice in figuring out how to make a house (or apartment) into a home. But what I found most inspiring about this book is that she’s not a perfectionist. In fact, she talks about not focusing on perfection, but making your home a place that welcomes and nurtures you and your family. She even shows a pair of photos of her own office, one staged for a magazine shoot, and one the wa