Books are a development tool in most areas of our lives. Usually, when a person wants to know more about a certain topic, or aims to learn on their own the basics of an activity, they turn to books, documentaries, podcasts, etc.
When it comes to home improvement, the situation is no different. Most people choose to take care of all the details personally, without resorting to a professional, even if this can be time consuming. It should be mentioned, however, that a specialist, in this case an interior designer, guides you and finds the most suitable options for your needs and requirements. However, if you want to set up on your own, you need some useful tips and examples.
Today's
real estate blog article presents 6 books that we recommend you read before starting this beautiful process for your home.
1. Design for the real world, by Victor Papanek
Even though more than 50 years have passed since its publication, Papanek's book is just as current, being the most read design book in the world. The book is based more on advice, ideas, and examples. Even if it brings more ideas to the readers' attention and not necessarily solutions, it manages to be relevant today and to remain a reference book in its field.
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2. Interior Design Guide, by Frida Ramstedt
A really necessary book before going through the process of arranging your home. The book perfectly combines the knowledge of the author and other famous designers with a series of very useful ideas and only good to put into practice. Frida Ramstedt urges book readers to start the planning process with an introspection and to find out what activities they carry out the most in the home and also proposes the choice of objects that will reach the maximum level of comfort.
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3. Home body, by Joanna Gaines
In this book, Joanna presents the experiences and situations she encountered as a decorator. At the same time, it brings to the attention of those interested in this field and some practices and recommendations for each room in the house. All the details are completed by the illustrations that help the reader to understand even better. The good news is that this book is also available in PDF format.
4. The Magic of Order, by Marie Kondo
It is an ideal volume for those who love order, but also for those who tend to exaggerate, even when it comes to interior decorations. Giving up unnecessary objects and creating an order is a necessary step, and Marie Kondo proposes and shows us how to stay only with the things we enjoy and get rid of the useless. Sometimes it is difficult for us to take this step and postpone it as long as we can, but this book will help us understand the purpose of each object and the importance of the idea of "less is more".
5. Home. A History of Privacy, by Bill Bryson
Because we are so accustomed to the objects around us, they have all begun to seem natural to us, and we cannot even imagine how they came to be, or what their uses were in the past. Using his own life and his home, the author shows us the history of all objects and rooms in the house, from their appearance to the present day. He talks about how the bathrooms were born and implicitly the idea of hygiene, about the kitchen and the whole story of food and smells or about the idea of the bedroom.
6. Colors and their secret life, by Kassia St Clair
We can say that this recommendation comes as a bonus, in the desire to pleasantly surprise you throughout your process. The book talks about the colors that surround us every day, about what emotions they convey to us and how they manage to influence our mood.
Pleasant reading and much increase in applying the perfect ideas for you and your home.
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