Feels Like Home: Transforming Your Space from Uninspiring to Uniquely Yours

I might be a bit biased in writing this review as I’m a big fan of Marian Parsons creative work — her art, blog, podcast. She is truly inspiring and very generous in sharing her knowledge and expertise. This book has beautiful photos and helpful tutorials, well worth the money. Hope there are more books and art classes to come!

Love the content, and pics of the authors home. If you are a person unafraid to try DIYs, etc… this is your book.

This was an excellent book, and very well written. I found it to be quite helpful, as the author articulated in detail the spirit of making a house your very own home. She also helped me to understand that there is no perfect house; it is just what you make it and that you can always change things. Truly lovely and inspiring book.

Have you ever walked into someone’s house and it just felt right? Like home? Have you ever wondered what that house had that yours didn’t? Marian Parsons details how our own homes can have that “it” factor--a combination of lovely, yet livable environments, thoughtfully curated collections, and intentional spaces—in Feels Like Home. This book exudes warmth, humor, and encouragement, that will help us make our spaces feel like home. Marian filled each page with beautiful photographs, detailed tutorials, and a warm conversational writing style that is delightful to read.This book is for anyone wanting to personalize their home. Marian explains how she transformed her typical suburban house into a home that reflects her personal style. In Feels Like Home, Marian not only shares her creative process step by step, she tells us how we can create that same feeling in our own homes with our own personal style. Marian writes, “A house is never really finished. One day, it just feels like home and continues to evolve from there.” With the help Marian provides in this book, foundational spaces that feel like home and allow for creative exploration are within reach!

This book is a mixed bag. Some DIY that is skipped over. Thoughts on home and design which I liked. Also, she collects pitchers and blue and white transfer wear which I also collect.

In "Feels Like Home," the author, Marian Parsons, starts Chapter 1 of her new home styling book with a quote from Winston Churchill. I was curious to see where we would go from there! As a follower of her blog (Miss Mustard Seed) and on Instagram, I was not disappointed. Her words read as if the book were a letter from a friend, sharing real, achievable information and advice: Be proud of your home, make it your home, even break some decor rules. Try something new and here's how to do it.By sharing photos from her home and the homes of her friends and other bloggers, Marian shows not only her design but different styles that meet the homeowners' needs and wants in creative ways, prioritizing rooms for stages in life, such as creating a special area for the grandchildren in an adult space. I found myself putting the book aside to think through one of her activities, try an idea, measure a wall or shop my stash of fabric for a project.This book is reassuring yet thought provoking, offers simple tips but challenges you to think and experiment freely, and reaffirms what home is - being with family, creating meaningful memories, and providing a warm, attractive environment that suits and reflects your life. Whether you are a renter, a new homeowner or a downsizer, this book and Marian's examples and tutorials will give you the power to make your home just the way you want it to be and to feel - like home.

I have followed Marian's blog for many years so I was definitely looking forward to seeing what this newest book was about.Throughout this book, Marian walks you through the process of how to make your home work for you. Even if you don't share her particular aesthetic or style, the book is full of exercises and questions that will help you identify your priorities. She guides you through thinking about how you want your spaces to look, feel, and function.Many design books focus on general design "rules" that don't necessarily represent the people who live there, but Marian shows you how to add character to your home and to tell your story by incorporating things that are important to you. She encourages practicing gratitude for the little things about your home that bring you joy.Marian offers step-by-step DIY projects, helpful tips, and lots of beautiful pictures that illustrate her points and for inspiration.I have struggled with identifying my design voice in the past, often getting caught up in the current trends and different possibilities. Marian's approach helped quiet all those other voices so I can listen only to my own. I was able to gain a lot of insight as I read through each chapter, even stopping regularly to jot down notes for myself with thoughts and ideas on how I can incorporate her process into my own home.The heart of the book is that all of your home should be a place of beauty and rest for you - not just the common spaces, but the ones nobody else sees. I would recommend this book, and I see it continuing to be a staple in my own library for many years to come.

I observed many new techniques and wonderful vignettes. She seems to know what things will provide answers toy dilemas.

Great decor book especially if you love blue!

I love this book! All MissMustardSeeds suggestions and cure for your unique country home, a lot of DIY and precious suggestions on colors and materials.

Very inspiring book. So many great ideas. The only thing I think is lacking is ideas for us who is renting a place. Where you are not allowed to glue fabric on walls and where you just can't replace doors.

Stunning book ,filled with many ideas & information, also advice on how to achieve a look & how to edit the finished room ,love it 🌿💚🌿

Lots of pictures and lots of decor advice. I flip through this book on a regular basis