Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave

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A deeper vulnerability, coupled with her poems’ famous but oft-ridiculed simplicity, creates an uncomplicated, powerful final product. as someone who is darker skinned, it makes me feel that people from other nationalities can also relate to some of the pain that comes with being a darker skin in America. You literally wrote a vague poem on climate change that could be ripped off of anyone's twitter account. Rather, to me the joy in design is the challenge and gratification of creating a space that 'feels' like home every moment that you spend within its walls. I suppose this is true of many designers' work and why they're appealing - you know what you'll get.

Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave

So I was surprised when I opened up this book and Joanna’s cookbook on a whim and was really taken in. She also provides suggestions in case you don't want to remodel a whole room / house for small projects that you can do to, i. There is the need we all have for comfort, and the desire we all have for the thrill of the chase, for the untouchable, for the risky, for the dangerous. If you love Joanna you will love this book but if you are looking for inspiration that captures a certain style without looking like Joanna Gaines designed it you should probably pass. home body” is the newest collection from Rupi Kaur, the pioneer of social media poetry whose first collection “milk and honey” stole the position of best-selling poetry collection of all time from “The Odyssey.I hope she finds the language to transform them into a deeper art, because we need voices with the reach to convey these ideas clearly to the next generation. No, it's not all white farmhouse and shiplap with vintage pieces added here or there - the look she's known for, but it's also true that her traditional style is very pared down with no color or florals or Chippendale or Louis XV. As always, there’s focus on love, self-love, feminism, immigration and mental health amongst a whole array of other things. That being said, there were a few relatable poems that I screenshotted and I really respect Rupi’s vulnerability.

Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave

Kaur’s verses use metaphors and similes that spatialize and give form to mind, body, and identity, helping to conceptualize how each plays a part in our emotions. For example, at the beginning of this book, she takes the trouble to explain different types of decorating styles and states there will be example of each type on the following pages, but all the following pictures are of white walls, shiplap, tan or gray fabrics, black wrought iron, and rustic/reclaimed wood.I had no idea she was there in the background all this time, following me wherever I went and waiting for me to turn around and acknowledge her.

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But, we have to understand that poetry is volatile and erratic, and with just a couple of verses you can communicate a dozen of emotions. I don't prescribe to all her looks and 'distressed' being one of them, but how she approaches a space based on her clients personalities and what 'season of life' they are in, shows me the thought and care that goes into the overall design and finished product. Our home is layered with family photos, artwork, and objects that weren't chosen simply to make a design statement, but rather to tell the story of who lives there. The short poem, “i’m surprised I got out at all” envisions in three lines a relationship so small and entrapping, the hostage can’t “see the exit. There were some poems scattered throughout that really spoke to me, but the majority of this felt unoriginal.Rupi Kaur constantly embraces growth, and in home body, she walks readers through a reflective and intimate journey visiting the past, the present, and the potential of the self. In her design book, Homebody: A Guide To Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave, Joanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there. She focuses on functionality and practicality over trying to impress people who don’t live in your home day in and day out. Like I’ve said about Kaur’s other work, I wish she’d edited herself; I wish she’d separate the wheat from the chaff.

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I enjoyed watching the Gaines' television show because I like their interactions and because I do believe that Joanna is a master of space planning. In a society where so much is wrong, Kaur assures us that all salvation ultimately comes from ourselves. With a primer on the houses (shown in architectural renderings of the front elevation) and the 'style formula,' and a reference by page number of the houses featured at the beginning of every chapter, as well as an index at the back, the reader can reference which houses illustrate which styles.I hold Joanna Gaines personally responsible for the noxious trend of putting insipid signage all over the home (e. Here is a young woman coming to terms with the complexities of romantic love, the paradoxes of being young and a woman in this society that shames women for their sexuality. There's not a lot of text in this book, so it's mostly just about looking at pretty pictures of interiors.