The Inspired Room: Simple Ideas to Love the Home You Have

New York Times bestselling author, Melissa Michaels, will inspire you to make your house a well-loved home. Her relatable style, unique voice, and practical decorating ideas have made her highly respected blog, The Inspired Room, a haven for fans of real-life style. Step inside Melissa's home as she shares lessons learned, inspiring photos, and encouraging insights to help you embrace your authentic style through doable improvements for every room;attainable decorating, organizational, and DIY solutions;transforming tips for lighting, color, and style;motivation to reclaim and organize small spacesBest of all, you don't need a big budget or perfect DIY skills to embrace Melissa's practical home decor philosophy. You'll return to this book again and again for inspiration to fall in love with the home you have. Review "Melissa Michaels' book The Inspired Room is full of smart, practical advice and packed with inspiration to spare. The photos are gorgeous and accompanied by helpful tips and details, and the writing lifts you up and makes you excited to dive into home decor headfirst!" -Sherry Petersik, New York Times bestselling author of Young House Love"I've read The Inspired Room cover to cover, and it's going to be one of the most useful books I've ever owned. Melissa is a great teacher, and designer, and is so very humble, and she just has that 'you can do it' spirit about her." -Sandy Coughlin, Reluctant Entertainer"Melissa feels it's important to 'use what quality pieces you have to become the building blocks for your style.' There are so many welcome tips in The Inspired Room to help guide you when uncertainty with your decorating process steps in. The helpful hints prod you to gently move forward with your changes but remind you to stay true to yourself and your family. I love that." -Kristy Wicks, kristywicks.com"The Inspired Room is a gorgeous book. I know I'm supposed to love the home I have, but I want to climb in and live in this book! Okay, seriously, it's filled with beautiful inspiration but also practical tips that someone (like me) who's not quite as gifted in the decorating department can handle. Melissa is warm, down-to-earth, and exactly the kind of friend you want to come beside you and help turn your house into a home you can love and use to love others." -Mary Carver, author of Choose Joy"The Inspired Room is just gorgeous! Full of so much inspiration, beautiful photos, and easy-to-follow ideas. And such a beautiful cover that is works as a decorative piece itself. I am so ready and encouraged to work on my home now with this book!" -Jennifer Ueckert, StudioJRU.com"Melissa puts into words so many simple, straightforward, real-life, functional ways to embrace your home. Plus, her ideas include and account for children, pets, and even sometimes husbands! (wink-wink)" -Shannon Fox, Fox Hollow Cottage"Melissa shares real ideas and simple approaches for working with what you have and moving toward what you really want your home to be." -Laura Putnam, Finding Home Farms From the Author Decorating a home with what you have or gather along the way is a different experience than designing a perfect house from scratch. This book won't offer you a designer's portfolio of ideal spaces! My home isn't perfect, but that is the point! Most of us won't furnish our home in one epic shopping spree, so this book offers a realistic perspective on how you can decorate a home over time. Your home should be a sanctuary, not a showplace!I open my own home to show you our spaces and suggestions for what worked for our family. I share realistic and easy-to-implement ideas that can spark your creativity, ways to explore practical solutions in your spaces and encouragement to embrace your own unique style. Grab a notebook and take notes for YOUR spaces as you read the pages! Your home should reflect your own style and make sense for your family. My goal with The Inspired Room is to inspire