Books We Covet: Design Ideas for Making a House a Home by Kim Leggett

April 27, 2021

If you’re a design lover, chances are your shelves always have room for another book. Lucky for us, each season brings a fresh set of inspirational tomes from designers, stylists, and historians, giving us eye candy—and design advice—aplenty. Read on for the ones we’re buying now. Many seem to prefer interior design books as a form of artwork – if the cover matches the décor, it goes on the coffee table to collect dust. Here, we highlight some of the best interior design books that go beyond the surface-level Pinterest tutorials and get down to the principles of how to design the spaces in your home. CovetED brings you all about this incredible book by Kim Legget, are you ready?

Learn how to create rooms filled with warmth, meaning, and your own unique story of home

Kim Leggett’s ﬁrst book, City Farmhouse Style, was a big hit. Now Kim is back with the welcoming interiors her fans crave and a no-rules approach that is all about using what you love to create rooms that tell your personal story.

Everyone has a story worth telling, and every room can become part of that story—whether you decorate it with heirlooms, ﬂea market ﬁnds, simple mementoes, or a mix. In-Home Stories, Leggett shows readers how to use all these treasures to design very special rooms ﬁlled with interest and meaning.

She begins by asking readers what it is that attracts them to a certain piece: “Thinking hard about what really speaks to you and then using it as the basis for design, is the secret behind all of the best, most interesting rooms.”

Each chapter presents fascinating spaces and the stories behind the accessories, furnishings, and mementoes that ﬁll them. There are plenty of projects, too, plus practical design guidance and design inspiration for refreshing decor as the seasons change.