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The Best Home Design Books You Can’t Live Without!

August 15, 2017 · In: Architecture, Art, Bathroom, Before and After, Books, Design, DIY


Best Interior Design Books | House of Valentina

The BEST Design Books are HOME!

We’ve got a serious affection for books at the House of Valentina and some of our favorites are home books that get us inspired and ready to create!  We’ve already shown you some of our favorites, but now we’ve got 9 more to add to your shelf!


In the Mood For Color

In the Mood For Color

In the Mood for Color

Without a doubt, one of the best books for color lovers who also love a little distressed wood, warm textures, and the unexpected.  


In the Mood for Color

In the Mood for Color

In the Mood for Color

Without a doubt, one of the best books for color lovers who also love a little distressed wood, warm textures, and the unexpected.  


In the Mood for Color

In the Mood for Color

In the Mood for Color

The unexpected use of florals and color…


In The Mood For Color

In The Mood For Color

In The Mood For Color

Celebrating the old with a new twist


Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein

Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein

Cut Flower Garden

Never before has a cut flower garden been so simple to create.  This step-by-step book will teach you everything you need to know to have cut flowers throughout your home in no time!


Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein

Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein

Cut Flower Garden

Learn about new types of flowers and be amazed by how easy they are to grow yourself!


Botanical Style by Selena Lake

Botanical Style by Selena Lake

Botanical Style by Selena Lake

You will be running directly to your local nursery for plants after a peek into this book. It is packed with ideas to help you decorate with your greenery!

 

 


Botanical Style by Selena Lake

Botanical Style by Selena Lake

Botanical Style by Selena Lake

 

Shot mostly in Europe, the ideas are forward thinking while also including the past.  Brilliant!


Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla

Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla

Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla

 

They say the garden is the most underutilized room of the home, but no more after you peruse Gardenista.  Not only are their practical tips for gardens of all sizes, the pages will literally transport you to a dream of fairies and butterflies!


Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla

Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla

Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla

 

All different styles will inspire you to discover YOUR perfect garden!


Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla

Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla

Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla

 

Even the wild and seemingly untamable becomes a garden!


The Shopkeeper's Home by Caroline Rowland

The Shopkeeper’s Home by Caroline Rowland

The Shopkeeper’s Home by Caroline Rowland

If you have ever dreamed of living in your favorite shop, then get ready because this book is all about visiting the homes of all the best design shops and achieving the same look at home!


The Shopkeeper's Home by Caroline Rowland

The Shopkeeper’s Home by Caroline Rowland

The Shopkeeper’s Home by Caroline Rowland

Get great ideas for how to incorporate vintage pieces into your home!


The Shopkeeper's Home by Caroline Rowland

The Shopkeeper’s Home by Caroline Rowland

The Shopkeeper’s Home by Caroline Rowland

Each page overflows with ideas that are practical yet unexpected!


The Scandinavian Home by Niki Brantmark

The Scandinavian Home by Niki Brantmark

The Scandinavian Home

The long awaited jewel of Niki Brantmark, author of My Scandinavian Home blog, has finally been released and it is truly inspired by light.  Filled with page after page of simple design ideas for every style, this is a classic that won’t disappoint!


The Scandinavian Home by Niki Brantmark

The Scandinavian Home by Niki Brantmark

The Scandinavian Home by Niki Brantmark

 

Pared back, laid back, and yet powerful… everything you would expect from Scandinavian design!


In the Mood For Color
In the Mood for Color
In the Mood for Color
In The Mood For Color
Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein
Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein
Botanical Style by Selena Lake
Botanical Style by Selena Lake
Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla
Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla
Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla
The Shopkeeper's Home by Caroline Rowland
The Shopkeeper's Home by Caroline Rowland
The Shopkeeper's Home by Caroline Rowland
The Scandinavian Home by Niki Brantmark
The Scandinavian Home by Niki Brantmark


Best Home Books!

Let’s Go Shopping!

1. Botanical Style by Selina Lake

2.  Domino by Editors of Domino

3 .In the Mood for Color by Hans Blomquist

4. The Creative Home by Geraldine James

5.  Modern Pastoral by Niki Brantmark

6. Gardenista by Michelle Slatalla

7. Studio by Sally Coulthard

8. Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein

9. Shopkeeper’s Home by Caroline Rowland

10. City Farmhouse Style by Kim Leggett

11. Old Home Love by Candice Meredith

12. The Scandinavian Home by Niki Brantmark

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  1. Niki says

    August 23, 2017 at 3:15 pm

    Thank you SO much for including my two books in this list, what an honour to be among such great company! I’m happy you like them 🙂 /Niki

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    • [email protected] says

      August 25, 2017 at 1:37 am

      They are so special and it’s like a visit home with you every time! xx

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  2. [email protected] says

    March 27, 2018 at 4:05 pm

    Thanks for including my book STUDIO – what a great project it was to research, write and put together. Lots of lovely creative people!

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  3. [email protected] says

    March 27, 2018 at 4:05 pm

    Thanks for including my book STUDIO – what a great project it was to research, write and put together. Lots of lovely creative people!

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