Perfectly Kept House is the Sign of A Misspent Life: How to live creatively with collections. clutter. work. kids. pets. art. etc... and stop worryi

For all those who choose to live imperfectly with the messy things they love this book shows how to do so creatively happily and with considerable style ideas from leading designers. A beautiful and inspiring volume A Perfectly Kept House is the Sign of A Misspent Life focuses on living well with everything that makes a house a home. If you have been influenced by the picturesquely cluttered studios of Pablo Picasso or Alexander Calder or by the art- and book-filled house of Vanessa Bell this unique style book will stimulate you with its creative ideas.This volume explores how real-life tastemakers (photographers textile designers fashion designers writers artists) integrate their life and interiors to live well with their passions histories conveniences and inconveniences. In inspiring essays Mary Randolph Carter muses on such key housekeeping concerns as clutter versus mess; open windows; and unmade beds. Combining practical tips with liberating philosophy—Don’t scrub the soul out of your home; Make room for what you love—this volume celebrates living beautifully and happily not messily. Lavishly illustrated with intimate photographs of different living spaces Carter exalts in the beauty of imperfection and in living perfectly in our imperfect homes. Life isn’t perfect—why should your house be?

Hardcover: 272 pages

Publisher: Rizzoli (October 19 2010)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 9780847833658

ISBN-13: 978-0847833658

ASIN: 0847833658

Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 1.2 x 11 inches

Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds