Cozy Minimalist Home

More Style, Less Stuff

De: Myquillyn Smith

Narrado por: Lisa Wright

Go beyond décor trends to make your home beautiful, stylish, and comfortable. . .on any budget.

Writing for the hands-on woman who'd rather move her own furniture than hire a designer, Myquillyn Smith--author of the The Nesting Place--helps you think through every room in your house, one purposeful design decision at a time. With people, priorities, and purpose in mind, you can create a warm, inviting, and timeless home that transcends the latest trends and centers around your personal style.

You'll have the tools to create a home you're proud of in a way that honors your unique priorities, budget, and taste. And best of all, you can completely transform your home starting with furniture and décor that you already have!

In Cozy Minimalist Home, Smith helps you:

• Recognize your role as the curator of your home who makes smart, style-impacting design choices
• Know what to focus on and what not to worry about
• Discover the real secret to finding your unique style
• Find a sofa you won't hate tomorrow
• Deconstruct each room and re-create it step by step
• Create a pretty home with more style and less stuff
• Make your home look the way you've always hoped so you can use it the way you've always dreamed
• Fall in love with the space you've created

Discover how creating a cozy minimalist home goes beyond pretty and sets the stage for the true connection, relationship, and rest that you deserve.

Reseñas de la Crítica

Cozy Minimalist Home is more than just a book about decorating; it is a manifesto of sorts that I wholeheartedly adopt as my own: more style with less stuff. Myquillyn's down-to-earth, practical decorating advice and doable step-by-steps are what we house-lovers want. But it's her big-sisterly encouragement to use our homes to serve and gather and shelter and nurture that truly makes this book a must-read for anyone wanting their home to be a lovelier place.

Cozy Minimalist Home puts to rest once and for all the assumption that minimalism needs to be cold, rigid, or impersonal. Quite the contrary--it is a life filled with passion, purpose, and beauty. Thank you, Myquillyn, for showing that to be true in this beautiful book and work of art.

Finally, a book that gives you permission to be minimalist and be cozy, to live with less and enjoy a beautiful home. If you think minimalism results in a cold, empty house, Cozy Minimalist Home will show you how to fill your home with what matters most to you and your family. This lovely book is as warm, cozy, and simple as you'll want your home to be.

Here is what I love about Myquillyn, and what I believe sets her most apart: she is primarily concerned with the way a space makes you feel. Her ultimate goal is to help people create spaces where people feel welcome, comfortable, cozy, relaxed, refreshed, and inspired. Contrary to a form-over-function culture, Myquillyn has developed a way to coach us into creating spaces where the people we love--and ourselves!--can feel our best. And lucky for us, she just happens to help us to make these spaces beautiful along the way.

I was hardly aware of the low-grade sense of failure I had every time I walked into my sunroom. It sounds dramatic, but I think a lot of women struggle with feeling shame about the way our houses look. I knew something wasn't right but I didn't know why. And then I learned the Cozy Minimalist way and everything changed. Step by step, I applied Myquillyn's Cozy Minimalist method to my sunroom, and it went from being my least favorite room in the house to my most favorite within days. I didn't have to take out a loan, sell my birthright, or win the lottery to make the changes. Now that I know these simple principles, I can apply them to any room in my house. We have enough to fight against in this world. Our homes should be the last place on earth where we feel shame. I'm so grateful for this beautiful, life-giving book.

In Cozy Minimalist Home, Myquillyn explores what's missing from the minimalist versus hoarder conversation: in life and in decor, what does it mean to have enough? With an affirming approach, gentle guidance, and trusted tips, she's the grace-based KonMari we've been waiting for. Here's to more style and less stuff--within our own four walls and beyond.

Good for someone new to design/decorating

I felt like this was well written and I liked the reader’s voice. This would be a great book for someone as they are decorating a new home or for someone who isn’t very confident in their decorating abilities. It walks you through the correct order of steps involved in how to design a room. Within that, it talks about the benefits of things like long curtains, large rugs, large artwork, empty spaces, and explains how you should choose objects to decorate with. Again, if you’re new to decorating or designing the layout of a room/home, or haven’t fine-tuned your practice in this area, this is a good listen.

Practical tips

This book was very helpful to have a minimal and comfortable home by taking one room at a time.

Short on substance, but messaging was pretty good

I listened to this in about 1/2 day. I skipped through the chapters on decorating. I was looking for more on decluttering. I didn't need them. I like her last chapter on serving people and the beginning which made me feel connected to her, but the middle was lacking for me.

Just What I Needed!

I have read many audible books on minimalism. Okay, so now I feel lighter and free, but why don’t I love my space? What is off about my house?
This book really opened my eyes to interior decorating. I never thought about shapes, textures, balancing feminine with masculine, etc. And I never knew where to start! Well when you actually follow the step by step process and don’t get ahead of yourself, I found that I might not naturally have the gift for interior design, but willing to learn and listen I really improved my house!
I would not recommend this book as a beginners guide to minimalism. I couldn’t imagine trying to decorate my house before I got rid of all the stuff that didn’t spark joy! This book is more of what to do after that. I enjoyed it.

Just what I needed!

This book could have been written with my name inserted throughout, that's how much it helped me. Truly fantastic book!

Cozy Minimalist

I really enjoyed this book. In May we purchased our first home and we married in November. I want a home that is cozy, inviting, and that feels like comfort to everyone who visits. right now I'm just overwhelmed with stuff? This book has helped me realize that I need to get real about my stuff. Not just organize but get rid of things we don't need in our home. Made me feel good about not having every room complete at once. that it's okay to take my time to give each room the space to be great. I feel like I have additional tools to make our home perfect for us.

Loved it! Inspiring. Very helpful.

I will listen to this one again and again, whenever I need cleaning or decorating inspiration. Listening to it is like talking to a good friend over tea who is non-judgmental and a helper rather than a hindrance to your decluttering. Highly recommend.

The book I have been waiting for!

I lean toward minimalism, but didn't want the stark, unwelcoming atmosphere that total minimalism can create. This book is the perfect balance! My favorite part is that the focus is on people and not things. A wonderful, practical guide on how to create a cozy, minimalist home! Thank you Myquillyn!!

This Book Has Answered My Decor Questions Forever!

I didn't know what I wanted.
I haven't known what I wanted from my home since it was only my room as a teenager, much less as a young wife decorating my first place. I've learned so much about myself in the last few years of homemaking, but still could not figure out how to make my home match my vibe while being both purposeful and beautiful.
Myquillyn to the rescue! She not only gave me inspiration and purpose, but very practical tips on how to make each room feel intentional and cohesive.
I was apprehensive about moving into our new house and starting from scratch again until I listened to this book, and now I'm excited to make this new place into a beautiful, purposeful, and cozy home.

Great tips to achieve comfort

This is one of the first Audible books I ever purchased. I don't know why I kept putting off reading it, but I did. There are so many good suggestions to make your spaces warm, cozy, and inviting with what you already have or with minimal spending for additions. For those who enjoy and respect older items and think beyond "out with the old, in with the new" it is perfect and shows often rearranging and movement are all you need for improvement. I wish I had listened sooner.