Discover Home Is Where You Make It: DIY Ideas Styling Secrets To Create A Home You Love, Whether You Rent Or Own Developed By Geneva Vanderzeil File Readable Copy

adore this beautifully shot and illustrated DIY guide! Shows how to redo each room of your home on a budget with infinite style.
Filled with low cost stepbystep projects, many to complete over a weekend, Found myself reading straight through, entranced by the design concepts and gorgeous color palette taken from the authors own renovated cottage, Dreaming now of a bedroom in rose, ivory, olive, and orange, a living room art wall, and thrifted accent pieces in wicker, wood and leather.
Heaven!

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Pub DateMar

Huge thanks to Tiller Press and NetGalley for the review copy, Opinions are mine.

HomeIsWhereYouMakeIt NetGalley pretty book, but nothing new Excellent book, I really enjoyed it and gained many ideas plus heaps of inspiration, I like the simplicity of working room by room and the many ideas and suggestions along the way, I will be referring to this as my main source as I work through transforming my house to stylish : I had never heard of Geneva before reading this book, but immediately liked her downtoearth tone and her nonfussy style.
I'd say her approach is a mix of midcentury modern and shabby chic, which with mediumcolored wood featured prominently and natural colors throughout, particularly whites.
I particularly appreciated her guide to indoor plants and the gallery wall layout ideas, Those are two things I've been trying to work into our new house already but hadn't made much headway on googling gave me too many options to choose from, but now I have some ideas to play with.
Projects range from simple fabric covered jewelry holder frame to more complex leather sling chair, I definitely like the emphasis on reusing, upcycling, and discovering secondhand gems, Overall, a pleasant and inspiring read for refreshing a home, Thank you to the publisher for a NetGalley, all opinions are my own, Thanks NetGalley and Tiller Press for the ARC!
I love a good home and decor read, Theres something about the idea of everything being in place, but also matching my style that feels so incredibly satisfying to me, Being a Navy spouse has made me reconsider some of my loftier decorating goals, but I love that most home books include tips for renters or people who move a lot.

Ill be honest, this is a pretty standard home and decor book, Geneva Vanderzeil breaks down each section of the home and gives her favorite tips and tricks to best utilize the area and make each space come to life.
Vanderzeil is a little more thrifty and DIY than some other books Ive read, but if you like this style of book, youll love this one as well.

One thing that I really loved about this book was Vanderzeils DIY projects places throughout the book, These projects all seem pretty easy and the materials are usually things that you already have or can buy relatively cheap, This is great for people who like to change up their style often or who move, Its easier to say goodbye to things you didnt pay tons of money on,
Overall, I enjoyed this book, The images were fun and creative and Vanderzeil gave me ideas of projects I could undertake, I give itstars. Home Is Where You Make It is a short and beautifully photographed book with valuable information to decorate your home to make it your own.
The author highlights decorating your home to fit your functional needs and style, The author highlights the important of a mood board, which you can do digitally on Pinterest or go analog, I found this valuable to understanding what I was drawn to, In addition to many tips, the author provides a variety of DIY projects that are accessible and inexpensive, As a big DIYer this was enjoyable and my favorite one was a midcentury modern plant stand that I plan to do soon! Overall I recommend this book and found it quite lovely.
It would make an interesting coffee table book as well,

Thank you to Tiller Press, NetGalley, and the author Geneva Vanderzeil for the review copy, Opinions are mine alone.

HomeIsWhereYouMakeIt NetGalley A simple beautiful book for house decoration tips, I liked how the book was broken up into different rooms, and there were certainly a few helpful ideas/tips, e, g. low maintenance plants, carpet placement, a few wooden dowel and leather strap projects, I've been a follower of the author for a while now so it was quite nice to see her style in the book as well as a few DIY ideas.
This is a good book for anyone that is moving into a new home or apartment and has to decorate within a budget, I thought the author had some really good ideas and suggestions, I found out that she is a popular blogger and has quite a social media following, Not everything she suggested would work for everyone but I thought she had some solid ideas, I did enjoy the pictures and the friendly way she wrote, kind of like a conversation over coffee, I've moved many times and have

lived in homes that we've owned, rented, fixeruppers, completely turnkey, so I have an idea of my decor preferences.
I just built a home and am in the process of adding finishing touches to make this house a home, Home Is Where You Make It is a wonderful addition to the decorating/DIY books and blogs and Instagrams that I love to read and absorb for my own implementation.
The pictures are vibrant and inspiring, I appreciated the tips of things I should have in my DIY/Decorating arsenal, which I've already accumulated over the years, The most important segment of the book is about upcycling/recycling,
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book and use as a reference for making my house a home.
Cute book! Lots of DIY and great decor ideas, This books has a happy and vintage decor style and it's pretty cute but not personal my style, I live in the country so I like decorating my home with modern farmhouse decor but I can use some of her ideas and adapt it to my style.
I enjoyed reading it and it has lots of pictures which makes the book very fun to read,

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review Home Is Where You Make It is a great book for those into design and DIY on a budget! The layout of the book was both practical and beautiful.
If you are aesthetically drawn to modern, natural, and bohemian styles, this book will be for you!

What i enjoyed most about this book is that there are many simple DIY projects.
The skill level required for the projects is fairly average the most difficult DIYs involve sewing, I am considering doing a few of the DIYs outlined in this book!

I also enjoyed the emphasis on reclaimed and second hand items.
In a world looking for the nextbestthing, there is so much being discarded that can be used in out homes! The authors talks about where to source secondhand and when instructing on DIYs mentions various materials that could be used from second hand finds!

If you have looked through many design and decor books of this style, this book may not offer a lot of new ideas.
However, i was still able to find new content that i was pleased with! Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for my digital copy in exchange for an honest review.


This was another spur of the moment nonfiction title I grabbed because I liked the photo, These are the types of photos that catch my eye on Instagram and can keep my attention for awhile because I just follow one right after another.
: I thought I might get some decorating tips from this book but in the end, it was not very useful for me, The pictures were great but it seemed like it is definitely a book geared more towards younger women who are just now moving into their first home.
I didn't know it at the time but the author is apparently some sort of Influencer with a popular blog and has a following.
. . The book shows much of her own home, She gives ideas on how to style every room in your house, and includes some projects along the way, The projects were fairly simple and don't require too much of a skill level, : Ultimately, I loved looking at the photos but probably won't actually try any of the projects, . . but I would definitely recommend it to younger women who would, Home is Where You Make It gives readers insight and advice on creating a stylish and homie living space no matter your spaces size or your budget.
Which is a skill that just about all of us could probably use some help with!

This book was filled with a lot of really amazing photographs, a bunch of great styling tips and some interesting projects.
Although, I wish that each project had been given a little more focus, The book was filled with essential checklists for each room, which were helpful, but could have easily been cut down to focus more on the actual projects.
As a beginner, it would have been more useful to have more dumbed down project steps and diagrams, and less reasons why plants and baskets are the best! I mean, plants ARE the best, but baskets Im not really on board with yet It was very obvious that Vanderzeil knows what shes doing.
I just wish she had kept in mind that not all of us would know what pilot holes meant, Or have a working knowledge of upholstering,

That being said, I definitely finished the book with several fresh ideas floating around in my head and a new longing to finally create that gallery wall Ive been toying with setting up for a couple of years now!

I received a free ecopy of Home is Where You Make It from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I've followed Geneva for a long time, before she was pregnant and focused on DIY fashion, It was amazing to see her transform the old cottage, I'm happy she got a book deal out of it, Home Is Where You Make It is filled with beautiful images of her remodeled house and post from her blog, Unfortunately it's not practical nor useful, The only project I considered doing was the painted spoons, but how many kitchen spoons does one need I love her aesthetic but it also seem unattainable in real life.
Where are her things, kids toys, craft supplies, media Overall this is just a pretty coffee table book, I couldnt have read this book at a more perfect time, During this quarantine, I had enough time to completely change up the style of my home but I didnt know where to start, In this book, she has tips how to style every single room in your home! Did you know there is a right way and a wrong way to place a rug Neither did I!

I love her helpful DIY instructions on how to make shelves, baskets, and even candles! It really helped that I liked her sense of style.
It's very minimalistic but with pops of colors, It gave me the right amount of inspiration on how to decorate my home,

Id recommend this to anyone who gets overwhelmed at the thought of decorating their own home, This is a really cute book with a lot of great ideas! I got a few good ideas from this book but it ultimately was not very useful for me.
This is definitely a howto book aimed towards young women who are decorating their new homes or apartments, The author is an Influencer type with a very popular blog and following, and the book only shows pictures of her bungalow style Australian home.
She gives ideas on how to style each room of your house, with little howto projects along the way for decorative objects, I don't think I'd put most of those in my home unless one of my kids made them, but they could be fun projects for people looking to personalize their spaces with handmade objects.


This is quite a onenote styling book, especially as it only features pictures of her home so it's only about her specific style.
All of the walls are white and there are lots of baskets, There are lots of framed sketches and sayings, most of which seem to have been created by the author, Her rooms are very bright and well lit, which makes it easy to make any space look good,

I also always laugh at the way decorating books have something likebooks in the whole house, and they're chosen because of their decorative spines.
Where are the decorating books for families withbookshelves and still no room for all the books they own : Likewise, when she writes of the need for a welcoming entryway I laugh because our entryway is an unheated Minnesota "mud room" that has to hold boots, coats and snowsuits for six people, the dog's harness and leash, hubby's tool chest, two freezers, and a ridiculous amount of odds and ends like metal detectors and rock polishing kits.
Hope springs eternal and I keep reading decorating books, but I'm not quite the demographic for this one, It'll be a great book for others, though,

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review, Ik lees niet heel vaak / graag interieurboeken, omdat ze me vaak zenuwachtig maken, alsof het mijne niet goed genoeg is, Dit boek geeft echter leuke, goed gedocumenteerde uitleg bij de verschillende kamers en ik heb veel interieurprojecten gemarkeerd om later zelf te proberen, En aangezien ik niet zon DIYer ben zegt dat wel genoeg, It's a beautiful book and I'm a huge fan of Geneva for many years, actually, So I am happy that I bought it, but there is one problem, The majority of the projects are not explained well, As I said, I've been following her blog forever, and never had a problem with any of the tutorials, Here, however, it's just done well, In many of them you cannot even see a full picture of a finished DIY, For example, the vase/lamp project I have no idea what it is, and the pictures are not really illustrating anything, As an source of inspiration this book is great, as a DIY book not really, I really wanted to like it, but, . .

P. S. Fun drinking game take a shot every time you see the book "The Reader's Digest Atlas if Australia" appear,