Habitat: The Field Guide to Decorating

Great coffee table book, some lovely pictures and ideas 👌👌📙📙

Fantastic read! I would recommend this book to anyone that’s interested in interior design. It contains lots of beautiful pictures and great ideas. I just couldn’t put this book down.

The book itself is weighty and divided into 3 parts; elements of design, intangible elements of design and room by room guide, these are then listed with various sub headings. I like this idea but I expected the book to excite me, take my hand and show me a varying wealth of ideas, colours, rich with fabrics, maximalist, minimalist, monochrome etc etc and as much mind spinning, oh ‘that’s a great idea’ type of thing! But.... I’ve just found it a bit.... boring. The photographs seem a bit flat, samey (not sure if that’s a word!) almost as if the book was about one house, one family. Perhaps Lauren Liess wanted that, to encourage you to use the book as a reference to launch yourself off into the wonderful world of interior design and not influence you, but to let you find yourself? Hmmmm.. I’m sure ‘Habitat’ could act as a great guide but sorry it ain’t for me.

Beautiful book and surprisingly practical. The photography is, of course, beautiful. As are the houses pictured. But there's plenty of practical advice in there as well. Really a lovely book.

This is a lovely book and has great content the reason I deducted a star is it’s a little more of a yellow beige than it looks in the photo

Have wanted this book since it came out and finding it both beautiful and useful. Will def get the new one,

Tres beau livre de qualité. De beaux articles, de belles photos... papier de qualite. Un luvre a laisser sur la table du salon pour le lire a volonté!

I found Lauren Liess’ decorating style resonates with my love for natural materials and earthy colours and found the book inspiring. The book is well structured as a guide that appeals not only to those who are decorating/re-decorating their homes but also to those who are building/buying or renovating their homes as it includes useful information and insights also on the architectural elements of the space, for whom it can provide a good foundation. I like the fact that the author addresses both the tangible and the intangible elements of design and found it a good source of inspiration for a decorating refresh for my home and I am sure it will be a useful resource to refer to for advice on how to approach any future renovation/refurbishing project I may undertake. The paper/binding/cover are all of high quality, making it also a good coffee table book. Amazon delivered both this and another high quality book I ordered very quickly and both arrived in pristine conditions.

Excelente!

This is by far my favorite design book – and I own a fair share. It is a stunning visual feast. Fans of Lauren’s work will not be disappointed, as there are plenty of pictures, including some familiar spaces but mainly new projects. All are perfectly styled and beautifully shot, with the long awaited dad’s lake house and cousin’s mountain retreat leading the way. The content is very well organized. It is a practical guide how to create your own unique and amazing space. Lauren has put a lot of thought and effort into explaining how she approaches design process and how each element of design fits into the big picture. She carefully walks you through the process of designing spaces that work for you and your loved ones, not how to stage perfect rooms that just look good in pictures. All of the spaces she designs are beautiful but are also livable, comfortable and family friendly. This book, just like her blog, demonstrates that she is truly passionate about her work. Even if you are not a fan of her aesthetic, you will find the book to be a great design resource. I read it in one afternoon (it is a great read!) but I will be going back to it as a reference over and over as I begin the process of redesigning my own home. I admire Lauren’s talent and applaud her willingness to share knowledge and experience in such depth with the rest of us. She could have simply thrown a bunch of styled photos together and called it a day – as many designers and decorators seem to do these days. Thank you Lauren!