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A Home for All Seasons
Learn how to create a comfortable, sustainable home that is aligned with the seasons and celebrates the beauty of the natural world.
There are many benefits to seasonal living, which encourages us to live in harmony with nature as we mark the passing of the year. Each chapter of this book is dedicated to one of the four seasons. In the spring, celebrate new bring in blossom and plant bulbs in antique china. Summer is the time to embrace outdoor living with sheer linens and lots of texture, while Fall brings the harvest as the nights draw embrace it with earthy tones, dried flowers, and cosy furnishings. And in winter, candles, evergreen foliage, and soft sheepskins bring light and warmth to the darkest time of the year. Kay Prestney and Becca Cherry present beautiful interiors alongside practical styling inspiration. Seasonal colour palettes, natural materials, and biophilic elements are key to this style of decorating, which uses the changing hues of the natural world to create an intentional, comforting home.
There are many benefits to seasonal living, which encourages us to live in harmony with nature as we mark the passing of the year. Each chapter of this book is dedicated to one of the four seasons. In the spring, celebrate new bring in blossom and plant bulbs in antique china. Summer is the time to embrace outdoor living with sheer linens and lots of texture, while Fall brings the harvest as the nights draw embrace it with earthy tones, dried flowers, and cosy furnishings. And in winter, candles, evergreen foliage, and soft sheepskins bring light and warmth to the darkest time of the year. Kay Prestney and Becca Cherry present beautiful interiors alongside practical styling inspiration. Seasonal colour palettes, natural materials, and biophilic elements are key to this style of decorating, which uses the changing hues of the natural world to create an intentional, comforting home.
176 pages, Hardcover
Published July 9, 2024
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October 3, 2025
Beautifully illustrated with many photos of pretty homes aligned with the authors’ design philosophy. Not at all my style, though.
I found the houses shown in here dead boring. Sooo many neutrals and relentlessly desaturated color palettes. Lots of idyllic-rustic-chic and artfully rundown pieces. Tons of blank walls in bland colors. Very European in the general hodgepodge of the decor. Not much contrast, either. No bright colors. The “spring” and “summer” style suggestions run together with little to distinguish one season from the other. The autumn and winter sections are more distinct but still focus on that samey look. For a book about seasonality in decoration, there sure is a lot of conformity in this book.
The photography is pretty, if obnoxiously muted. In the way of home magazines, everything is styled to look as if no one actually lives in any of the houses. The photographs are laid out quite neatly on each page. Pages are full but not crowded. The text is arranged so that full paragraphs are kept together, which makes for very natural stopping points to pause and study the photos.
Some actionable styling tips to bring touches of the outside and the turn of the year into your home. That’s nice. I’ve been trying to live more seasonally, and I find it’s been quite lovely. I did find it funny that the writers kicked off the book with “studies show connecting with nature is healthy” and then didn’t bother actually citing any studies. They could have simply made the assertion that it’s good and left that as an element of their design philosophy. They didn’t have to completely half-ass a psychology angle.
The book is also very northern. I don’t know how else to describe it. For example, the discussion of summer made it abundantly clear that the writers do not live in places that get very hot. As someone who does live in a hot place, I find nothing about summer to be “muted” or “delicate”. Also, how many times can you talk about sheepskins in one book? I don’t think I know a single person who owns a sheepskin.
Three stars. This is fine. More of a coffee table book than anything else. I like jewel tones too much to be a fan of this book, and I hate rooms with too much white and beige. Even the photos with pops of color look muted in here. This is certainly not the style I will use to decorate my current and future homes.
I found the houses shown in here dead boring. Sooo many neutrals and relentlessly desaturated color palettes. Lots of idyllic-rustic-chic and artfully rundown pieces. Tons of blank walls in bland colors. Very European in the general hodgepodge of the decor. Not much contrast, either. No bright colors. The “spring” and “summer” style suggestions run together with little to distinguish one season from the other. The autumn and winter sections are more distinct but still focus on that samey look. For a book about seasonality in decoration, there sure is a lot of conformity in this book.
The photography is pretty, if obnoxiously muted. In the way of home magazines, everything is styled to look as if no one actually lives in any of the houses. The photographs are laid out quite neatly on each page. Pages are full but not crowded. The text is arranged so that full paragraphs are kept together, which makes for very natural stopping points to pause and study the photos.
Some actionable styling tips to bring touches of the outside and the turn of the year into your home. That’s nice. I’ve been trying to live more seasonally, and I find it’s been quite lovely. I did find it funny that the writers kicked off the book with “studies show connecting with nature is healthy” and then didn’t bother actually citing any studies. They could have simply made the assertion that it’s good and left that as an element of their design philosophy. They didn’t have to completely half-ass a psychology angle.
The book is also very northern. I don’t know how else to describe it. For example, the discussion of summer made it abundantly clear that the writers do not live in places that get very hot. As someone who does live in a hot place, I find nothing about summer to be “muted” or “delicate”. Also, how many times can you talk about sheepskins in one book? I don’t think I know a single person who owns a sheepskin.
Three stars. This is fine. More of a coffee table book than anything else. I like jewel tones too much to be a fan of this book, and I hate rooms with too much white and beige. Even the photos with pops of color look muted in here. This is certainly not the style I will use to decorate my current and future homes.
October 20, 2024
Fabulous book with sublime photos and simple tricks and tips. It's a book I shall return to. My 11 year old creative daughter also enjoyed it, and kindled her love of interior design and (in her words) the 'aesthetics'. Bravo Kay!
March 8, 2025
Beautiful! This is definitely more inspirational than it is practical, but still worth a gander.
January 3, 2025
This is the most divine book! Such a work of art. Sitting down with this book was such a treat! Loved the seasonal aspect of it. The spaces anre all livable and approachable. I can’t say enough how gorgeous this book is! I got SO many great ideas from this book!
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