{Giveaway is Closed}
The winner is Brenda with Simple Pleasures! Congrats, Brenda, you’ve been emailed!
Country Living has been very generous with me, sharing their new books and letting me give ONE away to a reader as well. We all love decorating books and this is another one that is beautiful and inspiring. Especially if you happen to like the trend of decorating with white. But, even if you don’t there’s still plenty of color to be found in this book, so don’t let the title fool you. Stark white and nothing else would be a little bit difficult to live with. I love color, but I also love white backgrounds and this book has some great ideas for using white and mixing it all up with patterns and textures to create a lovely home.
The description on the back says:
A room dressed in white may be romantic, rustic, traditional, or contemporary, but it will never be dated. White is simply timeless. Through a wealth of photographs, ideas, and tips, you’ll see how easy it is to bring a white palette into any room to create fresh, comfortable spaces filled with character and warmth.
And again, the book is definitely not all about white, but gives many ideas on layering it all with color and collections.
You’ll get plenty of ideas and inspiration from the beautiful pics on every page.
Blue and white, a fave for many decorators for years.
Collections are another part of the book. I don’t have room in my house for collections this big, but they sure are prettily displayed.
If you enjoy farmhouse style and new country decorating, you’ll love this book and will be excited to have it in your collection.
If you’d like to win a copy of the book, all you have to do is leave a comment, again telling me why you like decorating books and what you’d like to take away from this one.
I’ll choose a winner in a few days!
Christmas in July! Is it too early to think about Christmas? Probably so, it’s really hard to think about it with heat and humidity going on, but here are a couple things to keep in mind WHEN you get ready to start thinking about Christmas this year:
I like to do small vignettes around the house, with bits and pieces of Christmas cheer, like in the window of my kitchen.
Adding Christmas dishes is a fun way to get in the festive mood for welcoming guests to your home. I can’t quite think about it yet, but it will be fun once again when the season arrives.
One of my sponsors, Payless Decor is having a Christmas in July sale this week and I wanted to tell you about it. All of the beautiful blinds in my home came from Payless Decor and I have loved them, they make my windows!Â
Here’s the code if you want to check out the sale: SH10XMAS713 for 10% off anything over $100. thru 7/25.
I live in a rental–white or cream is always a safe color to use on walls if you don’t want to offend your landlord! Also, I think there’s a feeling of “decorating liberty” in using white as a base, as you can change your mind about color/mood more easily. I would love to add this book to my resources as I’m getting a décor business off the ground.
Oh my goodness, I’d love this book. I don’t like a lot of color and have a very calming neutral home–this book was written for me!
I love Country Living magazines and books. I get great inspiration from looking at them. I would love to win a copy of this book.
love white, hoping to incorporate more into my home. the book looks lovely
I love decorating books. I buy them & check them out of the library because I am trying so hard to decorate my cape cod house. White has always been my favorite color!
My empty nest needs direction and this book would be so helpful. I am trying to adapt and edit but have recently added a few items that seem to have thrown everything else off…needing some balance!
So many of the photos had some of the white pottery I enjoy collecting as well as white ironstone – another favorite of mine. I always enjoy it when I see a glimpse of a familiar piece of pottery or a favorite platter.
I am a fan of white decor, but often have a hard time figuring out how I want to incorporate it.
Decorating books show us, “It’s Possible! and Pretty!”
Rhoda, I have learned so much from your blog. You taught me how to install picture frame molding in my dining room and hall. You have also taught how to frame my large builder’s grade mirror in my main bath. I am so grateful for all the information you have shared.
It would be such a pleasure to be entered into the drawing of the Country Living book. I have a large collection of white ironstone and blue and white dishware. Thanks for the opportunity .
I love Country Living Magazine! This book will give me some ideas of how to “incorporate” white into my home.
I can’t get enough of DIY, decorating and design, from magazines, blogs and books! I’m constantly looking for inspiration in as many places as I can find it. I am a HUGE fan of white. I have white couches, white bedding, white area rugs and plan on painting my kitchen cabinets white so this book is right up my alley! Thanks for the chance to win. 🙂
I would love to be picked to receive this new book! I am just retired and doing my house over in whites! Thank you
Collecting decorating books are a very source of inspiration for me. White is clean and crisp plus a big wow at the same time.
I don’t like decorating books. I love them!
So many ideas in books! I love books period — I take away lots of information that is useful. And would love to see how collections are displayed in this book from Country Living. I do love white!!
I would love to win this book! My style is farmhouse-coastal-english country–ha! Nothing better than curling up with a good cup of coffee and flipping through a great decorating book. At a minimum, it motivates me to get up and do a little house-keeping. 🙂
I would love to have a copy of this book because I love white!…It’s so clean and fresh….I have a white car, love white clothing, collect white picture frames, love french manicures and of course, white teeth! Ha!
Decorating books are great because they can give us lay people ideas that we could never have thought of on our own. I have collected quite a few. I live in Kansas City and Mary Carol Garrity owner of Nell Hill’s is quite a popular designer here. I have several of her decorator books. I would put this one to good use!
Thank you for this offer.
Would love to use it for ideas
I have been a faithful Country Living reader since 1979! They have always been so current with trends, and this book appears to be no exception! I am learning to embrace the power of whites in my new (old) home, and this book would really help me make the most of what I have!
This book looks so amazing. I would love to win and get some fresh new ideas!!