It’s been such a joy to me in blogland for the past 7 years, watching my blog friends grow and seeing their success along with my own. Most of us who started blogging way back then are still going strong and still love this thing called blogging. It certainly has changed my life in so many profound ways and I’m still grateful every single day that I get to spend time with women all over the country, because of this blog. One of my long time friends in blogging, is Myquillyn Smith, also known as The Nester. She dubbed herself that early on, as she was fearful of sharing her real (unusual) name with the world wide web.
Her blog, the Nesting Place, encourages women to create a beautiful home without worrying about perfection. Who has time for that? Myquillyn put herself out there, sharing her window mistreatments, her hot glued pillows, letting women know that they could do things in their home all by themselves, using the budgets they had and that yes, indeed, it could be beautiful. Beauty is the in eye of the beholder and it definitely doesn’t have to have an expensive price tag.
(photo from The Nester)
The online world we live in can really suck the joy out of our own homes. Now that we can actually see millions of homes across the world just by clicking around the web, all of those perfect images can make us feel inadequate and our homes unworthy. But, we all know that isn’t real life. We all have to embrace our own homes and find the beauty in everything we surround ourselves with.
I’ve really enjoyed reading Nester’s words and thoughts in this book. She is helping to free women from the notion that everything in their homes have to be perfect to make them happy. How often does that happen? Maybe never? We all have imperfect homes and works in progress and to be content to make the most of what we have is the message in her book. I loved it and I think you will too.
Myquillyn and her publisher are giving away 3 books to my readers and I’m so happy to share this giveaway with you all!Â
Just leave a comment telling me what room in your house is the most imperfect and how would this book help you with the process of making that room a contented space?Â
Would love to win!!
Definitely the laundry room! Would love more ideas on how to handle this small space that turns into a dumping ground since it is off the garage.
My kitchen needs help…I can hardly stand it.
I would have to say the room that needs the most help would be my bathroom. It’s outdated and small. Just no real personality or style even though I try to decorate it. Really excited about this book. Maybe it would help me to feel “ok” that it’s just not going to ever be a perfect spa-like space.
Changes in finances and health have meant a move with little money to fix up our downsized new home.
Could use some inspiration!
I’d love to know how to live with my imperfect bathroom layout. We need new everything, but the layout would be too expensive to change.
Hi Rhoda, Since down-sizing and moving to our smaller condo/apartment, I have not been able to finish (or really begin) decorating our bedroom. We have wanted to paint the walls a light teal green (model apartment and they were painted a baby-poop green by the “designer”). The only furniture we have bought for it is a queen-size rattan headboard and two IKEA bookcases (for storage of craft supplies and books). Now that makes the room sound empty, but there is a sofa (we got a new one for the living room) and a coffee table (I painted one that was my mother- in-law’s for the living room and moved the other one to the bedroom), a horizontal file cabinet being used as a night table on husbands side. Decorating our bedroom would be a treat for us. Thank you.
fingers crossed —- would love to win this book 🙂
Probably the master bedroom. Time for some updating and I’d love to get some ideas from Nester!
Master bedroom…..need ideas as it is in transition from warm to cool colors, help!!
I think it would be our bedroom. It doesn’t have any “heart”. Thanks for the chance to win.
I would love some ideas to perk up my living room.
My great room needs the inspiration that would come from reading this book!
Definitely my bedroom…it needs major HELP!!
Laundry room, it’s the most boring room in my home an it’s my entrance from my garage !! Would love to fix it up, since I want to downsize and build a small cabin!
Sewing, ironing, crafting office room is a room of my own that I have been waiting for about 40 years. Now the children have flown the nest and I have the room but it is a stack of one project after another that needs to be done. I am overwhelmed rather than excited about this space!
It would have to be our bedroom!
How beautiful this would be as coffee table decor!
my tiny galley kitchen needs some love and tenderness. i want this room to be my own little” nesting place”.. so hoping to get inspired and challenged with all the ideas in the book. 🙂
My kitchen! It’s the one room in the house that doesn’t seem to fit the rest and needs makeover. I’d love inspiration from the book!