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Living with What You Love Book Giveaway

September 1, 2010 By Rhoda 167 Comments

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{Giveaway is Closed}

What makes a house truly a home?

It’s not always buying the latest trend or popular things of the moment, decorating a home merely to make it beautiful.   But more so, it’s surrounding yourself with the things that make you and your family feel comfortable, loved and special.  We all have those fond memories and family treasures that we want to surround ourselves with.

If you enjoy family photographs, heirlooms, and having special things around your home that express who you and your family are, you’ll enjoy this book.

Written by Monica Rich Kosann, it’s a beautiful book filled with treasured memories of her spaces, as well as many of her clients.  Monica is a nationally recognized fine-art portrait photographer who has worked with many prestigious families and celebrities, as well as a designer of jewelry and home accessories.  Her work has been profiled extensively in national print, such as Town & Country and Elle Decor, as well as television media.Photos from Monica’s website, Fine Art of Family.  Monica believes that we should all live with what we love and find ways to incorporate those things into our daily fabric of life.  I couldn’t agree more.  {Photo: Monica Rich Kosann}

Instead of hiding away the family photos, Monica has clever ideas for displaying them stylishly and showing them off to visitors, without having them in the way.  I love her ideas on grouping silver frames with cherished family photos. I too, love to display family photos.  We have them sprinkled around the house, from the master bedroom, to the living room, my office and my husband’s office, with our family members displayed and enjoyed every day.

Monica also believes in living with and loving collections by displaying them in an artful manner to enjoy every single day.  I couldn’t agree more.  I enjoy my plate and dish collection grouped on a wall or on the sideboard.  That’s living with what you love. Insulators grouped together make a collection in that beautiful shade of turquoise.

Did you know that 3 or more of something is a collection? Begin with a few and build from there.  So what is it that catches your eye?  Collect it and have fun displaying  that collection.  Pretty books grouped together can be enjoyed as beauty or literature. A basket of shells and driftwood captures memories from our visit to the beach one summer.  Priceless and sweet memories of walking on the beach, picking up every one of these salty treasures.

Monica sent me my very own copy to treasure and she has generously offered to give a book to my readers too ($30 value), so if you’d like a copy for yourself, just leave a comment on this post, telling me what your favorite treasured collection for your home might be.

What is that special thing that you love and are living with too?  Cherished family heirlooms, family photos, or pieces that you have collected yourself?

Are  you living with what you love?  I hope you are!

{Giveaway will be open until Saturday evening.}

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  1. Meg Wilkerson says

    September 3, 2010 at 9:42 pm

    I would LOVE this book! Right now I’m trying to incorporate old, old family photos and my collection of Hawaiian Koa wood pieces into our home. [email protected]

  2. avalonne83 says

    September 4, 2010 at 5:46 am

    Great giveaway! I’d love to be entered.

    Please count me in. Thanks.

    avalonne83 [at] yaoo [dot] it

  3. evamarie says

    September 4, 2010 at 10:04 am

    I just packed one of my favorite collections away this morning: my seashell collection from my Grandmother. She was originally a midewest gal who moved with her young family to Florida. While working at the “Shell Factory” she fell in love with seashells and was a collector throughout her life. For Autumn I’m bringing out her collection of carnival glass. Grandma’s seashells will re-appear next spring!
    Thank you for the chance!

  4. Elizabeth Gleason says

    September 4, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    I have too many collections probably:) But my most favorite and oldest would be my jadeite dishes. I started collecting them when I was in college and still can’t say no when I see any in a store.

  5. Sherry says

    September 4, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    I think the collection I am using the most in our home is the plates I have collected here and there, several are Homer Laughlin. I have several hanging in different rooms and keep finding more. The book sounds like it would be a treasure.

  6. Karen says

    September 4, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    I collect the letter “G,” Willow Tree Angels, insulators, globes, and old games…

  7. Patricia says

    September 4, 2010 at 10:43 pm

    I have two bookcases of cookbooks. Read them like novels.

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