{Giveaway is Closed}
One of the perks of being a design blogger is getting to do book reviews. And as a lover of Southern Living magazine, of course, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to check out a brand new book by the publisher of one of my favorite magazines. I’m a Southern girl, after all!
As a longtime fan of Southern Living, it was fun to open the packed full of inspiration pages of this beautiful new book and see it for myself.
You’ll find all sorts of inspiration ideas for updating your home. Gracious hospitality, warmth and effortless elegance signify great Southern style.
Tour the most inspired rooms that have graced the pages of Southern Living magazine in this 288-page guide and grab some great ideas for yourself.
Take a mis-matched group of items and learn how to use them together.
Turning a dining room into a sitting room is easy with a little guidance.
And how many of us have loved taking old cast-offs from the attic or thriftstore and repurposing them into something fresh and glam. Yes, we have!
Sharing updated ways of using old things, this book will inspire you too. I’m so happy to have it in my personal book collection as a reference guide and just to look at. I love pretty decorating books!
You’ll find:
- Defining Southern Style: From heirlooms to monograms, new ways to celebrate traditional icons
- Reclaim It: Tips to turn grandma’s attic finds into updated treasures
- Solutions from Top Southern designers for design dilemmas
- Style on a Budget: Identify individual style and build a room around it
- Why It Works?: Piece-by-piece deconstruction of rooms to show the key components required to achieve a particular look.
- Southern Style File: Black book of editors’ favorite designers, retailers, and more.
- Defining Southern Style: A glossary of helpful “decorator speak” terms.
The Southern Living publishers are allowing me to give away TWO copies to my readers! Squeeeeaaaal!!
I knew that you would be excited about that too, so all you have to do is leave a comment.
Tell me what room in your house needs updating the most and what you hope to gain from reading this book!
That’s it! Leave a comment and I’ll choose TWO random winners in a few days!
I need ideas for our living room. It currently looks like I threw a bunch of junk in there. Which I did. It’s really in sad shape, and unfortunately it’s the first room you walk into. We have no entryway, you just walk into a hideous living room.
I recently purchased a couple of new couches and chairs for our home. While I love the newness of these pieces, I want to find a way to “take the shine off” of the look. I need some ideas on how to mix the old and the new. I spent part of the afternoon sanding and priming a thrift store chair to add a little bit of the old to the new but I know I’m going to need more! The book looks wonderful!
Our living room could use a little help! I’m not very creative on my own so this book would definitely help. 🙂
Would love this book to get inspiration for a kitchen redo. Thanks for the opportunity!!
Rhoda, I am interested in updating our master bedroom. It has been years since I have subscribed to SL magazine, so I would enjoy seeing the fresh new looks that they have been advertising.
My nest has recently been emptied…I have a bedroom to re-do that currently has one graffiti wall and three neon turquiose walls! I am in need of inspiration and would love to have this book to help me!
I need to work on our bedroom. I’d love some new ideas for a new color scheme and furniture arrangement. Thank you, Rhoda!
Most of my house needs inspiration so I’m sure I could put this magazine to great use. But it is mainly my lounge room that needs a makeover. I’m sure Southern Style is the inspiration I need.
Hi Rhoda,
I’m a Canadian girl who loves all things Southern. I also have a book fetish for books and would love to add this one to my library. I’m sure I could use all the valuable information to add a little Southern charm to every room of our home. TFS! Sheila
What a neat looking book. My master bath is in serious need of a face lift. Maybe the uber-creative people at Southern Living publications could give me some good ideas that don’t involve reconfiguring or replacing built in cabinets. BTW, I had a chance to visit Hill Street Warehouse in Atlanta. Unbelievably fabulous! Thanks for the tip.
I definately need some bedroom inspiration!
Definitely the kitchen – we’ve done just about everything else!
Oh my gosh every room in my house needs updating. I’d say my kitchen, but we rent, so there’s not much we can do about that one. Other than that it’s probably our bedroom… but I’m working on it!
That is exactly the kind of decorating book I covet — full of inspiring, updated looks, along with practical tips! I live in the South but I wasn’t born here. You know what they say: “I got here as fast as I could!”
My goodness…this book looks soooo awesome and I’m working on my guest cottage and I always love getting ideas from Southern Living!!!
Blessings,
Linda
My daughter got married on month ago today! Yay! I am taking over her old bedroom for a space of my own. I need help with everything! I need ideas to find furniture, how to transform garage sale finds and even to define my style. Thanks for the give a way. I hope I win.
My master bedroom needs some help! I loved (and bookmarked) what you did for your sis! Thanks for the opportunity!
OH my bedroom needs redooooiiinnnggg! I love that desk made with the saw horses.
It is a toss up between my guest bedroom and my grandkids playroom.
They both need an update…
I would love to win the book! Thanks for the chance.
Debbie