Parsons - Feels Like Home: Transforming Your Space from Uninspiring to Uniquely Yours

Marian Parsons, aka Miss Mustard Seed, is that best friend with great taste every homeowner wishes for. Is there nothing this woman cant do? She paints both furniture and walls; upholsters; sews curtains, bed linens, slipcovers, and even dog beds; and is unafraid to tackle carpentry, tiling, and furniture stripping. In over a decades worth of blog entries, shes provided her fansincluding mewith common sense, attainable tips for DIY home design. Lately, weve watched as she and her husband transformed a blah, builder-beige, thirteen-year-old tract house into a gracious, warm, and inviting sanctuary for their young sons, a big dog, and two mischievous cats. Now, with Feels Like Home, Marian has gifted us the ultimate design handbook with sound advice, simplified tutorials, and yes, her trademark gorgeous photography. Feels Like Home is the last decorating book this decorator-in-denial will ever need.

MARY KAY ANDREWS, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE FIXER UPPER; HISSY FIT; HELLO, SUMMER; AND THE NEWCOMER

Feels Like Home is an authentic story of how, regardless of your circumstances or your location, the very essence of home is in your heart and in the love that you share there.

For creatives, often part of the dream for a home is to have a special separate place in which to lose oneself, and to make the impossible possible. But as Marian says, it is not what your home gives to you, but what you create with it and in it that is the foundation upon which your life is built. The reality is that most creatives aspire for their own sanctuary, but even if that dream is indeed their reality, you will often find them at the kitchen table, the heart of any home, creating and sharing what they love with those they love most.

Like Marian herself, her book is beautiful, hopeful, personal, and inspiring. This is a resource, a handbook, and an inspirational guide to help you create exactly what feels like home for you and those that will share it with you.

JO PACKHAM, CREATOR AND EDITOR IN CHIEF OF WOMEN CREATE MAGAZINES

Do you dream of living in a completely custom home made just for you? Does that seem impossible? Well, Marian, aka Miss Mustard Seed, has proven in Feels Like Home that designing your dream home isnt a far-fetched idea and is in fact obtainable for everyone who follows her helpful tips in this guidebook filled with all her secrets. You will want to keep this book handy as you are on the journey to make you house your home!

LIZ MARIE GALVAN, AUTHOR OF COZY WHITE COTTAGE AND BLOGGER AT LIZMARIEBLOG.COM

Marian speaks to my home-loving heart. Creating an environment, you love to live in is an adventure! We all start from a unique place, right where we are. The path will have some twists and turns, but the home you create will nurture your heart and soul in a way no other journey can. This book will become a well-loved staple in your library, inspiring you with ideas to make any house feel like home.

MELISSA MICHAELS, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LOVE THE HOME YOU HAVE, THE INSPIRED ROOM, AND DWELLING

Whether its her interiors or her art, Marians work epitomizes timeless style rooted in authenticity, great taste, and casual elegance. Everything is inviting and comfy, while elevated and approachable at the same time.

BRIAN PATRICK FLYNN, INTERIOR DESIGNER HGTV DREAM HOME

Feels Like Home offers the encouragement and guidance needed to help you create a home that reflects your unique style and gives you a sense of belonging when you walk through the doors.

HEATHER BULLARD, EDITORIAL PROP STYLIST

Feels Like Home is full of ideas, inspiration, and encouragement for finding your style and learning how to decorate your space and make it your own. Marian shares her years of expertise, tips, and advice, along with DIY projects, and shows how to take any style of house and create a welcoming, beautiful home that is perfect for you.

COURTNEY ALLISON, AUTHOR OF FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE AND FRENCHCOUNTRYCOTTAGE.NET

Marian Parsons book Feels Like Home is such an inspiring and reassuring resource that brings some very fresh and personal methods toward helping you appreciate and listen to your home, whilst, at the same time exploring the idea of adding to it. There are some great tips, especially about layers and colors, and I love Marians focus on experimentation and how home will always be a process, not a destination. This is a book which doesnt rely on motivating bold moveswhich you may later regretbut instead gently encourages you to work with what you already have, what you already feel, and shows how you can build and grow a real home from those genuine foundations.

PHILIPPA STANTON, @5FTINF

This may look like the parlor in a historic home, but its the living room in a 1970s suburban home. Britt and Kelly Noser have thoughtfully decorated the home in antiques found at auctions and consignment shops over the years, creating a space that fits their aesthetic.