The low-stress, high-fun way to entertain, shop, decorate and indulge your way to domestic nirvana. What is domestic bliss? It's bringing the office party home just because you have fresh mint and a secret mojito recipe. It's making your houseguest feel like he's at the Ritz even when he's crashing on your sofa. It's retreating home after a harried day and taking solace in a perfectly placed flea market find. Home is the new hot spot and in Domestic Bliss , London's favorite young style expert makes all your nesting fantasies come true. This blueprint for domestic bliss will work whether your posse is coming to your castle or you're planning an evening for one. With wit and savoir faire, Konig shows how to: Mix family hand-me-downs and new treasures Tackle clutter with simple solutions Turn your world around even when you feel fat, lonely and hate all your clothes and furniture. Domestic Bliss is about creating moments of perfection in an otherwise chaotic world.
This book is all about putting in the substance & style into your home. Rita suggests that you try to have fun while doing the cleaning and general domestic chores (and suggests ways to try to make it palatable), and how to go about putting in all the little things that don't have to cost the earth, but that make a house a home. Rita's tone is very tounge in cheek and quite bossy (as she herself says at the start of the book) and while some of her ideas are a little over the top (and I would certainly skip the menu suggestions which are all stodgy and old fashioned and very British)the overall book is witty, stylish and strong on the detail of how to bring comfort to your home. Ultimately, Rita says, it is the little details and the effort that goes in that make a house a home, and not the money spent. By following her lead, you can bring style and luxury to your everyday life.
like having lunch with a stylish friend
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
A wonderfully fun little book about giving parties, gifts, and keeping house. It's chatty and stylish but perhaps not a detailed as one would like.
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