A review by triceratopper
Made for Living: Collected Interiors for All Sorts of Styles by Amber Lewis, Cat Chen

5.0

Nothing like reading interior design books when you don't have a house, or even an apartment, to decorate / paint / style, right? But even so, I've read quite a few this year, and this one stands out. It's full of super practical, approachable advice for how to style rooms (from the paint color -- yes, there's a whole chapter just on whites -- to the pillows). The photos of the homes that she has styled are gorgeous and even with so many white-walled rooms, they all seem to have their own unique feel, a sort of warmth to them that's unique to each house. It's all that unattainable, too-rich-for-me style that is found in basically all of these books, but I suppose that's part of the fun of flipping through them, right? Still, there are tips and tricks in this that can be applied to any space: buy vintage, add pillows, update the hardware, put in an area rug! Along with Amber's super-relatable writing style, this book is worth more than just a quick flip through.