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6 Inspiring Design Books Written by Black Authors
You'll want to add these amazing books to your reading list, stat.
Design books are one of our favorite ways to escape and spark creativity without leaving our couches. And whether you have a generous collection from your favorite designers or clutch tightly to a well-worn book that has heavily influenced your personal home design for years, there's always room for more, right?
We're highlighting several of our favorite design books written by Black authors who are some of the most influential and talented names in the world of design. Each of these books offers a unique and respective insight into designing a more beautiful home—from getting in touch with your eclectic, bohemian side to honing your organizational skills—and offer insight into the authors' own journeys that established them as the experts and creatives we know them to be today.
Justina Blakeney The New Bohemians: Cool and Collected Homes
Justina Blakeney The New Bohemians: Cool and Collected Homes
Justina Blakeney's first book is an absolute wonder, full of vibrant and wild yet cohesive and chic rooms. You'll discover 20 homes of East and West Coast creatives who are redefining bohemian style, with tips on how to champion it yourself. There's even a Plant-O-Pedia to tactfully fill your own home with as much greenery as Blakeney's favorite spaces have.
Paige Tate & Co Beautifully Organized: A Guide to Function and Style in Your Home
Paige Tate & Co Beautifully Organized: A Guide to Function and Style in Your Home
Nikki Boyd, creator of the popular blog, At Home With Nikki, shares her best advice on creating a beautiful, functional, and welcoming home in one educational read. From decluttering to decorating, the Charleston-based home maven takes you through the rewarding process of finally turning your home into the space you've always dreamed.
Hilton Carter Wild Interiors: Beautiful Plants in Beautiful Spaces
Hilton Carter Wild Interiors: Beautiful Plants in Beautiful Spaces
Hilton Carter's second design book, Wild Interiors, was released earlier this spring, and it is an absolute dream. The plant and interior stylist gives readers an inside look into his favorite sources of inspiration, top 10 houseplants, and the interiors of 12 inspiring "plant parents" across the country.
Darryl Carter The New Traditional
Darryl Carter's one-and-only design book is a fabulous guide to crafting your own timeless, well-balanced home. Carter is a master of artfully blending modern and vintage pieces for one-of-a-kind rooms with incredible details at every turn, and his book will help you do just that.
Shelia Bridges Furnishing Forward: A Practical Guide to Furnishing for a Lifetime
Shelia Bridges Furnishing Forward: A Practical Guide to Furnishing for a Lifetime
Sheila Bridges has the ultimate guide for furnishing, styling, and entertaining with Furnishing Forward. The iconic designer helps readers discover their own personal style and offers both professional and personal advice for turning their home into the living and hosting space they've always wanted it to be.
Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason Remix: Decorating with Culture, Objects, and Soul
Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason Remix: Decorating with Culture, Objects, and Soul
AphroChic's Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason offer insight into blending your global style into a beautiful, contemporary space. Whether your home is full of trinkets from your travels or your looking to evoke memories of a favorite destinations, the duo will help you do so in a stylish, chic way.
Lauren Wicks is a Birmingham-based writer covering design trends, must-have products, travel inspiration, and entertaining. She’s obsessed with globally inspired textiles, hosting dinner parties, and French cocktails.
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