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Title details for A Lovely Life by Melissa Michaels - Available

A Lovely Life

Savoring Simple Joys in Every Season

by Melissa Michaels
Natasha Soudek
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Home-decorating expert Melissa Michaels invites you to experience the peace and joy that come from a well-balanced life that nurtures your home and soul throughout the year.

You might think that you need to make big changes to create a better life but it's often the small, intentional, everyday decisions that shape our environment over time and bring sustained contentment and well-being. Savor the process.

Melissa Michaels shows you how to cultivate a lovely life in each season:

Spring—experience renewal as you clean up and reimagine your spaces and learn to enjoy everything the outdoors has to offer.

Summer—enjoy refreshment with a summer staycation, self-care nourishments, and the delightof simple pleasures.

Autumn—make room for reconnection when you decorate to reflect your family, style, and story; embrace gratitude; and adopt seasonal rhythms for body, mind, and soul.

Winter—enter a season of rest as you establish morning and evening rituals, winterize your bedroom, and indulge in restorative home spa treatments.

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  • Release date

    May 17, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781645555599
      • File size: 95274 KB
      • Duration: 03:18:29

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Home decorator Melissa Michaels gives suggestions and tips on how to make small changes at home to bring more serenity and happiness to your life. In a warm, conversational style, Michaels offers guidance on how to have a lovely life of renewal, refreshment, reconnection, and rest during each season. Her feminine tone is soft and relaxing, enveloping the listener with the same comfort that her ideas achieve when implemented. Offering more than just housekeeping advice, Michaels's effortless instructions on how to create moments of peace and kindness to oneself are gentle and pleasant reminders to listeners to remember to love and pamper themselves. Her beautiful descriptions on how to personalize a home and practice self-care for the soul are both inspirational and transformative. D.Z. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 2, 2022
      “Seasons will come and go, but the life we create and the rhythms we practice at home become anchors against the ebb and flow,” writes interior decorator Michaels (The Inspired Room) in this thoughtful collection of homemaking tricks and tips, organized by season. Spring is a good time to “spiff up the front door” with flowers and a new address plate; in summer readers should remove heavy drapes and rugs for a “lighter, airier-feeling” vibe; autumn can be spent gathering items to donate to thrift stores (and making an “autumn soundtrack for tidying” helps to keep things moving); and short winter days can be made a little more enjoyable by bringing in extra light sources. Michaels also offers recipes for comforting meals and homemade beauty scrubs. The book will hold special appeal for religious readers, as the author sprinkles biblical quotes throughout and offers “soul-tending” activities all year round, including setting family intentions in summer and expressing gratitude in fall. This gentle guide will hit the spot for those looking to make their home a personal oasis.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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