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From Bleak to Beautiful looks like an exciting interior design guide. Can you tell us a little about it?
From Bleak to Beautiful was designed as a step-by-step guide to take someone with little or no understanding of interior design, and give them the fundamentals to overhaul their interior. This book captures the process my husband and I took to create a place we love to live in and have our family and friends visit. We just revised the book to make it more aesthetically pleasing and included over 50 additional pictures based off the feedback we received from our reviewers.
Any plans to turn it into a series?
We have thought of developing a follow-up book that goes
more in depth on the different aspects of interior design. We also would like to create an interior
design book that features an interior designer from each state, specifically
with a more small-town vibe, to get them some more publicity and show that even
though they aren’t from a big city they can create some amazing spaces.
What inspired the idea for your book?
This book came out of my husband and I moving multiple
times, with the military, and always feeling like our interior was an
afterthought. We wanted to
institute fundamental changes in the function and design of our home and
through years of trial and error, and research, we came up with a solid process
to transform our home into our sanctuary.
What will readers get out of your book?
The ability to look at a space and identify key components
that will help them decide on furniture, lighting, and other decorating
elements to tie the space together and become a place they love to live in.
What part of the book was the most fun to write?
I loved the chapters
where the mood of your room, including how colors affect this, and also the
chapter that discusses the different styles.
It’s the most visual part and I really enjoy capturing these different
aspects in word and through pictures.
Did anything stick out as particularly challenging when writing From Bleak to Beautiful?
The most challenging part was taking everything that we
learned over the past nine years and putting into words. In my head everything makes sense but writing
it out was more difficult than I imagined.
Can you tell us a little about your background?
I was in the U.S. Army for five years and got out when we
had our first son. I then transitioned
to being a full-time mom and student. I did
this for the past eight years and started dabbling in interior design as a
hobby. I am now a certified real estate agent
in Texas and want to use my experience in interior design to help other new
homeowners create their perfect home.
Where can readers find out more about your work?
We have our book
“From Bleak to Beautiful” on Amazon offered in E-Book, Paperback and Hardcover
in both B&W and color, and audiobook on audible.com. We also manage a Facebook group of over 450k
members called “Interior Design for Beginners” and lastly have our website that
we are going to start adding more content to at bleaktobeautiful.com and there
they can subscribe to our email list for future updates.