Right at Home - by Bobby Berk (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Queer Eye's design expert presents an interior design guide that emphasizes self-care to help you find your own taste so you can optimize the function of every room and feel happier at home. The way your home makes you feel is one of the most important (and simplest fixes) that can affect your mental health. Your overall attitude both in and out of the home starts in the home, and hopefully with this book as a jumping off point. Gone are the days of designing homes just for showing them off to others. The functionality of a home has changed drastically with the onset of the pandemic and the massive increased time spent inside. Today, the home represents our ultimate safe space and needs to be able to host our most intimate conversations-so setting it up for comfort, style, and authenticity is essential to your self-care. In Right at Home, Bobby shows you how your home, no matter the size, can support your mental well-being and look good to boot. You'll learn how to: Articulate what makes you happy so you can design to reflect your truest style Layer the lighting and enhance natural light so you feel (and look) your best Know what to let go of and what to re-purpose so that every space is organized Prioritize function and comfort for every room Understand the impact of decor and confidently pick patterns, palettes, and pops Right at Home shows us that changing the design of your space can aid mental wellness, and how we can achieve a new sense of happiness within the home. With highly visual home tours, Bobby's stories behind the designs (including Queer Eye fan favorites!), and gorgeous photographs of beautifully styled rooms, this is the definitive guide to designing your own home"--

Book Synopsis

The design expert and Emmy-nominated TV host of Netflix's Queer Eye shows you how to set up your space so that it takes care of you. Learn how to follow your happiness to find your style, optimize the function of every room, organize your space, and so much more.

The way your home makes you feel matters. After all, it's your ultimate safe space and needs to be able to host your most intimate conversations and memorable celebrations. So setting it up for comfort, style, and authenticity is essential to your self-care. In Right at Home, Bobby shows you how designing your space, no matter what size home you have, has an impact that's immediate, visceral, and undeniable. Learn how to:

- Articulate what makes you happy so you can land on a design that reflects your truest style
- Prioritize function and comfort so your space works for you (and not the other way around)
- Know what to let go of and what to repurpose so that every room stays organized
- Engage all your senses with texture, contrast, scent, and sound so you can stay in the present
- Understand the emotional impact of color and confidently pick patterns, palettes, and color pops
- Maximize lighting (both natural and artificial) to support a positive mental state
- Boost your mood by bringing plants and nature into your design

Right at Home demonstrates that good design can aid mental wellness and helps us achieve a new sense of happiness within the home. With gorgeous photographs of beautifully styled rooms and Bobby's tried-and-true tips, this is the definitive guide to designing a modern home.

About the Author

Bobby Berk is the interior designer for the hit Netflix show Queer Eye, with his own self-titled design company specializing in hip, minimalist urban luxury designs.