"Settling for just any roof over my head was not a choice." -Jill Butler
Successful and talented artist, illustrator, designer, businesswoman, and author Jill Butler uses her bold and captivating artwork, along with stunning photography of her nothing-special-turned-dream-cottage, to inspire readers to do more with their living spaces and in turn more with their lives. Hundreds of decorating tips and ideas are accompanied by mind-maps and other illustrations reflecting the myriad of decisions, emotions, and questions readers will face. Part guide to creating the space you want to live in, part journal to help you reevaluate, reinvent, and revitalize yourself, Create the Space You Deserve is a launching pad to access your creative self and express your personality onto your living space.
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By Jill Butler
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AN ARTIST'S COTTAGE: CREATING THE SPACE YOU DESERVE
Table of Contents:
Introduction
1. Why Bother?
* Your House is More than Just a Roof Over Your Head
2. Clear the Crud
* Start No Matter What
3. Imagine the Possibilities
* Dare to Ask for What You Want
4. I See the End!
* Create a Written Picture
5. Who to Ask
* Who to Ask for Help
6. Room to Room
* Create an Idea Notebook
7. Don't decorate...
* Entertain the Eye
8. Places and Spaces
* The Right Spot for Everything Imaginable
9. Plant Ideas
* Outside is Yet Another Collage
10. Let it Shine!
* Warming Up the House
Completing the Circle
Resource List