Myquillyn Smith

Author of Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff

4 Works 570 Members 21 Reviews

About the Author

Myquillyn Smith (the Nester) has never met a home she didn't love. She and her husband and their three boys have been fixing up their North Carolina fixer-upper for the past seven years, and her favorite place on earth is floating in the pool in her own back yard. She's the New York Times show more bestselling author of Cozy Minimalist Home and Welcome Home. show less

Works by Myquillyn Smith

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Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff (2018) 251 copies

The Nesting Place: It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful (2014) 233 copies

Welcome Home: A Cozy Minimalist Guide to Decorating and Hosting All Year Round (2020) 81 copies

House Rules: How to Decorate for Every Home, Style, and Budget (2024) 5 copies

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Birthdate: 20th century
Gender: female
Nationality: USA

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Welcome Home: A Cozy Minimalist Guide to Decorating… by Myquillyn Smith

I love cozy minimalism. I love collecting things with a deep meaning, not just accumulating clutter. This book uses that mindset for seasonal decoration. It emphasizes focusing on things like food & mood for get togethers. Pick a large decoration or one or two statement pieces instead of a bunch of knickknacks. Like one big pumpkin in the fall instead of 20 small ones around your house. I also love that she suggests changing out throws, pillow covers, linens in between seasons, to mark the change instead of putting out cheap decorations. She encourages you to use nature from outside, branches, leaves, as part of the decorations as well.… (more)

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bookworm12 | 1 other review | Mar 7, 2023 |

Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff by Myquillyn Smith

I enjoyed the visual aspect of this book. The photos were a great aid to the book. I probably identify with this sort of minimalism over the puritanical minimalism that some preach. A great book if you enjoy interior design.

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thewestwing | 8 other reviews | Aug 12, 2022 |

The Nesting Place: It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to… by Myquillyn Smith

She has some good ideas, but a little religiously preachy for my taste.

Not that she stated this explicitly ( I heavily skimmed, since this, like all interior decorating books, is just a picture-book for adults), but I don't think God cares about coordinating colors or zany picture walls or even terrific thrifted furniture.

Is that too mean?

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FinallyJones | 9 other reviews | Nov 17, 2021 |

The Nesting Place: It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to… by Myquillyn Smith

To others, it's probably an average book. For me? It's what I needed. A nice, positive nudge to live and decorate in the moment. #housegoals

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OutOfTheBestBooks | 9 other reviews | Sep 24, 2021 |

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