The Emotional House: How Redesigning Your Home Can Change Your Life

by Dawn Ritchie and Kathryn L. Robyn

Most of us spend more time in our homes than any other place. For better or worse, this highly personal space has a powerful influence over the way we feel about our lives. Based on the program used... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572244089
• ISBN13: 9781572244085
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

I really enjoyed this book...

After reading and looking through many different style books and interior design advice books, I found that I was confused about how to pull different ideas, doodads and furniture I already have together. Ms. Robyn has a gentle and clear writing style and a way of helping the reader to assess HOW enjoyable one's house is and WHY a room is, or isn't, working. A brief example... do you have a formal style but live casually? There is going to be a clash that will create tension. This book is structured aroound some very basic rules, that will help any style you choose to work well.

Turns your home into a best friend

Jill Swanson, Portland, ME My mother taught me that it is okay to have many best friends, and I do. I have one who is really good for talking to about business, another for creative ideas, one to plan great dinner parties with, and another to share the fun and scary stuff about being in love. This book helped me turn my home into the space equivalent of having all my best friends around. It explained how different rooms care for different parts of my life and made me realize that, like friendship, my home was in it for the long haul. I could take my time to make plans and savor the process, just like having tea on the veranda.  

Change your Life by Changing Just One Room

A work of an emotional home is never finished. The art of creating that perfect sanctuary is very chalenging but the book," The Emotional House" makes the process flow more smoothly. I was impressed at how the authors appeal to all ages and cultures. I found the suggestion of a house binder very simple yet very important and time- saving. Following the house rules will open your eyes by seeing that you can change your life by changing just one room. This book is an excellent companion to the authors' earlier book, "Spitirual Housecleaning,"

It Changed My Life!

I tried the exercises in the book and for the first time in my life I have a great color scheme in my house! I did three rooms and love them all! The colors work with my furniture and friends have even commented on it. One room we never used and now we are in there all the time. It is warm and cozy and you feel good in there. Guess that is what the authors meant by color therapy!"