In this very charming book, celebrated author Alexandra Stoddard explains how to bring beauty and joy to a life shared with one's spouse or lover, family and friends. She shows readers how simple acts of self-nurturing--meditation, long baths, studying art--can help foster self-esteem and inward good health, qualities which will naturally lead to love and respect for others.
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For thirty-seven years and in nineteen previous books, Alexandra Stoddard has shared her keen eye for design and sure sense of style. Now this renowned decorator and lifestyle philosopher takes readers to a new level of visual awareness, showing how to achieve the discerning eye that is the key to creating beautiful environments for living.
In Open Your Eyes, Alexandra Stoddard shows us how to see with the expertise and clarity of professional designers, creating a home that reflects our individual sense of beauty, refined to its best expression. She reveals how to use daily awareness to educate our eye, sharing examples from the masters and her own extensive training and personal experience. These visual epiphanies can happen anywhere, once we become attuned-perhaps as we set a pretty table, straighten a linen closer, stroll in a park or garden, or browse in a thrift shop.
Through Stoddard's anecdotes and a rich array of ideas, tips, and techniques, we learn hundreds of ways to see and solve problems of proportion, pattern, color, and composition through simple, pleasing changes. These may be as subtle as rearranging treasured objects on a table, altering a lamp shade, or moving a chair-but they have dramatic results: a home that is more beautiful, more comfortable, and more useful, reflecting our unique sense of life. Each day becomes a visual feast as we deepen our understanding not only of what makes something beautiful but of what makes something beautiful to us.
Filled with the warmth, encouragement, and down-to-earth solutions that have helped hundreds of thousands to seek and find their own personal style, Alexandra Stoddard's Open Your Eyes provides essential tools to elevate our understanding of what makes our house a home and transform our surroundings into personal works of art.
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Author of 27 books, Alexandra Stoddard is sought after as a speaker on the art of living the good life. She has inspired millions of listeners and readers with such books as Things I Want My Daughters to Know, Choosing Happiness, You Are Your Choices, and Time Alive. A mother and grandmother herself, she lives in Stonington Village, Connecticut, with her husband, Peter Brown.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Tremendous gift for a bride,
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This review is from: Living Beautifully Together (Paperback)
Described as a philosopher of contemporary life-style, Alexandra Stoddard hits the nail on the head with her enthusiasm for finding and celebrating the joy of being in a relationship with someone. She's practical, and her suggestions are achievable. I enjoy reading this book - have done so many times. Sort of a yearly retreat for me
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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We Can All Live Beautifully Together,
By laurie (Greenwich, CT) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Living Beautifully Together (Paperback)
Alexandra Stoddard has become a sort of guru to my husband and me over the years. Her advice is inspirational, and she is full of suggestions to add beauty to your life in many different ways, some simple, some involving more commitment. Reading her books, and this one in particular, has changed how we view our home and our relationships. The added "Grace Notes" on every page are culled from a wide variety of sources and never cease to be interesting. I have given Ms. Stoddard's books to many, many friends and family.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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A Relaxing Read,
By Danielle (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Living Beautifully Together (Paperback)
I am a newlywed...married 3 months and I found this book to put alot of things in perspective for me. Ms. Stoddard encourages you to take time out and invest quality time in YOURSELF, which I have always believed to be important, I just didn't know how to convince my husband! This book helped me find those words! Once you have yourself taken care of, then you can concentrate on your relationship and it will THRIVE! My only complaint is Ms. Stoddard writes as if we ALL live in Manhattan and drink cappucinos everyday...I found her comments like that throughout the book to be annoying and assuming. Overall, the book makes sense....and has made me a more relaxed person!
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