I feature books I’m reading each week in my Four Things series, but every once in a while, I come across a book that needs its own blog post.  Such is the case with Interiors of a Storyteller by Stephanie Sabbe.  The official book release is tomorrow, but my friends at Gibbs Smith, who know my love of their decorating and design books, sent me an advanced copy.  (You can purchase it HERE on Amazon.)  I have followed Stephanie on her Instagram page @sabbeinteriordesign, but I didn’t put two-and-two together that this was her book until I started flipping through it and the style felt familiar. Stephanie’s decorating style is right up my alley.  It’s classic and sophisticated yet each room feels like a real, lived-in space.  It’s beautiful while not being overly starched and fussy.  None of the rooms feel like they should be roped off or just had

One of my favorite things about the online world is that we have the chance to meet and connect with people we would never meet otherwise.  I have gotten to know people who love the things I love and even those who write about the things I love.  There are certainly many things I can and have bemoaned about social media, but I do love this aspect of it.  As a result of some of these connections, I’m occasionally sent something a fellow creative and author has put out in the world.  Over the summer and into the fall, I received a bunch!  Some were temporarily lost in the shuffle of the move and some were mailed to temporary addresses until we were settled or sat on top of a pile of boxes until I could get things opened and organized.  While I haven’t had time to thoroughly read each