Relaxed Maximalism - Curating a Maximalist Home with Soul (Design Styles for your Home)

In Relaxed Maximalism, we invite you to break free from the constraints of minimalist design and embrace the joy of a life well-lived through maximalist decor.

List of contents

Chapter 1.  Opening thoughts

A little bit about me, Relaxed Maximalism, and the book.

Chapter 2.  Planning for head and heart

How to plan for your heart and your head, find your style, and gather your confidence.

Chapter 3.  Recurring themes

A look at some themes across your home. From a personal note to a touch of whimsy

Chaper 4.  Colour lover

Getting to a colour palette and what to do with it. Some rules, accent colours and threads. 

Chapter 5.  Textured and patternedHow to incorporate them, mix and match them, and why they are so important.

Chapter 6.  Life-affirming lighting

Lighting inside and out. Layers of lights. Mixing and matching.

Chapter 7.  Things to make you smile

Things I couldn’t be without. Books and bookshelves, collections and hero pieces, rugs and art.

Chapter 8.  Styling secrets, shh!

Tips for how to style your rooms. From layering to starting small and adding some carefree vibes.

Chapter 9.  Sitting rooms for sitting

Sofas and chairs, all the tables, accessorising and laying out your room.

Chapter 10. Kitchens, not just for cooking

The humanity of kitchens, kitchen charisma, bringing it to the table.

Chapter 11.  Bedrooms, not just for sleeping

On the bed, next to the bed and beyond the bed. 

Chapter 12.  Bathrooms, not just for bathing

Don’t shop the bathroom shop, shun the shiny, and the usual suspects.

Chapter 13.  A final note

It’s personal.

About the author

“I am an interior stylist, interior decorator, and content creator. My love of interiors has moved slowly from hobby…to side hustle…to taking centre stage in my life!”

Sarah Laming is an interior stylist and content creator. She began her working life in advertising and then teaching. Nine years ago, she began her studies in interior deocration at Chelsea College of Arts and has been styling interiors ever since. Her Instagram account @hometomakeyousmile has grown a following of over 1.2 million in only three years. Her more recent TikTok account has grown to 100K in a little over a year. Her reels and Tiktoks consistently go viral and have been viewed well over 100 million times around the world. Pooky Lights recently described Sarah as an “Instagram Interiors phenomenon.”

Laming regularly partners with brands on content creation, she advises clients on interior design, and her work has been featured in magazines and on blogs. She was named as one of the Top 10 Maximalist Interiors Accounts by The Spruce, was one of Homes and Antiques Top 10 Interiors Accounts to Follow on Instagram in 2022. Recently, Bustle described her TikTok account as, “Maximalism but with a relaxed twist.” Laming’s style is a laid back, Relaxed Maximalism. It draws on the very British history of English country house design but with a modern twist. She lives in London, England, with her family and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

Summary

In Relaxed Maximalism, we invite you to break free from the constraints of minimalist design and embrace the joy of a life well-lived through maximalist decor.

Foreword

• Sarah Laming, creator of @ahometomakeyousmile, began her Instagram account just 3 years ago and it has grown to over 1.2 million followers in this short space of time, with an astronomical 22% engagement rate, in a world where most influential interiors accounts usually peak around 8%.
  

• Her TikTok journey began about a year ago, and she now has over 300,000 followers there too. Her Instagram Reels and TikToks consistently go viral and have been viewed well over 100 million times around the world. 
  

• Her work has been featured in several magazines and on blogs; Sarah was named as one of the Top 10 Maximalist Interiors Accounts by The Spruce, and was one of Homes and Antiques Top 10 Interiors Accounts to follow on Instagram in 2022. 
  

• Recently, Bustle described Sarah’s TikTok account as, “Maximalism but with a relaxed twist.” The popular lighting company Pooky Lights recently described her as an “Instagram Interiors phenomenon.”
  

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Laming
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.2024
• EAN: 9781684816446
• ISBN: 978-1-68481-644-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 177 mm x 254 mm x 19 mm
• Illustrations: colour photographs throughout; 150 Illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, Interior design, decor & style guides, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Decorating, ARCHITECTURE / Decoration & Ornament, Architecture: interior design, Architectural details, components and motifs