Book review of The Space That Keeps You by Jeremiah Brent

Home is the place the guts is—however what makes that coronary heart wish to dwell in that residence ceaselessly? As somebody who’s moved 10 occasions in his grownup life and is “fascinated by the kind of people whose grandchildren visit the home that they raised their children in,” inside designer Jeremiah Brent discovered himself questioning what makes folks keep put. As he explains in his heartfelt introduction to The Space That Keeps You: When Home Becomes a Love Story, Brent “wanted to understand what it takes to fall in love with a space, because my fantasy was to truly come home.” The fruits of his exploration are contained on this luxurious “emotional design” e book full of photographs of, sure, superbly adorned properties, but additionally fastidiously curated mementos, as Brent relays tales shared with him by 9 households within the U.S. and overseas. From a Venetian palazzo to Oprah Winfrey’s residence in Montecito, California, Brent thoughtfully distills what makes areas particular to those that reside in them, providing inspiration and aspiration to readers who recognize “the beauty of intention and connection, perception and memory, ceremony and ritual—and most importantly, of life and love.”