The House Romantic - by Haskell Harris (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Haskell Harris delves into what makes a meaningful home, revealing how designers and creatives authentically style their spaces, drawing inspiration from the important moments and people in their lives. ... [This book] also features the spaces of more than seventeen fellow creatives from around the world that evoke romanticism in distinct ways"--

Book Synopsis

A manual to home design that is a reflection of the important moments and people in our lives by the founding style director at the award-winning Garden & Gun magazine, Haskell Harris.

House Romantic is a vibrant and extremely personal view of creating homes that are meaningful and reflect who we are. Filled with practical tips and specific instructions, the book offers a new sort of home education that shows us how we can surround ourselves with fewer products and more items that hold true significance, creating deeply personal connections in the spaces where we live, work, and love.

Packed with photographs of Harris's home in Charleston, South Carolina, along with archival photos from the homes she grew up in, alongside lush color palettes and textiles, this beautifully photographed interior design book also features 17 homes of fellow creatives and designers in the United States, the UK, and Europe.

Bringing in words of advice and gorgeous interiors from the people who inspire her, Harris explores the many different ways of embracing romanticism in interior design.

House Romantic: Curating Memorable Interiors for a Meaningful Life explores what makes a personal and meaningful home, revealing how designers and creatives authentically style their spaces, drawing inspiration from the important moments and people in their lives.

This practical and display-ready coffee table book features a foreword by Anna Spiro and includes inspiring color photographs and illustrations.

Review Quotes

"Haskell Harris gives a soulful look into the true meaning of home and how to decorate with objects of love and meaning to create that perfect, customized place of respite we all seek."-- "Parker Bowie Larson, style director, ELLE DECOR"

"Haskell Harris has a knack for weeding through the expected in decorating to turn the spotlight on personalities who lean into idiosyncrasy and quirk, whose deeply personal, utterly unique spaces could belong to no one else, distilling a formula for houses that are beautiful biographies, inimitably individual, and places to truly call home."-- "Dara Caponigro, creative director of Schumacher, editor in chief of Frederic; former editor in chief of Veranda, style director of Domino, decoration director of Elle Decor"

"Haskell Harris has created a book that feels very much like its author--lively, thoughtful, original, and bursting with ideas. Haskell has spent her career in pursuit of beautiful rooms and the people who create them. The House Romantic brings all of that together in a way that's as stylish as it is soulful."-- "Sid Evans, editor in chief, Southern Living"

"I want to throw on a caftan and tiptoe barefoot through these exquisite spaces and revel in the stories of friendship and resilience--a delightful book to savor with a small bite and a good drink."-- "Kim Sunée, bestselling author of Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home"

"To open The House Romantic is to immediately be immersed in the creative, vibrant, pattern-loving mind of Haskell Harris, and like a good home, it's the kind of place you want to stay--inspiring, comforting, truly one of a kind, and tells a great story."-- "Amanda Heckert, executive editor, Garden & Gun"

About the Author

Haskell Harris is the founding style director at the national luxury lifestyle print magazine Garden & Gun. She joined the award-winning title in 2008. Over the course of her 20-year career in the shelter and lifestyle magazine world, Harris has also contributed to dozens of publications, including Cottage Living, House Beautiful, Southern Accents, and Better Homes & Gardens. She lectures regularly on the topic of Southern style.