The Happy Home (layered Interiors For Joyful Living)

By (author) Ariel Okin
Short description/annotation:
Popular designer Okin s first book celebrates her deft use of color, and her pretty, fresh take on traditional interiors that are warm, livable and elegant.
Description:
Since debuting on the scene as the designer of Lena Dunham s West Village apartment, Okin has established herself as a powerhouse in the industry. Her interiors are both approachable and sophisticated and have helped her garner an ever-growing social media following of more than 150,000, as well as a place on House Beautiful s Next Wave list and House & Garden s Gold List. Okin s first book, which she is writing herself, is an exploration of her belief that the best homes reflect the stories of their inhabitants. The houses featured include a Hamptons beach house, a home as well as projects across the country, from Southampton to Brooklyn, Palm Beach to New Canaan, Connecticut to Manhattan, as well as Okin s own house outside of New York City,. Whether it s a young family who just purchased their first home or a design connoisseur with an extensive library, this book will appeal to everyone seeking to transform their house into a home.
Review quote:
"Since founding her design studio in 2016, Okin has made a name for herself crafting sophisticated spaces with a healthy heaping of whimsy, including an apartment for Lena Dunham and the New York headquarters for Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop. One of her design signatures is creating classical-informed rooms with a contemporary twist, something that came in handy when revamping the Williams’ residence, which dates to 1901 and spans roughly 5,500 square feet." — Elle Decor

"What distinguishes this book is Okin’s fundamental premise: joy isn’t ornamental—it’s structural. In a discipline that typically subordinates color to spatial function, she inverts the hierarchy entirely. The argument is both intellectually considered and quietly refreshing." — Carl Dellatore, Interior Design Master Class Newsletter

Biographical note:
Ariel Okin is the founder of her eponymous New York based firm, Ariel Okin Interiors, specializing in luxury projects across the country. She has been profiled in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Domino, Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, and New York Magazine, among others. A contributing writer to Vogue and Architectural Digest, Okin also helms her own media company, Fenimore Lane, an editorial and e-commerce site, and hosts the design podcast,?Talk Shop: A Fenimore Lane Production. Lena Dunham is a director, producer, best-selling writer, and Golden Globe winning actor.