Dan Ho's "Rescue From Domestic Perfection" is really good

by Madame Quixote 1 Replies latest jw friends

  • Madame Quixote
    Madame Quixote

    I obtained a copy of the book at 60% off because the local Discovery Channel Store is closing shop.

    I also obtained some great shelves on the cheap from the store, something I've been shopping for for a while.

    Anyhoo, as a profoundly thwarted perfectionist, a la Jehovah's Witness-style, I find this book both heart-warming, comforting and smart. Ho makes quite a few valid points regarding style and decor that anybody interested in maintaining personal integrity while upkeeping a living space could appreciate.

    A few general, golden points, so far include:

    "Ultimately, you and your family should be the focal point of your room."

    "Perfection is a cheap caricature of style."

    "Style is not an act of accumulation. It is a serious editing."

    Ho's story of growing up well-educated in a rather humble home as an outcast who developed a perfectionist diva-esque bent in adulthood, is moving and interesting. He leaves his roots and goes back, and becomes true to himself.

  • Hortensia
    Hortensia

    I'll look for it - I love all the decorating television shows, but they can make me feel dissatisfied. I like what you said, that the people should be the focal point of a room. I'm in the process of shedding my husband's things (soon to be ex-husband) and wondering what the house will look like when it just has my stuff in it. I hope it looks more peaceful - it certainly feels more peaceful. It will never be perfect as I don't have that kind of talent, so being satisfied with less than perfect would be a good thing.

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