Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee

 This was recommended to me by mom and I loved it so much. It is definitely a bookshelf book for me. 

She does a wonderful job discovering why ordinary things can create extraordinary happiness, and I thought she specifically did that in the home that you create. From gardens to light to shape and color, she dissects the feelings with multiple examples to get her point across. She attended many different wonders around the world to discover why humans are drawn to it and fully immersed herself into it. I added several places that in the Continental US that I want to go to because of her wonderful descriptions. 

This book feels essential to me to use when I'm decorating or redecorating a space or room in my home, because our environment, specifically our home, plays a huge role in our happiness. There were so many things that I never thought about and while some of them I still did unconsciously, most of them never crossed my mind before. 

This book also opened up my perspective, she crossed cultures and even time periods to point out the joy or depression or sadness that occurred. I never felt bored reading this book, instead, I wanted to make it last longer so I could soak it in more. 

5/5 stars. 

Finished February 16, 2021. 

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