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b'Our guest today, designer Lauren Liess, has quite an impressive rap sheet. She began writing her blog, Pure Style Home, in 2008 and has since written the two best-selling design books Habitat and Down to Earth. Her new book, Feels Like Home, is hitting shelves this Fall. Her HGTV show, Best House on the Block, follows her and her husband as they design and renovate homes throughout the DC metro area. Her work has been featured in House Beautiful, Country Living, Traditional Home, Architectural Digest, Martha Stewart Living, and many more. We talk about how she manages her incredibly busy life, embracing the imperfect, her new book, lighting toys on fire, and much, much, more!\\nWhat You\\u2019ll Hear on This Episode:\\n\\nHow Lauren\\u2019s design journey began.\\n\\nMore about Lauren\\u2019s new book Feels Like Home.\\n\\n\\nHow does Lauren manage her very busy life and balance her work and family?\\n\\nWhat does Lauren do to bring out her calming aesthetic in her projects?\\n\\nSome tips & tricks for finding the \\u201cdiamond in the rough\\u201d of houses.\\n\\nHow does Lauren recommend embracing imperfection?\\n\\nWhat is Lauren\\u2019s approach to managing all the \\u201cstuff\\u201d with kids?\\n\\nLauren\\u2019s gardening tips and favorites.\\n\\nWhat are some of Lauren\\u2019s go-to white paint colors?\\n\\nSome staples in Lauren\\u2019s new book.\\n\\n\\nDecorating Dilemma\\xa0\\nHi Hillary,\\nI can identify with this right now! My advice is to arrange things as best as you can and hang up some artwork even though they aren\\u2019t quite right; just enough to make it feel like home. My house is a mess right now, so I\\u2019m trying to live each day one at a time. I\\u2019m bringing in simple things like branches, flowers, candles, and good music and meals. Focus on experiences and bringing the outside! It\\u2019s so hard and we get it! It\\u2019s definitely a mental exercise in patience when you can\\u2019t quite make the space the way you want it, but find the joy where you can.\\nMentioned in This Episode:\\n\\nLauren Liess on Instagram\\n\\nPure Style Home\\n\\nLauren Liess & Co\\n\\nBest House on the Block\\n\\nHabitat: The Field Guide to Decorating\\n\\nDown to Earth: Laid-back Interiors for Modern Living\\n\\nFeels Like Home'