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Designing Spaces for Life, Love & Family is more than an interior-design coffee table book.Part design guide, and part love letter to the spaces we call home. As a mother of four, entrepreneur, home renovator, and celebrated interior designer, Alyssa Markley has lived in every corner of the homes she designs.With raw honesty, she opens up about motherhood, impostor syndrome, and the courage it takes to chase a dream, while showing how authentic design can bring peace, joy, and connection to everyday living. Inside, you’ll discover: Coffee-table inspiration—breathtaking photography and timeless projects to spark creativity.Family-first design—how children and style can thrive together without compromise.Minimalist decorating ideas—proven ways to create calm, beautiful, clutter-free spaces.Slow-living lifestyle design—insights from nature, travel, and authenticity to inspire your sanctuary.Reflections on motherhood—heartfelt stories on balancing family life, entrepreneurship, and creativity.This book redefines what it means to design a home. It isn’t about chasing trends or filling rooms with things; it’s about creating spaces that breathe, nurture, and reflect the story of the people who live in them.Whether you’re a mother juggling chaos, a designer seeking deeper meaning, or someone longing for a home that feels like a sanctuary,The Heart of Design will inspire you to see both your space and your life with new eyes. Because true design isn’t just what you see, it’s how you live, love, and flourish within it. NEW description: A home can look finished and still feel unsettled. The Heart of Design speaks to the quieter standard many people are truly after: rooms that offer beauty without pretense, order without strain, and a sense of welcome that is felt before it is named.Alyssa Markley brings together elegant interiors, personal reflection, and lived design instinct in a book meant not only to be admired, but opened, revisited, and kept close. In both hardcover and paperback, this edition has the visual presence of a book you leave in plain sight and the ease of one you reach for on a slow Sunday afternoon. Its photography gives it display value; its writing gives it return value.Markley moves through home, motherhood, style, and daily living with a voice that feels composed rather than staged, making the book as satisfying to gift as it is to keep.To own this book is to keep something beautiful that also earns its place. It does more than decorate a room. It reflects a way of living in one: calm, gracious, and shaped around life, love, and family. Read more
