Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I used to read this author's blog. She has shown her true colors as of late, and I've quit reading her blog and unfollowed her on social media. As other reviewers pointed out, this book reads like an autobiography of the author's own home renovation, with a couple of photos from her other projects thrown in. Save your money; you can read about her own home renovation on her blog for free. The other photos look like they were taken on a phone - unimpressive quality. Maybe I'm accustomed to other design books, which all seem to have much higher photograph quality than this book. As to the content, it's all the same - a console table with matching lamps and two x-benches, greek key trim on everything, etc. Nothing new here. As to the author's writing, she's very opinionated and many of her blog posts are off-putting (complaining about having it all whilst having a book deal and a nanny on staff), and she and her husband write extremely rude comments to those who disagree with anything she says (as other reviewers here have pointed out.) It's very bizarre and dramatic. I read the book and got a few ideas but it's in my donation box. Not one to keep as a "forever" book.