Living Life Beautifully by Christina Strutt - Non Fiction - Hardcover
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Title:
Living Life Beautifully
Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Hardcover
Overview:
Living Life Beautifully invites readers into the intimate world of Christina Strutt, the visionary founder of Cabbages & Roses, and follows her charming evolution from textile designer to celebrated lifestyle brand creator. This hardcover memoir-cum-visual guide blends personal storytelling with behind-the-scenes glimpses into how a life of beauty and craft comes to be. Inside, you’ll discover Christina’s core philosophy: you don’t chase a fixed “look”—you let one influence grow organically and then shape a room, a home, and a brand around that instinct. The book pairs candid narrative with specially commissioned photography that captures her newly acquired London apartment and the Bath countryside cottage that has long inspired her design work. The 600-year-old cottage serves as a living backdrop for continual experimentation with fabrics, wallpapers, antiques, and new acquisitions, offering readers a tactile, aspirational journey into a world where interiors reflect personality, memory, and tradition. Whether you’re a home stylist, textile enthusiast, or simply someone who loves thoughtful living, this book is a rich, immersive guide to living beautifully every day.
What Makes This Book Stand Out:
What sets Living Life Beautifully apart is its rare fusion of design memoir and practical design intuition. Christina writes with warmth and clarity about how a brand is built from a single, recurring idea rather than a hurried collection of trends. The specially commissioned photography illuminates real spaces—Christina’s London apartment and the Bath countryside cottage—allowing readers to study scale, light, color, and material pairings in action. Beyond pretty pictures, the book offers tangible insights into sourcing fabrics, selecting wallpapers, and curating a personal collection of antiques and vintage finds that tell a story. The result is a thoughtfully curated blueprint for anyone who wants their home and their life to feel cohesive, personal, and beautifully lived-in, making it a must-have for interior design enthusiasts and fans of English-country aesthetics alike.
Who This Book Is Perfect For:
This book is ideal for interior design lovers, textiles enthusiasts, and readers who crave a slower, more soulful approach to decorating. It will resonate with fans of Cabbages & Roses, aspiring designers seeking inspiration from a successful creative path, homeowners seeking to cultivate a signature look, and gift buyers searching for a luxurious, coffee-table-worthy title that doubles as a practical guide. Students of design and fashion history will appreciate the narrative of how one brand grew from a passion for fabric into a lifestyle phenomenon. Parents and home-makers who value timeless, livable beauty will find the anecdotes and visuals particularly comforting and inspiring.
Key Highlights:
- Behind-the-scenes access to Christina Strutt’s design process and brand vision
- Stunning, specially commissioned photography of a London apartment and a historic Bath cottage
- Accessible philosophy: decorate organically around a single idea rather than chasing trends
- Insight into sourcing fabrics, wallpapers, antiques, and vintage acquisitions
- Rich storytelling that blends personal life with professional achievement
- Premium hardcover format with attractive, durable production
- A thoughtful gift choice for design lovers, readers, and home-stagers
About the Author:
Christina Strutt is the founder and creative force behind Cabbages & Roses, a London-based fabric and lifestyle brand renowned for its romantic, English-country-inspired aesthetic. Her work spans textiles, wallpapers, and homeware, celebrated for its characterful textures, vintage charm, and timeless appeal. Living Life Beautifully offers a personal extension of her design philosophy—how place, memory, and a carefully chosen material palette come together to shape a life and a brand. Through candid storytelling and a distinctive design voice, Christina invites readers to see design as an ongoing, joyful practice rather than a destination, making this book a portal into her world of craft, taste, and atmosphere.
Why You’ll Love This Book:
If you crave a design book that feels like a conversation with a stylish friend, Living Life Beautifully delivers. It combines narrative warmth with visual richness, showing not just the “what” of Christina’s spaces, but the “why” behind every texture, color decision, and arrangement. The marriage of a designer’s memoir with practical design ideas creates a compelling reading and browsing experience—perfect for dipping into on weekends, planning a room refresh, or gifting to someone who appreciates refined, lived-in beauty. This is more than a book; it’s a source of daily inspiration for turning a house into a home that reflects personality, history, and a love of craft.
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