The Home Style Handbook | Interiors Guide by Lucy Gough

A practical, beautiful guide to discovering your true interior style and bringing it to life at home. The Home Style Handbook by Lucy Gough is an inspiring interior styling book for anyone who wants their home to feel more personal, cohesive and confidently put together. Written by interior stylist and tutor Lucy Gough, this thoughtful handbook helps make the decorating process feel clearer, calmer and more achievable, whether you are styling a forever home, a small space, a rental, a first home or a room that simply needs a fresh sense of direction. Rather than focusing on trends or perfection, The Home Style Handbook teaches you how to understand what you genuinely love. Through practical guidance, beautiful imagery and easy-to-follow styling advice, Lucy shows how to build a moodboard, translate magazine inspiration into your own space, combine colour and pattern, choose art, layer plants and accessories, and style key rooms including the kitchen, living room, bathroom, home office and hallway. This is a book for anyone who has saved hundreds of interiors images but still feels unsure how to turn inspiration into a home that feels like them. It is useful, encouraging and visually rich, making it both a practical design reference and a beautiful coffee table book to return to over time. Style it with our Books collection for a curated interiors library, pair it with our Coffee Table Styling collection for a polished living room vignette, or gift it alongside The Interior Design Handbook by Frida Ramstedt, Curated Style by Kerrie-Ann Jones or Live Beautiful by Athena Calderone for someone who loves thoughtful, design-led homes. Why You’ll Love It A practical interior styling handbook from stylist and tutor Lucy Gough. Helps readers understand their personal style and apply it confidently at home. Includes guidance on creating and using moodboards. Covers how to translate magazine and Pinterest-style inspiration into real homes. Offers ideas for decorating with colour, furniture, furnishings, art, plants and accessories. Includes room-by-room styling advice for kitchens, living rooms, bathrooms, home offices and hallways. Features inspirational case studies that explain why certain interiors work so well. A beautiful hardback book for coffee table styling, bookshelf styling and thoughtful gifting. Perfect for design lovers, new homeowners, renovators, renters, stylists, creatives and anyone wanting to make their home feel more personal. Product Details Title: The Home Style Handbook: Understand Your True Style and How to Implement It Author: Lucy Gough Format: Hardcover Pages: 224 ISBN: 9781784728632 Publisher: Mitchell Beazley / Octopus Publishing Group Dimensions: Approximately 258 x 208 x 24mm Category: Interior design, home styling, decorating, lifestyle Ideal for: Home styling, interior inspiration, moodboarding, room-by-room decorating guidance, coffee table styling and gifting Styling + Gifting Ideas Style it on a coffee table with a sculptural vase, candle or small decorative object for an elegant interiors-inspired vignette. Gift it with The Interior Design Handbook by Frida Ramstedt for someone who wants both creative styling inspiration and practical design principles. Pair it with The Furnishing Handbook by Frida Ramstedt for a more complete home design gift, especially for someone renovating, furnishing a new home or choosing investment pieces. Gift it with Curated Style by Kerrie-Ann Jones for someone who loves personal, layered and characterful interiors. Pair it with Create: At Home with Old & New by Ali Heath for a gift focused on collected homes, individual style and decorating with meaning. Style it in a home office, studio or creative workspace as a visual reference for moodboards, colour palettes and interior projects. Add it to a housewarming gift with a candle, vase, notebook or gift card for someone beginning a new chapter at home. FAQs What is The Home Style Handbook about? The Home Style Handbook is a practical interior styling book that helps readers understand their true personal style and apply it to their home through moodboards, colour, furniture, furnishings, art, plants, accessories and room-by-room styling. Who is Lucy Gough? Lucy Gough is an interiors stylist and tutor known for making home styling feel practical, approachable and inspiring. Her guidance is ideal for people who love interiors but want clearer direction on how to bring their ideas together. Is this book suitable for beginners? Yes. It is especially useful for beginners or anyone who feels overwhelmed by decorating decisions. It breaks down home styling into practical, achievable steps. Does the book include room-by-room advice? Yes. It includes styling guidance for spaces such as the kitchen, living room, bathroom, home office and hallway. Is this a good gift? Yes. It makes a thoughtful gift for interior design lovers, new homeowners, renovators, renters, creatives, stylists, housewarming gifts, Mother’s Day, birthdays and Christmas. Is this book more practical or visual? It is both. It includes beautiful interiors imagery, but the strength of the book is its practical guidance on how to understand your style and implement it in your own home. Can this be used as a coffee table book? Yes. As a hardback interiors book with a beautiful cover and inspiring photography, it works well as both a design reference and a coffee table styling piece. The Takeaway The Home Style Handbook by Lucy Gough is a practical and inspiring hardcover interior styling book that helps readers understand their personal style and decorate with more confidence. With guidance on moodboards, colour, pattern, art, plants, accessories and room-by-room styling, it is a beautiful and useful gift for design lovers, new homeowners, renovators, renters and anyone wanting to create a home that feels more like them.