The Soft Minimalist Home: Calm, Cosy Decor for Real Lives and Spaces

Award-winning interiors blogger Abi Dare of These Four Walls reveals a softer, more relaxed approach to minimalism that will enhance your wellbeing and simplify your home.

Many of us yearn to turn our homes into calming sanctuaries, but there are still misconceptions of minimalist decor as sterile, unattainable, and devoid of personality. In her first book, interiors stylist and writer Abi Dare busts the myths, demonstrating that minimalist spaces can be warm, welcoming, and as individual as their inhabitants. The Soft Minimalist Home shows how a diverse range of people have created minimalist havens that reflect their tastes and tell their stories. An apartment in London brings unexpected pops of colour, a 1920s Dutch townhouse is filled with light, and a family home in Sweden takes its cues from nature. These home tours are interspersed with practical advice on topics such as choosing a palette, optimizing storage, and adding coziness through texture. Throughout, Abi guides readers to harness the mood-boosting power of minimalist decor for themselves, proving that less really is more.

Abi Dare is a stylist, photographer, and freelance writer, who founded her award-winning interiors and lifestyle blog These Four Walls in 2014. As a synesthete prone to sensory overload, she has long been drawn to minimalist decor, and her aim has always been to show that this can be attainable to everyone. Abi shares inspiration for simple, relaxed living on her website and Instagram (@thesefourwallsblog) where she combines beautiful imagery with honest insights and practical advice. She is based in Bristol, UK.