COZY MINIMALIST HOME

Narrator Lisa Wright adopts a well-suited chatty tone for Smith's ramble through her own learning curve from clutter to cozy as a welcoming feature of an intentionally created home. Smith (a.k.a. "The Nester") makes her living as a coziness guru; here, she reminds listeners that cozy isn't a style but a tool. After explaining how she came to strike a balance in her own home between cozy and minimal, Smith leads listeners in assessing and revising their personal spaces to create a welcoming vibe. Wright serves up Smith's order of operations in a disarmingly approachable way; listeners will enjoy helpful tips such as "quieting" a room by removing everything but large furniture, increasing rug size, and making larger statements with fewer pieces. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2019]