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The Quiet Home by Michelle Halford, House Hushing for Calm Living

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The Quiet Home: House Hushing for Calm and Intentional Living by Michelle Halford is a stylish, authoritative guide to dialling down the visual noise in your home. Through decluttering, curating what you keep, shopping more mindfully, and decorating with calming colour, this book shows how quieter spaces can support calmer living.

The Quiet Home starts from the idea that everything in an interior has a voice, and that by reducing visual noise with thoughtful design principles, we can create a more serene living environment that improves wellbeing. It goes beyond aesthetics, exploring not only how a home looks, but how it feels to live inside it. The book begins with five key principles that form the framework of house hushing: Soothing Colour, Natural Elements, Tactility, Soft Shapes and Flexibility. From there, it moves into detailed, practical methods across chapters including Mindful Minimalism, The Art of the Edit, Room by Room, and Quiet Perspectives, alongside beautiful imagery from inspiring homes worldwide.

Why You'll Love It

  • A practical interiors guide focused on calm and wellbeing, not just trends
  • A clear framework of five design principles to apply at home
  • Room-by-room strategies you can use immediately
  • Beautiful global imagery for styling inspiration

Product Details

  • Author: Michelle Halford
  • Format: Hardback

Styling Tips

  • Keep it on hand while planning a calming room refresh or declutter
  • A thoughtful gift for a new homeowner, a design lover or anyone feeling overwhelmed by clutter
  • Style on a coffee table alongside soft textures and natural materials

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FAQs

What is house hushing?
A design-led approach to reducing visual noise through decluttering, thoughtful editing, calming colour, natural elements, tactility, soft shapes and flexible living.

Is this book practical or purely inspirational?
Both, with a clear framework, room-by-room strategies and detailed methods alongside beautiful imagery.

Do I need to read it in order?
No, it works both as a cover-to-cover read and as a chapter-by-chapter reference.

In Short

The Quiet Home by Michelle Halford is a hardback interiors guide centred on reducing visual noise through decluttering, soothing colour, natural materials and softer shapes. Available at Flux Boutique, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.

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The Quiet Home by Michelle Halford, House Hushing for Calm Living Sale price$69.00

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