Daring to Be Yourself: A Personal Style Guide to Living a Beautiful Life with Harmony and Grace

by Alexandra Stoddard

Alexandra Stoddard, internationally celebrated interior designer and bestselling author of the groundbreaking Living a Beautiful Life, has guided people from all walks of life in their quest for creating a home of beauty and grace. Now, in Daring to Be Yourself, this world famous decorator helps you reach new plateaus of immagination, creativity, and personal style. Once you have opened the doors to self-expression, you will enter a boundless new world of beauty, harmony, and indivuality in your home and in the way you dress, entertain, and travel that will become uniquely your own.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Lifestyle

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

ALEXANDRA STODDARD is a philosopher of contemporary living and author of many best selling books, including the classic Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Life, Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful Life, Things I Want My Daughters to Know: A Small Book About the Big Issues in Life, and You Are Your Choices: 50 Ways to Live the Good Life. Alexandra's newest book Happiness For Two: 75 Secrets for Finding More Joy Together, published in January 2008, is now in its second printing.

Reviews

[Bonita Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

a book full of good things.

[Truthful · Rating 5 out of 5]

I lost my first copy of this book after reading it twice, so had to buy it again in order to read it twice more. FANTASTIC

[Mary Bundy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Never have had a problem being myself - but enjoyed her journey into the being yourself!

[Artchick111 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book changed my personal style forever. A very fun and inspiring read.

[Carrie LeAnne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book. Re-read for gracious-living ideas.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun book to read at the change of seasons. It puts you in the mood to decorate, entertain, and other such fun things. It is in my permenant collection to read over and over.

[Tracimaster · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in my early 20's. It was very influential on me. I loved her margin quotes.

[Elizabeth]

Skimmed. A bit dated.

[Linda Stuckey · Rating 4 out of 5]

My second reading of the book. I have a different edition from 1990 , published by Avon books. Light reading. Can be inspiring, according to what one is looking for from a book such as this one .

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is from a noted interior decorator on the art of living.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a bit dated (1090), but I really enjoy Alexandra Stoddard, and once again she didnt disappoint. Lots of decorating tips and ways to express your own style.

[Amber Spencer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked a lot of the principles, but she jumps all over the place and the thoughts are not easy to follow sometimes. A lot of good about being yourself though.

[It's-a-full-life · Rating 5 out of 5]

I constantly refer back to this book when I need a new way to look or think about things. I also use it to encourage my writing.

[Mary Allen]

A bit dated ---but aspirational - I like the author