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Your Space, Made Simple

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By Ariel Magidson

Create a beautiful, functional home with approachable interior design guidance that is affordable, sustainable, and easy to follow.

Your Space, Made Simple is a practical interior design guide for beginners who want a well-designed home but aren’t sure where to start. Designer Ariel Magidson offers simple room “recipes” for choosing home decor, arranging furniture, solving common layout challenges, and creating spaces that support everyday life—all without overspending.

Inside, you’ll discover:

  • Simple room-by-room guidance: Learn what furniture and decor you need, where to place it, and how to bring each space together.

  • Solutions for tricky layouts: Work confidently with awkward corners, unusual windows, and other common design challenges.

  • Affordable, sustainable ideas: Find tips for sourcing well-made pieces and creating a stylish home with less waste.

  • Design that fits real life: Identify your household’s needs and create functional spaces that make daily routines easier.

  • Inspiration within reach: Gain the confidence to shop for decor, refresh an existing room, or settle into a new home.

Written by Ariel Magidson, founder of the Bay Area interior design studio Ariel Arts, this accessible guide makes professional design principles realistic for any home and budget.

With its practical advice and beautiful presentation, Your Space, Made Simple stands out among decorating books as both a useful resource and an inspiring coffee table book. It also makes a thoughtful housewarming gift for new homeowners, renters, newlyweds, or anyone who loves interior design and home decor.

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Amor C.Y.
Love this book

Love this book because it is so informative

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Karolina t.
Excellent materials and inside content

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This product is incredible for decorate space and inspiring for decore you home for the great content inside … I love 💕

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Cliente d.K.
Que tiene un contenido extraordinario

Totalmente recomendado, es grueso , tiene buena medida, y el precio encaja con el producto

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Yuliany m.c.
Your Space mande simple

Me encanta este libro es perfecto para decorar

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Debbie
Aesthetic

Perfect for my side table decor.

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Emma
Nice quality book

Nice decorative book and good quality. I haven’t read it but it has lovely inspiration photos.

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Kadi
Perfect for styling on coffee table

Beautiful bookI absolutely love it I definitely recommend

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Ten S.
Book Decor

Great size and super cute for decor. Would recommend

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Sherley M.
Great quality

Love this book looks so aesthetic. It has so many good pictures and advices.

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Tennis F.
Great addition!

Perfect size and color I needed for display. Beautiful book!

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Bianka
Great piece

I used this product as a decorative piece for the living room table. The colors are neutral so can go with anything. It was delivered in a timely manner. Definitely great quality for the price and worth every penny. It’s also extremely helpful with decorating your living space.

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Daisy
Beautiful book

I love it it’s perfect

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Bree H.
Beautiful book

It's a must have love it

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Manchester
A fun and engaging approach to making design accessible

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I run a community for interior designers and recently bought this book to check it out. I really love how it is formatted. It has easy step-by-step instructions with practical advice that anyone can use. I particularly loved the advice that you should follow designers on social media and reach out, get to know them and share what you love about their work. Many are open to quick advice or tips or will schedule a consult for a reduced rate. We all live with design in one way or another and I think Ariel Magidson has a sound approach to helping you make your dream space happen.

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Fred
The Only Design Book You'll Ever Need

This is the best interior design book we've ever bought. Since reading it, we feel well-equipped to spend our money wisely while decorating our apartment.Magidson's writing style is warm, semi-casual, and thoughtful; reading her book feels like talking to an old family friend who just so happens to be a brilliant decorator. The "recipe" images in the book are ideal for envisioning what type of pieces would look best where, plus the "recipes" for each type of room are adjustable to any size or space! Whether you live in a cramped studio or a sprawling house, there are plenty of "recipes" to add balance and homeyness to your space. I've added pictures to this review so you can see what I mean.There's emphasis on conscious consumption and home accessibility for those with physical and/or mental disabilities, which I appreciate. I haven't read many interior design books that touch on these topics at all, but I love how Magidson makes sustainable and accessible home design easy to understand and implement.The best part of this book (beyond the "recipes") is the section on habits. Magidson advises you to think about the most important habits of your day-to-day life and prioritize designing your home to best accommodate those habits. For example, if you always have morning coffee with your spouse, prioritize making a cozy coffee nook! Or perhaps you're an introvert who likes to curl up with a book every night? Don't buy furniture to accommodate 8+ people for parties you'll never have; focus on building "cozy corners" for you to unwind and recharge in.Buy this book. For the price, it's practically a steal for how much decorating wisdom you'll glean from it.

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Sarah W.
So practical and easy to follow

Love this book for the content and as decoration! I need easy to follow, practical and affordable design options. This book has all of that!I love that it’s broken down but still doesn’t skimp on the important design basics like layering and size of pieces.Can wait to use this book to tackle more rooms in my home!

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tati
Realistic solutions for your space

I love the way this book was written. Detailed explanation without “fillers”. I am super inspired to make small changes with big impacts.Thanks Ariel for writing such a great recipe book!

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Caroline
Perfect easy to use design book ❤️

This book has quickly become an important tool in our new home that we’ve been working on furnishing! We’re first time home owners, completely new to design and want to put a lot of thought into making our house a home. We’ve recently upgraded our entryway using the guides and tips from this book. The “recipes” have greatly simplified the process and even my husband now loves to grab the book to refer to when we’re thinking up new ideas! We couldn’t be happier with this book 🫶

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DW C.
Easy Solutions To Making Your Home Look Amazing

For disclosure...I'm a huge fan of Ariel on Tik Tok and Instagram I love the near daily advice on simple solutions to design. I also love that she is an industry disrupter trying to get the message out that design shouldn't just be for the privileged. I also love the emphasis on not contributing to our throw away economy so many items in a house can be repurposed, repainted or just placed in a new location to give them more life.So I was first in line when the book was announced. I've spent that last week pouring over this wonderful book, it's very easy to follow Ariel lays out the book like a "cookbook".This is a must for everyone that wants to lay out their home in the most welcoming way or understand why some spaces just bother us when we look at them. (I love little tidbits like we humans feel more comfortable looking at odd numbered objects i.e. an odd number of family photos or pictures or throw pillows)Every possible space is covered from the obvious living room, bedroom to ignored corners in a house.I'm sure your copy will become as dog eared as mine as you look for design ideas.

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DLD
easy to follow "design recipes" for your home - it's a must have!

very. well written book. it has "design recipes" for your home, makes it very easy. it's a great book for anyone who wants to improve their home. the instructions are easy, visually pleasing and anyone can implement it. it's a great way to improve your home experience. also would make a great house warming gift or anyone renovating their home! highly recommend!

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evelyn
Lectura fácil

Excelente libro, si se lleva paso a paso el hogar mejorará muchísimo

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Lynn T.
Ariel Madison shares lots of good information on home interior design.

Enjoyed the book and has great and helpful tips. The only reason I did not give it five stars is the print is very small. I wish that a bigger font was chosen.

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Sean Y.
Essentially the books for decorating

Great book to use for my decor.

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Amazon C.
Space made simpler

Love looking thru these decorating books. Really help to get ideas.

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Robynnsnest

Great price. Great dup for vintage light