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Right at Home How Good Design Is Good for the Mind: An Interior Design Book

Bobby Berk

The design expert and Emmy-nominated TV host of Netflix’s The way your home makes you feel matters

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Lovett or Leave It

Podcast

Lovett or Leave It

The book is about interior design and how it can be good for your mental health. The book mentions plants as being good for your mental health and wellbeing. Bobby Burke also mentions that worrying about what other people think about your house is the number one mistake people make.

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Your home should be a space that makes you happy and helps you recharge. So the biggest mistake is worrying about what other people think.

— Episode: There Will Be Mud

Episode: There Will Be Mud

The book is about interior design and how it can be good for your mental health. The book mentions plants as being good for your mental health and wellbeing. Bobby Burke also mentions that worrying about what other people think about your house is the number one mistake people make.

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Your home should be a space that makes you happy and helps you recharge. So the biggest mistake is worrying about what other people think.

Just by looking at me, what mistake do you think I'm making in my home?

There's a whole chapter in my book about plants and what they do for your mental health and your wellbeing.

I've Had It

Podcast

I've Had It

In the episode, host Bobby Berk explained that the book explored how home environments influence mental well‑being, covering topics such as color theory, lighting, Feng Shui and organization. He emphasized that thoughtful design can ‘charge’ a person and improve happiness, and highlighted its availability for pre‑order. The discussion presented the title as a useful guide for anyone interested in using interior design to support mental health.

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Episode: Queer Eye for All Y'all with Bobby Berk

Bobby Berk's book, which was available for pre-order at the time of the podcast, discusses the intersection of mental health and design, explaining how a person's home environment can impact their well-being. It delves into various design aspects, such as color theory, light, Feng Shui, and organization, to show how these elements influence mental health.

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So I decided to write a book about the intersection of mental health and design and about how your home really affects every aspect of your life.

And we dive into color theory and, and light and, and, you know, Feng Shui and then an organization.

And we really talk about how each and everything in your home, it really does affect your mental health.

Your home, your charger, you got to get fully charged when you're at home. So that way you can make it through the night.

It's about the things, putting things in your home that make you happy.

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