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Interior design books have more in common with self-help than you might expect. A great designer can appear to have preternatural spatial intelligence and instincts about color and contrast that seem inaccessible to the ungifted. But for those of us who need extra help, a book like Free Style: Unlock Creative Home Designs: An Interior Design Book can jumpstart the creative process. Designer Liz Kamarul spends the opening pages building readers’ confidence. “Before we dive in,” she writes, “let me remind you that the very first step is to stop telling yourself you aren’t creative.” The book is organized around questions she encourages readers to ask themselves. One especially useful chapter, “The What Don’t I Like? Method,” reframes mistakes as an entry point into cultivating personal taste. The approach takes the pressure off of getting everything right, which makes decorating feel more enjoyable. Kamarul describes design as something close to a meditation practice: “Slowly observing my surroundings without any design agenda lets my brain and body notice what in a space bugs me. It helps me pinpoint details that I find boring or ugly or that I might want to change.” As an example, she recounts how she transformed an annoyance—a cord hanging from a wall-mounted sconce—into a playful motif. In other words, she turned a glitch into a feature. This down-to-earth approach feels like a refreshing departure from many design guides. It helps that the photographs of Kamarul’s home, a funky New Orleans space full of charm and unconventional elements, are as colorful as her writing.