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House Lessons

Renovating a Life

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House Lessons

By: Erica Bauermeister
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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Have you ever fallen in love against all odds? Discover what happens when a house has its own lessons to teach in this moving and insightful memoir that ultimately shows us how to make our homes (and lives) better.

In this mesmerizing memoir-in-essays, New York Times best-selling author Erica Bauermeister renovates a trash-filled house in eccentric Port Townsend, Washington, and in the process takes listeners on a journey to discover the ways our spaces subliminally affect us.

A personal, accessible, and literary exploration of the psychology of architecture, this book is designed for homeowners, remodelers, and those who are simply curious about how our built environments shape who we become.

©2020 Erica Bauermeister (P)2020 Tantor House & Home Space Architecture
Beautiful Memoir • Rich Storytelling • Relatable Experiences • Thoughtful Reflections • Emotional Resonance
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love this true story of the author's family and how they grew in Old World and New, landing in Seattle. Discovering Gutsy house in Port Townsend and reworking it together into their Heaven on Earth Family Home. I want to someday see this wondrous place.
I already fee! as if I am an old friend!

Growth of a Family/Houses/ into a Home

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I loved the way the author weaved her personal struggles with marriage, motherhood, self identity with the likeness of renovating a home. I really enjoyed the richness of her storytelling!!

Retrospective Look at Renovation and Marrage

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at my midlife journey and realtor of five years... totally enjoyed this entering year 2 of pandemic. thank you.

loved this "life" journey!!

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If you've ever purchased a house or are thinking about a purchase, this book is a Must Read!! The author beautifully knits together family and house ownership - for most of us, our largest financial asset. Erica brings up sensitive points that will resonate with all of us. I loved the book! Read it!

A Must Read!

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A recommended book to me with relevance to living in a historic home.

The authors experience, I found relatable but felt her romantic tone could have had an erotic caveat, leaving me with wanting more from this novel. However, I have a clearer view of my personal expectations of my historic renovation.

I enjoy the book.

Romantic and Enjoyable

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More than just musings about renovations, leaving spaces we love and memories these places hold , we see renovating and moving as rights of passage and that home is not really a place but the people we do life with

Poignant

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House Lessons: Renovating a Life by Erica Bauermeister is a wonderful memoir that weaves together the physical act of renovating a home with the emotional and personal renovations we all undergo. I am currently in the midst of my own renovation, and I found this book incredibly relatable and informative—I learned so much about the building process, and I couldn’t help but laugh out loud at times.

Bauermeister brings warmth, wit, and insight to every stage of the project, making it a fun and thoughtful read. Highly recommended for anyone who has lived through—or is about to embark on—a renovation. You'll find comfort, camaraderie, and perhaps even a few surprises within these pages.

Building a Home, Rebuilding a Life

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This one particularly hit home as we have been looking for a new place and everything Bauermeister talks about really felt relevant to where we are at in our lives. The only odd thing is around the ending with a sudden time jump in years. Plus the number of direct references to other authors does get a bit too tedious after a while. Otherwise. I loved the evolution of this story and all the detail.

Wonderful book for anyone home shopping

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This beautiful memoire is so much more than the renovation of an old house, but the impact that process has on the people involved. Beautifully written, and beautifully performed, I was charmed by this book, wanting to visit this home and befriend the author and her family. It made me look around at my own home and see it with renewed eyes. I loved the audio version so much, I also had to purchase the hard copy.

These are house-and life- lessons for us all

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One of my absolute favorite books now. Every book of Bauermeister has been my fave but this one was a beautiful example of a life well made and the care and time it truly takes to make a good life…and home.

From beginning to end…Perfection

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