H&G Review: The Love of Home by Kate Marker

This review originally published in the Fall 2024 edition of Su Casa magazine.

OF THE THREE IDEAS called out in the subtitle—beauty, balance and belonging—the latter is by far the most striking and most welcome aspect of “The Love of Home: Interiors for Beauty, Balance, and Belonging” by Kate Marker. In these pages, Marker honors the idea of having a loving relationship with your home and its design, wanting you to love your home and “for your home to love you back.”

She writes, “A sense of belonging is born when beauty and balance are brought together in intentional, thoughtful ways. It’s both a physical experience—the smells, sights, tastes and textures that feel like home—and an inner reassurance. It’s a subconscious, comforting knowing: There is space for me here.”

Indeed, the projects shared in The Love of Home feel welcoming, serving as possible inspiration and examples to step through the Kate Marker Interiors process. Boasting the fresh, cohesive and upscale comfort for which her firm is known, the book’s beautiful photos are a masterclass in patterns and textures. The millwork featured shows impressive attention to detail, as does the elegant use of natural materials, and paint-color palettes are a wonderful place to experience how different colors make you feel—and which feel most like you.

“The greatest compliment I ever receive after designing a home for my clients is hearing them say, ‘It feels like us,’” says Marker, who encourages folks to find decor with which they feel a genuine connection. With exposure to enough ideas and experimentation— perhaps starting with the pages of this book—your confidence in your taste and instincts will grow along with your design.

After all, she writes, “Authentic connection is one of the most vital ingredients in the recipe for belonging … connection to our homes and each other not only brings joy but it also adds meaning to our daily lives.”

This review originally published in the Fall 2024 edition of Su Casa magazine.