Leanne Ford announces her first design book

HGTV star Leanne Ford has announced her first design book. The star of “Restored by the Fords” and “Home Again With the Fords” shared the news in a June 27 Instagram post, letting fans know that her book, “The Slow Down,” “is officially coming out October 1, 2024 and is available for pre-order now!!!”

Ford also noted in her post that “The Slow Down” took four years to take shape. “I can’t tell you how happy I am to get this thing out of my head and into the world. ‘The Slow Down’ is an ode to the slower way of life we’ve consciously chosen and the house that has become our shelter from the storm. This is the story of how we found it, how we love it, and most importantly, what we DID with it! (And didn’t do!) It’s my very own ‘Under the Tuscan Sun’ story.”

Although this is her first design book, Leanne has already published one book: “Work in Progress”, which she co-wrote with her brother Steve.

Leanne Ford tells us her source of inspiration

Ford also revealed some of the inspirations for her book, writing, “‘The Slow Down’ is a love letter to old houses, to a quiet life AND, funnily enough, to a girl after my own heart, Elsie de Wolfe. As I read her book ‘A House in Good Taste’ from cover to cover, absorbing and underlining every word, idea and Elsieism while simultaneously working on my house AND this book, it felt like she was celebrating with me – sharing her perspective on design from the year my house was built and first furnished.”

Fans could hardly contain their excitement, sharing their thoughts on Ford’s new book in their comments section. “I am sooooooo incredibly proud of you and am continually inspired by you 😍 Thank you for showing us all what we can change and improve and that there is another way to live ❤️ a slower and more delicious life,” wrote one user.

“I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of this baby! I might already have a place for it on my coffee table…😂 🤷🏻‍♀️,” another user added.

Ford ended her post with a message to her fans, sharing, “I hope ‘The Slow Down’ inspires you to relax, find your version of a relaxed life (my version still includes construction, mind you…) and maybe, if possible, design ‘on a lighter note’ and enjoy the beauty that life, time and history bring to a space. This book welcomes you into my home and truly into my most personal project yet. I couldn’t be happier to share it with you. I can only hope I’ve made Elsie proud.”

Leanne Ford has a magazine

The Slow Down is not Ford’s only publishing project she has worked on in recent years. In September 2022, she launched a magazine called FEEL FREE. “It’s really an art magazine that’s about home. It’s really not a home magazine. I’m going my own way,” Ford told People at the time of her magazine’s release.

Since its launch, five issues of FEEL FREE have been published, with Ford gracing the cover of the first issue and stars such as Diane Keaton and Rashida Jones gracing the covers of subsequent issues.

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