Live With the Things You Love by Mary Randolph Carter

This is one of those books that slows you down in the best way. It makes you look at your own home differently—and appreciate the stories behind the things you already love. A forever favorite.

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In Live With the Things You Love, Mary Randolph Carter indulges our collective desire to surround ourselves with belongings that carry beauty, history, and meaning. This thoughtful, inspiring book is a celebration of artful interiors shaped not by trends, but by the objects we truly cherish.

Through beautifully curated homes and personal stories, Carter explores interiors filled with treasured collections and sentimental pieces. From a couple living on an island in Maine surrounded by patinaed objects rescued from the French countryside, to a fashion designer in rural Rhode Island whose vintage print collection fuels both her work and her home, to a photographer whose most prized possession is a weathered photograph of his parents on their honeymoon—each space tells a deeply human story.

This book is a reminder that the most compelling homes aren’t perfectly styled; they’re lived-in, layered, and filled with objects that reflect a life well loved.