Last Christmas, I gave my heart to this book. Creative Family Home by Ashlyn Gibson was top of my wishlist, and I dropped hints, added it to my basket, pinned pictures from it, bought copies for other people, and then finally gave up waiting and wishing and gave myself one. Even though it didn’t come gift wrapped under the tree (and was from me to me) it was probably my favourite present, and since then I’ve scoured it for inspiration and ideas on an almost daily basis. So I’m really thrilled that we’ve managed to get our hands on three copies to give away.
These homes are beacons of originality, where ingenuity outshines big budgets and money plays second fiddle to imaginative flair.
– Ashlyn Gibson
Creative Family Home takes you into the homes of 13 families where imagination, colour and creativity rule. You hear from the children who live there, as they share their favourite bits about their rooms. Like Casper and Leo, who tell us: “Our room is the monster office. You’re only allowed in if you know how to make dens and create monsters.”
But it’s not just about the kids. There are loads of ideas for lovers of colour clashes, print and pattern, and collectors of vintage finds and curiosities from the homes of influential creatives like Camilla Ebrup of Lucky Boy Sunday.
This book is definitely one of the most well-thumbed in our house. So if you too wished and wished, but still don’t have this book on your shelves, here’s your chance!
Creative Family Home by Ashlyn Gibson out now
Published by Ryland Peters & Small. Price £19.99. Photography by Rachel Whiting
Win a copy of Creative Family Home
We have three copies of Creative Family Home by Ashlyn Gibson to give away. To be in with a chance of winning one, just leave a comment at the end of this blog post or email us at competitions@folksy.co.uk with the subject line “Make my home creative”. The competition closes at midnight on Sunday 23 November and winners will be chosen at random after this date.
Please note that this competition is only open to UK residents.
93 comments
Oh this would be great as we have been renovating since august, nearly got to the creative doesn’t-need-a-builder bit!
Great prizes. I would love to win!
As I’m first to comment, does this make me more likely to win?! Looks like an amazing book, would love it for inspiration- loving the sound of a monster office!
Make my home creative!
Ooh this looks fab, will have to buy it if I don’t win!!
MY HOME FEELS LIKE A PRISON, I NEED THIS BOOK TO FRESHEN IT UP AND BREAK FREE MY CREATIVITY.
This book looks simply divine
The book looks good,I really like being nosey and seeing what others do to create colourful and interesting homes.
I like the mixup of old and new colour and pattern.
I’d love to win a copy of the book please so I can be inspired to make my home even more creative in the new year!
Make my home creative
We’ve had this book out of the library for about six months! Would be great to have our own copy so the library could have theirs back. :-)
Having bought a few disappointing design books and mags for creative ideas I would love to own a book so highly recommended, please count me in!
I have been unemployed for over 4 years. I working now but with so much debt I cannot afford to spruce up my very shabby home. I would love to win this book to gain inspiration for creative inexpensive ideas for redecorating my home.
I’d love to win a copy of this book, I need some inspiration to brighten our home, and the kids would adore a monster office!
Lovely book perfect for wet Winter days would love a cooy
This looks great. I definitely need some inspiration as hopefully next year I’ll be moving with my husband to what will be my first home (neither solely his nor my mums).
My house is 250 years old and yearns for a change of scene – this book would help me give it it’s best Christmas present ever!
What a sweet giveaway! I could certainly use a book like this to help with changing things in my home!
Thanks so much for the chance!
What an amazing book, right up my street! I tend to look at things with a ‘what can I do to that’ thought before considering buying it. Love upcycling things and the more ideas the better. LOVE IT!
I would love this before we move into our new house!!! Fab fab book :)
Yes please – looks like a lot of fun!
Our family home could definitely do with some creative decorating ideas.
Always looking for creative inspiration!
Looks amazing!!! If I don’t win I’ll definitely be adding this to my Christmas list!
Oh the solution to so many home make-over dilemmas. Please let me win.
We need this wonderful book to inspire our lack of creativity! X
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I’d love to win a copy of this book – instead of buying it, I can spend the money on Folksy!
Would so love this book
I am on a forever leaning curve when it come to design and would be pretty pleased to have this as my ‘coffee table’ book
*big grin*
We’re still redecorating our home, two and a half years after moving in. This book would give our creative juices a jump start and our kids could finally invite friends around for sleepovers again! PLEASE let me win a copy!
This book looks great for ideas and inspiration, I love the use of bright beautiful colours.
Ohhhh yes please, I would love one for Christmas :)
This book looks great – would love to win a copy.
I would love to win this fabby looking book! Pretty, pretty, please?
Make My Home Creative! Pretty please :D x x
ooh my mum would love this…after I’ve flicked through it of course
Make my home creative please!
Our family home really needs some colour, especially in these dark dreary days – looks like the book could help!
My name may be Stylish but my home isn’t there yet! We have polka dot bedrooms and an aqua living room but with 3 children 5 and under, I’m lacking the oomph to keep going. Please choose the style-less Styles’ to win a copy!
This book looks fab. We’re big on ideas but short on funds for doing up our Victorian home.
This is my kind of book. I need it!
I have some of my happiest moments “trying” to make my home cosy and fun. Fingers crossed for your draw.
To win this would be a crafter’s dream come true! and what a PERFECT Christmas Gift!!!
I would love to win this.
I need some inspiration please! :) Would love to win!!
Such great inspiration! Would love to win a copy :)
God, I could do with this book! Our home is in danger of turning into a dogs dinner!
Make my home creative!! A little inspiration goes a long way xxx
Looks like a great book. I’d love to win a copy :-)
Fingers crossed :)
Our home desperately needs a makeover, especially the children’s rooms. So I’d love to win this book to inspire me!
Dear Folksy Santa, please could you add winning this fabulous competition to my Christmas wish list, my home needs a sprinkle of magic & creativity right now!
xxxx ps I promise I have been very good this year : )
Small budget but big ideas!! That’s me!
Make my home creative please! xxx
What a wonderful book … full of creative inspirations ! I would love to have this one in my home library !
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Make my home creative!
I’ve been eyeing this book up for ages and has been on my wishlist for awhile. This recommendation now makes me want it even more please!!
Oh this book looks fabulous! I would so love to win. X
Make my home creative, this book looks fab. Would love to win a copy and have a creative fun home for my little ones to grow up in.
Fabulous! A little inspiration to brighten up my home would be very welcome and appreciated! An early Christmas present to myself would also be a lovely treat!
Ah, this HAS been on my wish list for a looong time! We are 8 years into our restoration (!) and the children have only just got their own rooms, so this would be fabulous! Thank you for the giveaway :)
Looks like it’s right up my alley – and much needed! Thanks for the chance…
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Always love to be creative when improving my home (mainly due to lack of cash/lack of wanting to part with cash). Would love to see the ideas in this book.
18 months on and we still have a mix of bare plaster walls and those with wood chip….along with a blue bathroom suit and a splattering of damp….some more inspiration in the form of this book is needed to reignite my creative energy for our house pretty please!
Oh this book looks fab! I’m always lapping up homes inspiration and would love to add this book to my collection!
Make my home creative would be a great gift to browse and collect ideas for my spring cleaning bug I get every January when the Christmas decorations come down!
This would be perfect timing. Am planning to give our home a bit of a revamp in the new year. Keeping fingers, toes and everything else crossed.
Colourful creative homes = colourful creative kids. What’s not to love? Looks like a great book.
Looks lovely. Would really like this book.
I’ve just got home from 18 days as an in patient, after finding out I have a brain tumour and started 10 days radiotherapy yesterday. More than ever, I feel like I deserve an amazing treat : ) This book is right up my street and will get my creative juices flowing whilst resting! Fingers crossed!
After six years of house renovations with no budget & all done ourselves around babies & small children our little croft is finally finished – now it needs the final TLC & this book looks perfect!
Buckets full of inspiration, wonderful.
Make my home creative! Looks like an awesome book that will come in very handy :)
This book looks amazing,my flat needs a good injection of colour to let the sun shine indoors as well as outside!
Make my home creative,love a colour clash!
This book looks fab, I’m sure my home would benefit from a bit of creative inspiration!
Looks like a really interesting read. I’m sure it would fill me with plenty of ideas……getting time to carry them out it the tough part!
I am always looking for new and fun ways to update my home so this book looks great. I would love to win it. Thank you for giving one away.
Want to find my inner child but need to read a copy of Creative Family Home first!
Looks like a lovely book. Would love a copy!
I would love to win this book! I definitely need some fresh new ideas to inspire my creativity. Will keep my toes crossed!
I need more ideas to MAKE MY HOME CREATIVE… colours… styles… individuality….
Lovely, will help me personalise my new rental on New Zealand :0)
Good idea!
This looks gorgeous! We bought our first house a year ago now and are still trying to put our stamp on it. This would be just the ticket!!
This woukd be great to win! We are relocating to Cornwall on a budget x
My house is a wreck (really) and I would love this book to give me the inspiration I need to fix it! Thanks hopefully! xxxx
Please help me to make my home creative. Looks like a fab book!
Wow! We’ve been in our home for nearly 3 years &, with the almost immediate arrival of our firstborn, haven’t got round to the “creative bit” yet! This book would be amazing!
A perfect Christmas gift … to myself to.share with my family …. fingers crossed x
Yum, yes please!
ME ME ME please. looks like a lovely book!
Looks a great book! Would love a copy!
The lucky winners of this competition were Sharon Ryan, Jessica Wray and Sarah Holmes. Thank you for all your entries – this competition is now closed.
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