After thorough research we are confident that The Little Inspirational Home Sweet Home Book is one of a kind. Very few existing interior design resources are targeted toward Christian women. Those books are four-color, coffee table books or focus only on hospitality and not decorating. In addition, we found no books that combine practical interior design ideas with quick devotionals about the home. The competition below is divided into two categories: books about design and devotionals.

Interior Design, Home, or Hospitality Books

 

It’s About Home, Creating a Place to Cherish by Patsy Clairmont (Servant Publications, 1998) This is the closest book to The Little Inspirational Home Sweet Home Book in that it relates the text to Scripture. However, this book is just about the author’s home and her personal Christian walk. It is not a guide for interior design or decorating. The Little Inspirational Home Sweet Home Book combines a daily devotional with advice for making the readers’ homes meet the needs of their families and budgets.

  

Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition by Christine D. Phol (Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1999) Homemade Hospitality: Opening Your Heart and Your Home to Others by Barbara Sims (Barbour & Co., March 2001) A Christian View of Hospitality: Expecting Surprises by Christine D. Pohl (New Life Publications) The Personal Touch: Encouraging Others Through Hospitality by Rachael Crabb, Raeann Hart, Larry Crabb (Navpress, February 1991) Although these books consider the home, they focus mainly on home as a place for hospitality and entertaining. The Little Inspirational Home Sweet Home Book, on the other hand, is about all aspects of the home. Since the home is the first world we experience, it is critical to the development of character and personality. The Little Inspirational Home Sweet Home Book is truly a guidebook with advice and applicable principles for creating an atmosphere of love within the home.

Silent Witness: The Language of Your Home by Georg Andersen, James McAlister (Self-Published, July 1999) This is the only book by an interior designer. It describes how any home can be aesthetically pleasing, hospitable and speak about our beliefs. However, it is a four-color picture book with no devotional aspect and no bulleted lists of design tips.

Devotional Books Relating to Home

Welcome Home: Scripture, Prayers, and Blessings for the Household by S. Torvend (Augsburg Fortress Publishers, June 1995) Although the title includes "Home," this book doesn’t focus on the home. It is a devotional and prayer book for personal or family daily readings. It provides insight into dealing with daily life and faith. The Little Inspirational Home Sweet Home Book combines a daily devotional with advice for making your home meet the needs of your family and your budget.

Related Out of Print Books

Welcome Home by Emilie Barnes (Harvest House)
Decorating Your Heart and Home by Brenda Gay Shumaker (Harvest House)