About the author

Xia Ran is a Chinese author whose writing centers on home design and soft furnishings. Public information about the author is limited, and no clear records of birth and death dates, nationality, or educational background are available. Seven works are held in the collection, mainly the "Homes with an Artistic Vibe" series, whose volumes address the design and soft furnishing of specific spaces such as living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens and bathrooms. Other titles include Onion Home: 41 Soft Furnishing Ideas for a Happy Small Home, Emotional Space: Spatial Psychology for Interior Designers, and Models of International Soft Furnishing. Judging by subject matter, Xia Ran focuses on the aesthetic creation and emotional experience of living spaces, combining practical soft furnishing methods with lifestyle and spatial psychology. The writing tends toward hands-on guidance for general readers, balancing design sensibility with everyday feasibility. The works are commonly classified under architecture, design, and fashion, and suit readers interested in home renovation and soft furnishing.

Written (7)

I Really Want to Live in an Artsy Home Series cover
Rating 3.4
I Really Want to Live in an Artsy Home Series 夏然 · 2022 Enough design techniques and soft-furnishing secrets to solve your home-living troubles with ease
I Really Want to Live in a Literary-Style Home: Kitchen and Bathroom Design and Soft Furnishing cover
Rating 4.0
I Really Want to Live in a Literary-Style Home: Kitchen and Bathroom Design and Soft Furnishing 夏然 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2020 For bathroom spaces, at minimum there must be ventilation and dryness. This book introduces many tips—storage methods made for the lazy. Assume "human…
I Really Want to Live in a Literary-Style Home: Bedroom Design and Soft Furnishing cover
Rating 4.0
I Really Want to Live in a Literary-Style Home: Bedroom Design and Soft Furnishing 夏然 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2020 This book contains more than 200 down-to-earth tips for solving problems—not drastic renovations, but refined and nuanced suggestions, tips that under…
The Onion House: 41 Soft-Furnishing Proposals for a Happy Small Home cover
Rating 3.6
The Onion House: 41 Soft-Furnishing Proposals for a Happy Small Home 夏然 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2020 Organized into five chapters, this book introduces the concept of the "onion house" and pairs it with today's popular slow-living ethos. The opening c…
I Really Want to Live in a Literary-Style Home: Living Room Design and Soft Furnishing cover
Rating 3.6
I Really Want to Live in a Literary-Style Home: Living Room Design and Soft Furnishing 夏然 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2020 This is more than a book about organizing and interior design; it is a book that helps regulate your emotions and truly understands you. Because of ou…
Emotional Space: Spatial Psychology for Interior Designers cover
Rating 3.5
Emotional Space: Spatial Psychology for Interior Designers 夏然 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2020 This book argues that interior designers need foundational training in psychology: the more experienced the designer, the greater the need to master p…
Exemplary Works of International Soft Furnishing Design cover
Rating 3.5
Exemplary Works of International Soft Furnishing Design 夏然 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2017 This book teaches soft-furnishing designers how to think about design. Laureates of the Andrew Martin Award—dubbed the "Oscars of interior design"—Kit…

Publishers

Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press