Old Brand New

A deeply personal and compassionate look at home ownership and rentership through fifteen design projects by interior designer, photographer, and Instagram star Dabito. Blogger, photographer, artist, tastemaker, and passionate vintage hunter Dabito is beloved on social media for his creative use of color, space, and maximalist design style. Old Brand New offers readers actionable advice to layer your space with meaning through unique decor, whether you're signing your first lease or renovating or buying your first home. Illustrated with photographs of many of the spaces around the country Dabito has designed as well as spaces and travel that serve as his inspiration, each chapter is supplemented with how-to guides for weekend-friendly projects large and small, from hanging a gallery wall to redoing your bookshelves, to repurposing furniture you already own for maxiumum effect, to choosing plants for your space, to designing your dream outdoor patio space. Along with easy daylong projects, Dabito also tackles deep renovations, with his down-to-the-studs ADU (accessory dwelling unit) project in LA that was changed from an awkward laundry and storage room into his dream art studio. In this deeply personal book, Dabito draws on his family's immigrant experiences to discuss the challenges he's faced finding a sense of security through design of his personal surroundings. Providing a new perspective on homeownership and rentership, Dabito reaches readers who rarely feel spoken to. Through his love of design, color, and inspiration, Dabito offers much-needed insight to the value of home and the meaning of family.