Home For Now: Living Well Without Staying Long

An inside look at how the creative community makes borrowed spaces feel personal, layered, and alive.

Home For Now explores how to live meaningfully in spaces that are not entirely your own. In a world shaped by mobility, high rents, and fading permanence, it shows how a new generation creates home within borrowed walls and between cities. Case studies reveal how limits inspire ingenuity: spaces that feel personal, layered, and alive with ritual.

Blending essays, photography, and ideas for everyday life, the book is a portrait of adaptability and the art of making space—wherever you are, and however long you stay.

About the Author

Earl of East is a fragrance and lifestyle brand based in London, known for its thoughtful blend of storytelling, design, and sensory experience. Founded by Niko Dafkos and Paul Firmin, the brand began as a market stall and has since evolved into a multidisciplinary studio with a global presence. Their work reflects a deep appreciation for considered living and a commitment to creating atmosphere, community, and connection.