Jeffrey Bilhuber has created the ultimate decorating handbook for those who love to go to Instagram or Pinterest for inspiration and design knowledge. Kicking aside the standard interior decorator format of showcasing work house by house, the book is divided into chapters that illustrate how to make your home more comfortable, happy, colorful, personal, lighter and brighter, sexy, charming, and cozy. Using iconic images spanning the breadth of his illustrious career, each page sings with a practical takeaway that leaves the reader thinking, Well, I never thought of it like that. Bilhuber s classically informed point of view mixed with his tell-it-like-it-is humor make for memorable tips that will prove valuable the next time you re shopping for a sofa, making a bed, or considering paint colors. From sleek city townhouses to rambling country manors, he s found that ultimately all clients have the same goals regardless of interests, budget, or location. Those clients have included bold-face names like Anna Wintour, Iman, Mariska Hargitay, and Elsa Peretti. And the same advice he shared with them, he now shares with you.

For more than three decades, Suzanne Loggere has been a prominent and respected interior designer and importer of fabric, furniture, and home accessories. She has guided numerous international interior design projects to beautiful and successful conclusions. But she is so much more than that: her sparkling and energetic character is complemented by her balanced sense of taste and intense passion for colour. Her renowned style has been captured in this book, full of inspirational images, ready to entice a new generation of interior designers. Suzanne was classically trained at the Centre d'Etudes Classiques in Geneva and has extensive work experience in Paris.

Bring a beautiful hand-crafted touch to your home with this amazing guide. Learn everything you need to know to make all sorts of amazing and exciting projects to brighten up every room in the house! Written for beginners, this inspiring handbook guides you through 50 exciting ideas that are simple and easy to complete, including curtains, bed linens, cushion covers and so much more. Each project includes a list of materials, fool-proof step-by-step illustrated instructions, and creative variations on each project. Complete with a 13-page techniques section, A Beginner's Guide to Home Sewing reveals the secrets behind choosing and using the right fabrics and equipment. Gloria clearly explains basic hand-sewing stitches-both decorative and functional-as well as how to use a sewing machine, making sure you get a professional-looking finish every time.

Join the fun of outdoor living and be inspired by pools, spas, and outdoor kitchens displayed in this handsome new book. Ideas abound for creating spaces that are beautiful and convenient for relaxing and entertaining outside. Landscape ideas, custom pool designs, and outdoor structures are discussed and shown in 340 gorgeous color photographs. The featured grilling recipes from Spiedini restaurant's Certified Master Chef Gustav Mauler, of Las Vegas, Nevada, complement the beautiful surroundings for your perfect gourmet, fresh air events. Also, Mixologist Shawn Barker shares trendy cocktail recipes and techniques for beverage accompaniments to pool side gatherings. This elegant book is the perfect guide and gift for outdoor enjoyment in any season.

Gill Heriz presents a collection of some of the most inspiring small homes in the UK and the USA. People have been living in small spaces for centuries, for reasons of practicality, mobility, flexibility or personal choice. More recently, tiny homes have become the answer for many who need somewhere affordable to live and who possess the creativity and energy to make something different. A small home can be relatively cheap to build or convert, and gives its owner choices, reflecting the way they want to live and their concern for the impact they have on the environment. Tiny homes can also be stunningly beautiful and imaginative. They ask their owners to be discerning about what belongings they have - what is necessary and what is beautiful. The choices are individual and can be seen as part of a movement away from money and property-slavery to a more simple and connected way of living. Gill Heriz has brought together a collection of some of the most incredible small homes, from houseboats on the water, trailers in the countryside, and micro-apartments in the city, to treehouses in the woods. A traditional Mongolian yurt provides off-grid living for a young couple and their baby. A preacher's wagon offers a chic, flexible space for its owners. There is a reclusive shack set in woodland, homes made from recycled Scotch whisky barrels, and a village of tiny houses for the homeless, all providing comfortable and sustainable accommodation for their pioneering owners.

From being the sole and secret preserve of the ancient Chinese Emperors, the art of Feng Shui has been discovered and successfully applied in the West. Now it is widely accepted as really useful and beneficial. Until the arrival of this book, the subject has been presented in all its highly structured and complex philosophy. Here you will find that keep it simple has been successfully achieved. This is a brilliant lifestyle guide. Step by step, it builds the application of Feng Shui around you. With it you will be able to energise your environment to generate greater harmony and positive health and wealth benefits.

Discover the latest in sustainable architecture and environmentally friendly home design in this outstanding volume in the popular 150 Best series, which features nearly 500 pages of full-color photographs and dozens of inventive and decorative profiles. Architects, designers, and homeowners today looking for comfortable, beautiful dwellings with a minimal carbon footprint will find a cornucopia of ideas in this handsome compendium. A fabulous review of the most forward-thinking eco-friendly house designs being created today, 150 Best New Eco Home Ideas showcases the work of internationally renowned architects and designers who have achieved practical, innovative, and stunning solutions around the globe. From solar paneling and wind energy systems to environmentally-friendly heating and cooling solutions and thermal glazing to trombe walls, 150 Best New Eco Home Ideas covers the latest trends and breakthroughs in eco homes. Inspiring and inventive, this lush sourcebook is essential for architects, designers, interior decorators, and all conscientious homeowners interested in creating warm and inviting homes with only a fraction of the environmental impact of those using conventional methods.

Ian Bruce has written this book with the aim of helping the amateur grasp the concepts of this ancient Chinese ideology. It includes an introduction about the philosophy of Feng Shui and explains terms such as Ch'i in easy to understand language. Each room of a house is given its own chapter and includes ideas for creating ideal living space. It is fully illustrated throughout and includes colour pictures to help you make the most of your home.

This second edition of New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence breathes new life into a highly popular book that sold over 90,000 units in its first iteration 30 years ago. There is a new generation unfamiliar with the book who will embrace its focus on the unique aesthetic that blossomed among New Orleans' most eccentric and creative dreamers in the 1990s. Some were artists; others were architects, preservationists, activists, antiquarians, restaurateurs, and teachers, all living outside the American mainstream. Photographer Richard Sexton documented where and how they lived; what they hoarded, collected, and worshipped. As the revised narrative makes clear, much has changed in New Orleans over the 30 years since this book first appeared, but far more has stayed the same. The reader/viewer of this visually and historically rich book learns that people can create their own evocative environments that express their inner selves.

When someone says they live in a small house or apartment, the image that comes to mind is all too often negative--cramped, cluttered, or confining. But America's leading small space designer, Libby Langdon, knows just how to counter that stereotype. In "Libby Langdon's Small Space Solutions," she finally offers a practical, user-friendly guide to decorating small spaces so they look stylish, beautiful, and larger than their actual dimensions. Setting out from the premise that it doesn't take lots of money to achieve a warm and inviting atmosphere, she delivers practicality and inspiration that's affordable. Armed with a bit of basic design knowledge and a few of Libby's tricks of the trade, any small-space dweller can learn how to create gracious, inviting small-space homes that are also functional to a tee. Each chapter addresses the most common problems encountered in a particular space--living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, office, or hall--and presents solutions and sample layouts, as well as numerous color photos showing transformed spaces "before" and "after" that illustrate small-space design tips. Libby also spells out the top ten mistakes people make in small spaces, and provides step-by-step instructions for painting and hanging art. An invaluable resource for apartment dwellers, first-time homeowners, and anyone looking to downsize, "Libby Langdon's Small Space Solutions" proves that living with less doesn't mean living without luxury.

The Elements of a Home reveals the fascinating stories behind more than 60 everyday household objects and furnishings.

Brimming with amusing anecdotes and absorbing trivia, this captivating collection is a treasure trove of curiosities.

With tales from the kitchen, the bedroom, and every room in between, these pages expose how napkins got their start as lumps of dough in ancient Greece, why forks were once seen as immoral tools of the devil, and how Plato devised one of the earliest alarm clocks using rocks and water—plus so much more.

• A charming book for anyone who loves history, design, or décor
• Readers discover tales from every nook and cranny of a home.
• Entries feature historical details from locations all over the world, including Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa.

As a design historian and former managing editor of Design*Sponge, author Amy Azzarito has crafted an engaging, whimsical history of the household objects you've never thought twice about.

The result is a fascinating book filled with tidbits from a wide range of cultures and places about the history of domestic luxury.

• Filled with lovely illustrations by Alice Pattullo
• Perfect for anyone who adores interior design, trivia, history, and unique facts
• Great for those who enjoyed The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy by Rick Beyer, An Uncommon History of Common Things by Bethanne Patrick and John Thompson, Encyclopedia of the Exquisite: An Anecdotal History of Elegant Delights by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins

This gorgeous book will show you how to create breathtaking works of wall art and statement home decor - all made using simple macrame knots, natural dyes and 100 per cent recycled materials. Start by learning 18 key knots and 8 beautiful patterns, all shown clearly using step-by-step photography. Learn how to use natural dyes and how to pre-treat and dye your string. Key safety advice is given, as well as helpful tips for working with large pieces of macrame, knotting from an irregular-shaped support and keeping an even tension. The 16 projects are divided into 4 chapters: Macrame on the wall, Macrame to hang, Macrame for indoors & outdoors, and Macrame to decorate. The projects range from reworked classics such as the wall hanging and the plant hanger, which have been given a fresh, Insta-ready twist, to a wreath, bunting, hanging bedside table, mirror hanger, rug and tassels. Each project clearly explains which knots to use, the difficulty level, how long the project will take, plus photographs of the steps are provided as necessary. The projects are easy to follow, genuinely desirable and, best of all, really simple to make!

Bringing ancient wisdom into 21st-century lives, this is the ultimate easy-to-follow handbook on Feng Shui. Packed with practical advice, creative solutions and inventive suggestions for every sized budget. Discover how to declutter and cleanse your home through reordering and designing the space along the principles of chi (the subtle spiritual energy that flows through everything in the universe). The Energizing Art of Feng Shui is designed to help you work with what you already have. You don't need to take extreme measures like moving entrance ways or knocking down walls. Covering every room in your home or apartment, this book will teach you how to boost beneficial chi and control harmful chi through rearranging objects and clearing clutter. You can improve chi through small changes such as removing mirrors or TVs from the bedroom, or maybe you'll try a bigger project like rearranging your living room to avoid the "poison arrows" of sharp corners that can create tension in a room. This invaluable guide will help you bring real balance and happiness into your home.

The spirit of 'country' can be evoked in many ways, but is an enduring and much-loved home style.This beautiful collection offers the reader practical knowledge and inspirational ideas to create their own very personal sense of country, wherever they live.The first section, Country Decorating, illustrates how you can create restful decorative effects around your home.The second section, Country Crafts and Flowers, uses materials and themes from nature for a variety of decorations and arrangements created from fresh and dried flowers, and the final section, Country Cooking, is a collection of 50 seasonal recipes for mouthwatering country fare.