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Books > Health, Home & Family > Home & house maintenance > Home furnishing & decoration
Following her ultra-successful Handcrafted Modern and Modern
Originals, Leslie Williamson is back with an original and
compelling take on California s pioneering cultural and creative
forces. Williamson s distinctive, warm photography of charming,
often handcrafted interiors combined with personal, compelling
texts create intimate, revealing portraits of the homes of design
and lifestyle trailblazers. Featured homes include fashion designer
Christina Kim s airy loft in downtown Los Angeles; chef Alice
Waters s book-lined Craftsman bungalow in Berkeley; and artist Alma
Allen s studio and home in the desert, filled with his finished and
in-progress biomorphic wood and bronze sculptures. Powerfully
personal and deeply authentic, this beautiful book will appeal not
only to lovers of bohemian architecture but also to anyone who
feels the pull of the West Coast lifestyle. Showcasing thirteen
unique homes from the rugged coast of Big Sur to the
sunlight-filled modernist structures of Los Angeles and San Diego,
this book is a journey through the very best that California design
has to offer.
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Retro Home
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Katherine Sorrell
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Retro is back - if it ever went away - and more and more of us are
finding inspiration in the homes of the twentieth century. Whether
your preferred style is elegant Art Deco, streamlined mid-century
modern or the chrome-laden decor of the classic American diner,
Retro Home shows you how to re-create the look you love without
having to break the bank or spend days scavenging junk shops and
attics. Interiors expert Katherine Sorrell surveys the highly
polished and lacquered glamour that characterized the homes of the
1920s and '30s, the bright colours and Scandinavian sleek of the
'50s, and the funky plastic furnishings of the '60s and early '70s.
She explains how to select a style that works for you; explores
iconic designs that are crucial to getting the right look; and
presents over 20 case studies of stunning retro rooms in
contemporary homes. Whichever room you're decorating, in whichever
style, Retro Home guides you through the colour schemes, furniture
(whether vintage or reproduction), soft furnishings and accessories
that will create an authentic, individual interior.
Decorating with motifs is truly quick and easy. Use these
wonderfully versatile decorating techniques and designs to create a
special atmosphere and leave your own unique imprint -- on various
articles in and around the house, for yourself or as prized gifts
for family and friends. This book inspires in two parts. The first
section is filled with colour photographs of completed projects, as
well as numerous tips. The second section contains over 250 motifs
to choose from and combine with the craft of your choice. The motif
collection is divided into ten themes: Africa, cacti, shells,
leaves...take a look -- you will find something to suit every taste
and setting.
Cozy up with celebrated interior designer Rebekah Dempsey's
welcoming and authoritative voice as she guides you through
creating a home you love. Whether you live in a country farmhouse
or a city apartment, find inspiration for every room in your home
in A Blissful Nest. Along with her design guidance, Rebekah gives
her professional tips and tricks to help you create that special
connection that flows from a warm, well-arranged living space.
Enjoy the restorative feeling that comes with having quiet spaces
for reading, creating, and contemplating. With chapters divided by
area of the home, Rebekah's approach to bathrooms, bedrooms,
children's spaces, living rooms, dining rooms, entryways, kitchens,
offices, and outdoor spaces will have all your spaces perfectly
decorated in no time at all, without breaking the bank. Rebekah's
three-step system to thinking through your interior design choices
will help you identify your needs and personal style and reflect
those beautifully in your decor. Throughout the book, you'll also
find: Blissful Tips to help you find those simple solutions and
thoughtful touches that make your home special Easy How-To sections
to discover fun home projects like restoring a side table or
creating holiday stovetop potpourri Checklists to help you refresh
and organize each space in your home Special chapters on choosing
paint colors and designing with trends Whether it's creating a
gorgeous entry, styling a bookshelf, selecting timeless fixtures
and finishes, or organizing your kitchen, Rebekah offers simple and
affordable solutions and strategies. Now more than ever, the idea
of "home" is incredibly important. Home is not only where the heart
is, but it has also transformed into a school, workplace, and
self-care sanctuary. The Inspiring Home series explores how to
expertly feather your nest and create spaces for you and your
family that are both purposeful and cozy. Learn how to get every
family member organized even when everyone is on different
schedules, find the balance between great design and helpful
function in every room of the house, and update and upgrade your
spaces to the latest trends without breaking the bank. With amazing
style suggestions and spot-on tips from experts in the home design
and organization fields, the Inspiring Home series will have you
living the luxe life faster than you can say "accent wall." Also
from the Inspiring Home series: Simply Spaced and Home Sweet
Organized Home.
From to-do lists to dream projects, plan and keep track of every
aspect of your space with I Love My Home. Plan, create, and
maintain the home you've always wanted with the help of this
beautiful, practical guided journal! Introductory notes on home
maintenance and projects -- whether you're in a detached home, row
house, or apartment -- are paired with full-color illustrations,
helpful check-lists, scheduling tips, and plenty of space to dream
up your next great project. Sections on care and upkeep allow you
to log of your progress, plan for next steps, and stay on top of
your weekly, seasonal, and yearly tasks with dedicated charts and
handy organizational tools. Cheerful illustrations and free-form
areas for writing, drawing, and dreaming give you the opportunity
to take your space to the next level, as project ideas and home
goals take shape before your eyes. Perfect for veteran homeowners,
first-time renters, and freshly-moved-in transplants alike, this
beautiful flexi-bound journal is a fun and functional way to
channel your design dreams.
Readers love MORNING, NOON, NIGHT: 'A beautiful coffee table book!'
'Fantastic furniture, fabulous recipes' 'Gorgeous photos to inspire
the home, as well as recipes. A great buy!' 'Give this as a house
warming gift to anyone who has taste.' 'I bought both of the Soho
House books. I love them!'
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300-page, cloth-bound book invites readers behind the scenes at the
Houses - taking you through the day from the second you wake up to
the moment you go to bed. Key elements of the Soho House way of
living are illustrated and broken down into helpful features, like
how to make a tasty vegan breakfast or creating the perfect
bedroom, with plenty of inspirational new imagery along the way.
Interior design, food and drink take centre stage, and with more
than 20 years of design experience behind them, Soho House's
experts offer impactful insights into House style, including tips
on their favourite sources and suppliers - all designed to help you
take a little of the House home.
________________________________________ SOHO HOUSE founder, NICK
JONES: 'I've been astonished by the number of people who went out
and bought Eat, Drink, Nap, which really set out to explain our
founding principles. Since that was published, we've built Soho
Farmhouse on 100 acres of Oxfordshire countryside, transformed a
former belt factory in Chicago, reimagined a 140-year-old palazzo
in Istanbul, restored the shell of a listed Georgian building in
London's Soho and launched our own collection of homeware, called
Soho Home.'
In this beautifully illustrated guide, best-selling author Sally
Coulthard demonstrates how to transform your living and working
spaces into places that put you in touch with nature. Eight
inspiring chapters cover key elements for the 'biophilic home',
including materials, views, colour and natural light. Each section
explores the links between home, health and happiness, drawing on
environmental research and neuroscience while making practical
suggestions for bringing the natural world into your home. Bring
nature indoors with flowers and plants, rediscover the innate
pleasure of real fires and fresh air, and learn how to improve your
mood and sleep patterns with dynamic light. Create a space filled
with natural elements, patterns, nature's colours, fabrics and
textures that lift your mood; find out why natural sounds and water
are soothing; and learn how to make small changes that will
inspire, invigorate and enrich your relationship with the natural
world. 'As best-selling author and designer, Sally Coulthard,
reveals in this guide, creating a 'biophilic home' can have a huge
impact on your wellbeing; improving your mood and encouraging
healthier sleep patterns...Be it plants, materials, colour or
light, it's enlightening to see how small changes can make a big
difference, while deepening your respect and correlation to the
natural world.' FORBES Magazine 'How to embrace the natural world
by transforming your interior spaces with specific materials,
colours, views and sounds.' Gardens Illustrated 'Humans are
mammals, programmed over millennia to respond to the natural world.
We may be able to live and work in man-made environments most of
the time. But according to a new movement of "biophilic" designers
and enthusiasts, we are not thriving...writer Sally Coulthard
likens it to the practice of keeping animals in captivity, in
surroundings ill-suited to their needs. "We live in a world that is
fundamentally mismatched to our evolutionary adaptation - we don't
see, hear and feel the things that we are programmed to respond
to," she writes.' Financial Times 'In this beautifully illustrated
hardback, Coulthard explores the many benefits of biophilic design,
drawing on environmental and neuroscientific research to uncover
the links between home, health and happiness. A fascinating and
uplifting read that looks at the science behind feel good
furnishings.' The Independent 'Never before has the need been
greater for being more connected with the natural world, as more
and more of us spend longer periods in our own homes. Divided into
eight chapters covering key elements for the 'biophilic home',
including materials, views, colour and natural light, the book
explores the links between home, health and happiness. Drawing on
environmental research and neuroscience, Sally makes practical
suggestions for bringing the natural world into our homes,
positively impacting cognitive function, psychological health and
general well-being.' The Lifestyle Editor '...bestselling author
Sally Coulthard picks out...the easiest ways we can bring nature
indoors' Town and Country House magazine '[Sally] recounts how
biophilia, the idea that humans are viscerally wired to feel a
communion with the natural world, has shifted from a hypothesis
espoused by the biologist Edward O. Wilson and others to the
emergence of urban beekeeping, increasingly diverse city gardens
and wild ideas for residences and workplaces.' New York Times 'an
excellent book' 50 Plus Magazine 'Sally Coulthard's new book
'Biophilia', explains how important the colours of the natural
world are for decorating' Esquire Magazine 'Biophilia, a new book
by Yorkshire author Sally Coulthard, reveals how staying close to
nature will make you healthier and happier.' Yorkshire Post
'Coulthard explores ways to harmonize home and the natural word.
She covers proper lighting, temperature, and airflow; decorating
with natural materials; beneficial colors and patterns, and more.'
Publishers Weekly 'Probably the most beautifully produced book I've
read for many a year, with such fabulously written text, I have to
say it is such a delight to read, you feel like you are holding
nature in your hands. Each page brings with it something inspiring,
from colour, to light, to sound, to choosing materials,
temperature, views, spaces, water and more.' Argenta Wellness 'Our
senses are wired to seek out the natural world. In author and
designer Sally Coulthard's exploration of organic and natural
design, she breaks down how homes can be designed to tap into our
fundamental attraction to the outdoors. In addition to techniques
that can improve our wellness, Coulthard's advice can also make
interiors feel more like home even as they bring nature inside.' LX
Collection 'A beautifully illustrated book packed with ideas for
bringing the outside inside to your home or workplace.'
Spirituality and Practice 'North Yorkshire writer Sally Coulthard
is your guide to green living in her new book' Great British Life
The first book from the style director for popular home decor site
Joss and Main is a lively, chic roadmap to finding and implementing
your style at home.
What does the future of urban living look like? Joel Beath and
Elizabeth Price explore this question drawing inspiration from a
diverse collection of apartment designs, all smaller than
50m2/540ft2. Through the lens of five small-footprint design
principles and drawing on architectural images and detailed floor
plans, the authors examine how architects and designers are
reimagining small space living. Full of inspiration we can each
apply to our own spaces, this is a book that offers hope and
inspiration for a future of our cities and their citizens in which
sustainability and style, comfort and affordability can co-exist.
Never Too Small proves living better doesn't have to mean living
larger.
This is the indispensible, inspirational and practical guide to
being resourceful by design in your home. Save money, save the
planet and stay ahead in the style stakes: if there's something
going spare, there's a use for it somewhere. With a wealth of
tricks and tips, design examples from leading luminaries such as
Jasper Morrison and Marcel Waanders, and step-by-step projects you
can try around the house, Remake It: Home provides design
inspiration and practical `know how' in equal measure. Smart,
savvy, entertaining and fully illustrated throughout, this book
will show you how to make the most of the things you already have -
in style.
Making House features the houses and apartments of leading
interior, furniture, and product designers homes by designers, as
designed for themselves including the abodes of well-known figures
such as Jonathan Adler, Marc Newson, Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci
of Dimore Studio, and Stephen Sills. A great degree of inspiration
is to be found among the personal homes and interiors of the
masters. Designers, architects, and artists are free to experiment
in a way that is unique, without any of the traditional limitations
of a client-commissioned project. These are laboratories of
invention. They are also private retreats, which offer a range of
design solutions for common challenges from which the reader may
glean new ideas and the motivation to make such ideas real.
Beautifully illustrated, this volume is at once a document and a
celebration of some of the most inspiring homes from around the
world and the creative minds and personalities behind them,
photographed specifically for this book.
Inspiring colour palettes to help mix and match. This handsome book
is about choosing colour combinations not necessarily for a
specific use. Each spread contains about seven photographs and a
colour palette, like paint chips. The colour palettes provide
inspiration and reliable combinations for use in any number of
projects: home decor, fashion; wedding celebrations, table
settings, cake decorating, garden design - imagination and
circumstance are the only limit. It almost makes the difficult
decision for you before you spend money. No more returned clothing,
unused paint, or discarded drapery! The book's features include:
Divided into major colour groups, each section explores a range of
hues, from primary brights to subtle pastels; Beautifully
illustrated and easy to navigate; Selected colour choices are
composed by experts for success every time; Includes examples from
fashion, decor (living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens,
bathrooms, exteriors), garden (especially flowers), nature
(including animals), cosmetics, food (including wedding cakes),
fabrics (often luxurious), jewellery, and much more. 1000 Ideas for
Colour Schemes presents surprising and inspiring colour
combinations for any use. For home decorators, designers, sewers,
painters and anyone using colour, it is a keeper for the coffee
table and the bookshelf.
The New Bohemian Handbook guides readers in beautifully simple
techniques for adding good vibes and style to living spaces. Packed
with hundreds of ideas for bringing positive energy to your home,
the book features exercises and activities for thinking about rooms
in new ways. With Justina's expert guidance, learn how to
rearrange, paint, prop, and plant your way to a home that's fresh
and inspiring. Uncover your "spirit environment" and learn how to
use color and scent to enhance mood, productivity, and relaxation.
Revel in Justina's encouraging advice ("you got this!"), and easily
and affordably turn any dwelling into a personal sanctuary.
Self-acknowledged 'design junkies' Lucy St George and Jane Rockett
launched their online interiors store in 2007. Ten years on,
Rockett St George has revitalized the interiors market with their
quirky, glamorous and distinctive collections. On offer is is a
treasure trove of oddities and curiosities produced by designers
and manufacturers around the world and a million miles away from
mass produced chain-store products. In this, their first book, Jane
and Lucy share their insights and expertise when it comes to
creating magical, inviting and imaginative interiors. Friendly and
down to earth, they reveal how to create a home that reflects your
personality, interests and passions so it truly makes you feel 'at
home'. Jane and Lucy start at the very beginning, taking the reader
by the hand and offering sound advice on making the right style
choices. They go on to discuss finding inspiration, analysing a
space, choosing paint colours and wallpapers, arranging and styling
furniture, finding the right lighting, showing off treasures and
making style statements that will stop others in their tracks.
Illustrated with real-life homes, Extraordinary Interiors helps the
reader to navigate the sea of choices out there when it comes to
decorating, all with a dash of humour and a light-hearted approach
that makes interior decorating fun.
Tips from a Professional Organizer on How to Have an Organized
Home"Real Life Organizing is a real solution to the clutter
challenges we all face." Peter Walsh, New York Times best-selling
author and organization expert #1 Best Seller in Do-It-Yourself
Improvements, Small Spaces, and Decorating & Furnishings An
organizing book with clutter-free solutions for keeping an
organized home in just 15 minutes a day from a professional
organizer and host of HGTV's HOT MESS HOUSE Create a Pinterest
worthy home on a small budget. Learn how to organize your home,
simplify life and have more time for things you love. Professional
organizer Cassandra 'Cas' Aarssen, the guru from YouTube's
ClutterBug channel and HGTV's Hot Mess House, reveals her tips,
tricks and secrets to a clean and clutter free home in just 15
minutes a day. Simplify your life. In Real Life Organizing, Cas
walks you through the steps to create a beautiful, organized,
clutter free, and almost self-cleaning home. You don't have to get
rid of all of your things, be a yoga loving minimalist, or
radically change your lifestyle or personality. The truth is you do
not need to actually be an organized person to live like an
organized person. Organized home. Through years of experience as an
industry expert, Cas has uncovered easy and inexpensive tips,
tricks and solutions that enable her to maintain a clean, organized
and functional home with minimal effort. After you've read Real
Life Organizing, you too will be able to live a more organized life
without having to give up your sanity. Learn how to: Create a
Household Management Binder Make a "Kids Cupboard" in your kitchen
Create an IN/OUT system Organize paperwork based on your unique
style Create a Kitchen Command Center Organize your holidays with a
gift closet Build a toy organizing system Also read Cas Aarssen's
other bestselling home organizing books, Cluttered Mess to
Organized Success, The Clutter Connection, and The Declutter
Challenge.
Discover the latest innovations in tiny space design in this lush
compendium in the 150 Best series, showcasing 150 full-color
profiles. As the price of large residences have become increasingly
out of reach for many people, aspiring home owners have begun to
think smaller. 150 Best Tiny Space Ideas is an exciting overview of
the smallest living space designs- architectural and decorating
trends that combine to make dwellings under 450 square feet feel
welcoming and expansive. All the projects featured in this handsome
reference were created by internationally renowned architects and
designers who have achieved practical, innovative, and stunning
solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their
clients. Encompassing current trends in small space design, this
latest volume in the highly successful 150 Best offers the work of
international visionaries who have created and transformed a range
of accommodations, from a micro-apartment in Taipei City to a silo
in Phoenix to an island shack in British Columbia. Filled with
black-and-white and four-color photos throughout, 150 Best Tiny
Space Ideas is an inspirational resource for designers, interior
decorators, and architects, as well homeowners interested in
creating warm and truly livable homes regardless of space
limitations.
A Designer's Life is a fascinating insight into the glamorous world
of Nicky Haslam, one of the UK's leading interior designers, who is
renowned for his flamboyant, opulent and elegant style. Nicky grew
up in Great Hundridge Manor in Buckinghamshire and was educated at
Eton. After a period working for Diana Vreeland at American Vogue
in the 1960s, Nicky went on to become Editor of Show magazine
before moving to Arizona to breed horses. He returned to England in
the early 1970s and began his career as an interior decorator in
earnest, setting up his company, NH Design, in the late 1980s.
Since then he has decorated the houses of rock stars and royalty,
aristocrats and artists alike - many of whom have become close
personal friends. Always on the receiving end of countless
invitations, Nicky has designed the decor for some of the most
glamorous parties for everyone from the Prince of Wales to Paris
Hilton. With its fresh, lively and spontaneous approach that
reflects Nicky's charisma, wit and charm, A Designer's Life reveals
the influences, associations, inspirations and achievements that
have been so pivotal throughout the course of his life and work.
It's official, plants are cool. They conjure up exotic places,
bring nature indoors and make you feel better. Who wouldn't choose
to share a space with them - but where do you start? The good news
is there's a plant for every windowsill or shelf, for every shady
yard or front door step. And whatever your style - from urban sleek
to shabby chic to retro - there are plants that will fit into your
life and make it brighter and more interesting. Get Plants picks up
on this trend by putting plants front and centre of a new book for
a wide general audience, especially those that don't see themselves
as gardeners. It shows that with a little know-how you can find a
plant that will flourish in the many different "ecological niches"
available in and around your home from shady basement stairwell to
south-facing windowsill. Exciting contemporary photography shows
how they pep up your living space and give a taste of the
satisfaction you get in looking after them. This is an opportunity
to showcase intriguing sundews and lithops, grow large majestic
trees from seed to keep on your front step (for a while) and find
out a bit of plant science along the way - why do orchid flowers
last so long, why must you keep water topped up in the funnel of a
bromeliad? The book draws on the work of the Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew - its scientific work, plant hunting and fieldwork, plant
collections and horticultural knowledge. Throughout the book author
Katherine Price weaves in the expert advice of Kew's gardeners and
scientists, distilling the essence of Kew's expertise into
practical use. This no-nonsense, beautiful book is a practical
guide guaranteed to inspire any reader.
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Chiang Mai Style
(Paperback)
Joe Cummings; Photographs by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni
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This publication is a celebration of Chiang Mai Style with stunning
photographs that capture the essence of Chiang Mai's architecture
and interiors, as well as its arts and crafts. Chiang Mai Style
takes the reader on a journey through the tribal tradition of the
houses of northern Thailand and gives a sweeping view of the city's
most contemporary homes, luxurious resorts and spas, with modern
interiors yet retaining the essence of Chiang Mai's rich
architectural heritage.
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