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Designer Paloma Contreras’s guide to pairing traditional style
with modern design to create classic interiors with a touch of
glamour and an infusion of color Beloved designer Paloma Contreras
is back with her second book, The New Classic Home, in which she
focuses her sought-after design expertise on one of the most
desired yet difficult tasks in decorating: how to design a space
that successfully mixes traditional and modern elements. How does
one bridge the gap between such different concepts? By walking
readers through her four main techniques—Color, Texture &
Pattern, Scale & Proportion, and Tension—Contreras
demonstrates how to successfully pair seemingly disparate pieces
from different eras and styles to create harmonious, timeless, and
balanced interiors. With spectacular photography and personalized
design tips, TheNew Classic Home divulges how to blend vintage
pieces into even the most contemporary settings, highlight favorite
elements of any architectural style, freshen classic silhouettes,
and create layered, interesting spaces that always include an
element of modern surprise with a touch of elegant antiquity.
Daughter of the late David Hicks and goddaughter to Prince Charles,
India Hicks is known for her irreverent take on style. In her
previous books, she invited readers into her homes on Harbour
Island and in England. For her third book, India presents her own
slightly madcap spin on entertaining. Organized by meal, the book
begins marvelously with the most important meal of the
day--cocktail hour--and ends with breakfast. In between, there are
family suppers and big dinners, birthday cakes and Christmas
crackers, great British breakfasts, quick teas and long lunches,
mustard pots as vases, and bedcovers for tablecloths. Like India,
these stories are full of personality, from the Panic Dinner (or
what to do when you suddenly have a crowd descending) to the Naked
Cake (cake decorating for the harried or untalented) to a White
Christmas in the Bahamas. Each celebration includes clever advice
and inspiration for place settings, homemade flower arrangements,
table design, and more. These are parties that make use of what is
on hand, whether it's beach towels thrown down a long table,
children's candy piled in cups on a tray, or massing palm fronds
collected from the lawn. Beautifully photographed and embellished
here and there with a bit of Hicks family lore, the book is rounded
out with a sprinkling of recipes from India's beloved cook, Claire
Williams, fondly known as Top Banana, and other family members,
from traditional English fare such as Victoria Sponge to tropical
treats such as the Marquess's Banana Daiquiri.
From India Hicks, a beautifully illustrated guide to achieving her
famously undone, gloriously bohemian decorating style. Born from
British and design royalty, India Hicks has forged a design empire
from her family's enclave in the Bahamas. In India Hicks: Island
Style, she invites readers into her world, offering
never-before-seen imagery and irresistible behind-the-scenes
stories. Beginning with an uproarious reflection on India's own
design odyssey, the heart of the book is an in-depth exploration of
her style. Timeless and under-decorated, her rooms combine carefree
Caribbean culture with British colonial form and formality. In ten
chapters, India walks the reader through the basics of capturing
the look: the subtle palette of island life; the miracle of
tablescaping; the warm anarchy of a family kitchen; the pleasure of
porches; the drama of entertaining; bedrooms as places of
self-expression; the more is more style of living with collections;
the importance of repurposing; and creating spaces of sanctuary.
Witty, richly prescriptive, beautifully photographed, this book
will enchant readers with a glimpse of decorating in paradise.
Through beautifully photographed residences, which have an
exquisite layering of classic and modern furnishings, Stephanie
Kienle Gonzalez discusses how to bring sustainable elements into
your living space. She employs organic forms, stone and wood
pieces, and natural weaves with texture, such as seagrass, caning,
bamboo, and rattan. For her urban dwelling she adds tropical
greenery and flowers to enliven the interiors, and her eco-friendly
family lodge, immersed in the bush wilderness, is surrounded by
lush plantings. International designers and artists who have
inspired her are also profiled from sustainable architect Elora
Hardy to designers India Hicks, Nate Berkus, and Kenneth Cobonpue.
Full of design and entertaining ideas, Embracing Natural Design is
for those who are interested in achieving an environmentally
conscious lifestyle.
A follow-up to India Hicks s New York Times bestselling book, India
Hicks: Island Style, India Hicks: A Slice of England is the
designer s exploration of her British heritage and how she has
expressed it in her newly finished English country house in
Oxfordshire. The book is divided into two parts. Part one, Legacy,
is the story of her family s homes, including the renowned
Broadlands estate, and her parents houses, Britwell and the Grove,
as well as her father David Hicks s famous garden. The second half
of the book is the story of her new home, America Farm, a stunning
example of how she has reinterpreted English tradition and made it
her own. She covers life upstairs and downstairs, on the grounds
and in the surrounding country, including local pubs, circuses, and
markets. Enriched with the witty and tender stories of Hicks s life
growing up as British and design royalty, this is a book about the
power of houses with family history, and the joy of adapting them
for modern life.
Leading party aficionados share their successful strategies for
delighting family and friends, offering their personal viewpoints
and providing behind-the-scenes details that go into creating
memorable occasions. They offer their approaches to arranging
flowers, setting the table, selecting menus, stocking the pantry,
compiling killer playlists, and purchasing the perfect hostess
gift. Included are a variety of easy-to-master delectable recipes,
such as bacon-wrapped pretzels, seafood chowder, spicy gazpacho,
and refreshing sangrias. From a summer social in New Orleans and a
lively luncheon in Texas to a lavish winter smorgasbord holiday
dinner in Washington, D.C., the hosts offer a myriad of
inspirational ideas. Whether it s an elegant table set with
Leontine Linens or Pinot Grigio served in colorful cups and paired
with potato chips and caviar, this book is a visual trove of
festive get-togethers in beautiful residences. Beautifully
photographed, it is the essential new go-to entertaining guide.
A room-by-room journey through some of the most luxurious and
glamorous homes in America Dallas-based interior designer Jan
Showers returns to the concept first introduced in her bestselling
book, Glamorous Rooms. Jan takes the reader through luxurious
private residences across the United States room by room. This book
invites readers into 20 never-before-photographed homes, in some of
America's most idyllic locales, including a glamorous New York
apartment, a London townhouse in Belgravia, an architecturally
significant house in Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, a historic
residence in Austin, a country estate, a stunning home on Buffalo
Bayou in Houston, a duplex apartment at The Mansion Residence in
Dallas, and many more.
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