Interior design, decor and style guides Books
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd The Creative Home: Inspiring Ideas for Beautiful
Book SynopsisLet Geraldine James show you how to reinvent your home with new and exciting ways to make it uniquely yours. Whether you live in a bustling home where a family of different ages with varying tastes and interests needs to be accommodated, in a compact city pied à terre, or in a country or seaside retreat, you will find inspiration here for your ideal living space. The Creative Home brings together the best of Geraldine James’s Creative series of books and shows how to apply these ideas in your own home. There are four chapters on different areas of the house – Cook and Eat features kitchens and dining areas, Relax and Socialize covers living rooms, Work and Create includes home offices and studios, and Sleep and Bathe, of course, shows bedrooms and bathrooms. A final chapter, Store and Display, shows how your home can be used to show off your treasures and store your collections. Each chapter features rooms of different styles – from sleek and minimal, to Aladdin's caves belonging to collectors of anything and everything, thrifty chic-style rooms furnished with second-hand buys, and renovated homes with no expense spared – as well as displays featuring designer items alongside inherited family heirlooms. However, the one thing every room has in common, whatever its style or purpose, is that it has been furnished and decorated with great attention to detail.
£16.99
Thames & Hudson Ltd Making Living Lovely Free Your Home with Creative
Book SynopsisPopular design duo Russell and Jordan (AKA 2LG Studio), present their interiors bible of tips and techniques for restoring design confidence to the Instagram-overwhelmed and Pinterest-saturated.Trade Review'Full of bright ideas' - Sunday Telegraph'Russell Whitehead and Jordan Cluroe like to think outside the bright white box' - The Times'Destined to inspire … beautiful' - House Beautiful'Truly special, infused with charm and warmth' - English Home'Interiors gurus Russell and Jordan of 2LG offer handy hints for decorating your home and restoring design confidence' - Homes & Antiques'Packed with simple insider tips' - METRO'[Aims] to give readers the confidence to experiment creatively' - The Glossary'Helps you (and those with whom you may share your space) to understand your needs and create a home that meets them' - Red'Exuberant colour and joie de vivre' - The Press Association'A refreshingly warm and welcoming approach to home design' - The i newspaperTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Finding Your Path to a Free Home • 2. Cohabiting without Compromise • 3. The Tools to Free Your Home • 4. Decorative Joy • 5. Materiality: Feeling Space • 6. Things: The Stuff of Life • The Wobble • 7. Joyful Minimalism • 8. The Evolving Home • 2LG Sourcebook
£16.96
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd Shed Style: Decorating Cabins, Huts, Pods, Sheds
Book SynopsisIn Shed Style, Selina Lake reveals how even the smallest garden can be home to an outdoor retreat. From the traditional gardener’s potting shed to a writer’s cabin to an artist's studio, Selina explores sheds, cabins, huts, greenhouses, pods and all manner of garden structures, providing ample inspiration for anyone dreaming of their own garden hideaway. She reveals how any existing shed, cabin or outbuilding can become a versatile work or social space rather than just somewhere to store the lawnmower. If you are short of space indoors, as so many of us are nowadays, a garden office, creative space, ‘she shed’ or work pod can provide a perfect solution. A greenhouse or potting shed will appeal to keen gardeners, while a cosy shepherd’s hut, perhaps with a bijou wood-burning stove, can work as guest accommodation. In Shed Style, Selina reveals how to create the shed of your dreams, presenting hundreds of fresh ideas for decorating and styling both the interior and exterior as well as suggestions for lighting, fabrics, furniture and other accessories. Shed Style is perfect for anyone who wants to make the most of their outdoor space. Shed Style showcases new photography plus revisits sheds from Selina's previous books.Trade Review'Fans of George Clark’s Amazing Spaces will love this inspiring book on how to create your own outdoor retreat, from workspaces and snugs to greenhouses and potting sheds.’ – Garden's Illustrated'Selina Lake as a knack for creating spaces that are bursting with character and in Shed Style she turns her attention to garden rooms' – Reclaim magazine‘This book really is a must-have for anyone who wants to make the most of their outdoor space’ – Ireland’s Homes & Interiors Living 'Selina’s creative and versatile designs, coupled with her easy-to-implement decorative accents, make this inspiring read a necessary first step in your creative process' – The Cottage Journal
£21.25
Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag Soviet Design: From Constructivism To Modernism.
Book SynopsisThe Soviet Union has left a vast heritage in interior design that is largely unknown in the West. Other than architecture and graphic or product design, interior design from the Soviet era has not yet been thoroughly investigated. For the first time ever, this book offers a comprehensive survey of the country's interior design culture between revolutionary avant-garde and late Soviet modernism. Drawing on archives that were inaccessible until recently and featuring a wealth of previously unpublished material, it documents the achievements of seven decades in the former socialist empire. Soviet design is often discredited as massive, non-ergonomic and monotonous. Yet a remarkable variety of original styles have emerged behind the iron curtain. The 1920s were marked by bold exploration and experiments at Vkhutemas and by constructivism, rationalism, and suprematism. Early in Stalin's reign constructivism was heavily criticised and post-constructivism and Soviet neo-classicism appeared alongside what became known as 'agitational furniture', inspired by the regime's propaganda. The 1930s brought Soviet Art Deco and eventually Stalinist Empire, which has produced some of the Soviet Union's most iconic buildings. In the late 1950s, after Stalin's death, the last Soviet 'big style' originated modernist and functionalist furniture, mass-produced to fit the small apartments in the Khrushchyovka multi-unit housing developments that were built in cities on a large scale. The 1960s mark the Golden Age of Soviet interior design, showing again influences by the early Soviet Avant-Garde and the Bauhaus, while most of the visionary work of a new generation of designers in the 1970s and 1980s remained unrealised.
£58.50
Editions Flammarion Jacques Garcia: A Sicilian Dream: Villa Elena
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£52.00
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd Fringe, Frog and Tassel: The Art of the
Book SynopsisLavishly illustrated with new photography, Fringe, Frog and Tassel is the first survey of the history, design and use of trimmings in the historic interiors of Britain and Ireland. Trimmings are often overlooked as mere details of a furnished interior. However, in the past they were seen as vital and costly elements in the decoration of a room. They were used not only on curtains and beds but also on wall hangings, upholstered seat furniture and cushions, providing a visual feast for the eye with their colour and intricate detail. Sometimes more expensive than the rich fabrics they enhanced, trimmings are often the only surviving evidence of a lost decorative scheme, reapplied to replacement textiles or found as fragments in the attic. This book, the first of its kind, traces their history in Britain and Ireland from 1320 to 1970, examining the design and usage of tassels, fringe, braid (woven lace), gimp and cord and their dependence on French fashion. The substantial text links surviving items in historic houses and museums to written evidence, paintings, drawings and other primary sources to provide a firm framework for dating pieces of less-certain provenance. The importance of the ‘laceman’, the maker of these trimmings, is also examined within an economic and social context, together with the relationship to the upholsterer and interior decorator in the creation of a fashionable room.Trade Reviewan extraordinary work of dedicated scholarship … this book is an essential one for the library of anyone with a serious interest in country-house decoration. -- Jeremy Musson * Country Life *Lavishly illustrated, with fascinating tales … [Westman] paints a vivid picture of how trimmings evolved throughout different ages and styles. * The English Home *…a triumph of research, textual and visual, with a sustained attention to detail. Richly illustrated and packed with information, it looks set to become the standard text in its field. -- Christopher Stocks * House & Garden *…simultaneously highly erudite and richly luxurious… -- Michael Hall * The Victorian *This is a sumptuous book, which traces the history of trimmings for furnishing and interior decoration in Britain and Ireland, … lavishly illustrated with new colour photography and impregnated with sound scholarship from the leading expert in the field. -- Lisa White * The Furniture History Society *The book is a physical and beautifully visual distillation of Westman’s knowledge, with lavish illustrations, frequently extending over two pages...a glorious, detailed and readable study… an invaluable tool to rediscover lost decoration. -- Susan Jenkins * The Georgian *An immediate clue to the subject matter of this teasingly titled book is its beautiful presentation: what might be considered a niche topic is here revealed as an essential aspect of interior decoration and for long periods by far the most glamorous and conspicuously expensive… No scholar could be better placed than Annabel Westman to write this book, which is informed by forty years’ experience of researching and implementing reinstallations of historic upholstery schemes. It will prove invaluable to a wide readership, including economic and social historians, historians of taste and interior decoration (not only of furniture and upholstery), curators and those engaged in historic reconstructions, as well as designers and decorators seeking inspiration. The book will not be superseded. -- Lucy Wood * The Burlington *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. The Role of the Silkwoman 1320-1550 2. The Role of the Silkman 1550-1660 3. Baroque Exuberance 1660-1690 4. Baroque Embellishment 1690-1715 5. Palladian Restraint 1715-1760 6. Neoclassical Interlude 1760-1790 7. Regency Excess 1790-1830 8. Victorian Extravagance 1830-1880 9. Retrospection and Restraint 1880-1970 Glossary Relative value of the pound 1450–1950 Notes Picture credits Select bibliography Index
£999.99
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd Faded Glamour: Inspirational Interiors and
Book Synopsis'To me, an object that was once the height of elegance but is now a bit battered has far more allure than something brand new.' Pearl Lowe in The Daily Telegraph Pearl Lowe has a passion for vintage finds with character – jewel-toned velvet sofas, hand-dyed lace curtains, gleaming lacquer cabinets – and these are the essential ingredients of Faded Glamour, a gloriously decadent and perfectly lived-in decorating style. With evocative photography, Pearl’s beautiful Georgian home is revealed, showcasing her trademark blend of grandly romantic and cool rock ’n’ roll interiors. Take a tour through the colourful living rooms, intimate bedrooms and plush bathrooms of her creative friends’ unique homes. There are hand-painted peacocks and an emerald silk bedspread in the charming house of a renowned British fashion designer; bright contemporary paintings on the perfectly rustic plaster walls of Hauser and Wirth in Somerset; a rainbow staircase and vivid embroidered wall hangings in the home of an eclectic jewellery designer and so much more.Trade Review'A beautiful book to look at and be inspired by' – Jo Wiley BBC Radio 2’Faded Glamour’ takes you on a journey through beautiful homes that show creative spaces that are not just decadent and stylish but deliciously inviting and comfortable' – Worcester Telegram
£21.25
Design Originals Beaded Wild Animals: Puffy Critters for Key
Book SynopsisFrom tropical fish to sea animals, you'll find a tempting array of truly beautiful and clever animals perfect for key chains, pins and pendants.
£9.49
Rizzoli Rooms for Living
Book SynopsisCelebrated interior designer Suzanne Rheinstein focuses on the use of rooms—from entries to outdoor spaces—that reflect her relaxed, elegant style, in which beauty and comfort are paramount. Suzanne Rheinstein is a master at translating traditional style into something fresh and elegant. In Rooms for Living, she shows how to achieve a calm and livable environment in casual or more formal settings. Rheinstein presents welcoming rooms to share with others, as well as private, cozy spaces for relaxing or sleeping. Included are examples of refashioned spaces, such as a neglected living room that has been repurposed for reading and writing, and a kitchen that has been expanded to accommodate informal meals. Rheinstein also offers innovative ideas on how to make a statement with an entryway by adding vibrant color, dress a bed for ultimate comfort and romance with luxurious pillows, display books in an understated way, and create a unique party atmosphereTrade Review"Rooms For Living illustrates the designer's skilled touch room by room - inviting antiques-filled entry halls, comfortable but rigorously curated living rooms; and welcoming dining rooms, including one that conjures a garden, with wall murals and hand-painted porcelain." -ELLE DECOR"Much in keeping with the design style that Rheinstein is known for, whether designing homes on both coasts or through her many fabric and furniture lines, there is a timeless elegance that is associated with her work. . . . no detail, however small, is overlooked."-California Home & Design Online"Attention to subtle detail, proportion and texture are evident in all [Rheinstein's] designs . . . From entrance halls to powder rooms, Rheinstein offers inspiration and advice on how to live with beauty and comfort throughout your home." -Quintessence Blog "It seems appropriate, then, that Suzanne Rheinstein, a designer known for creating comfortable and gracious interiors, would christen her latest book, Rooms for Living. Peruse her work in this inspiring book, and you'll see that her rooms are never contrived nor affected. Instead, they are big, beautiful invitations for living, offering themselves up as spots for relaxing, for example, or entertaining."-PEAK OF CHIC BLOG
£20.21
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd The Natural Cozy Cottage: 100 Styling Ideas to
Book SynopsisCreate a haven of coziness and calm that embraces you as you walk through the door with Chris Myers’ effortless styling ideas and tips. Taking a room-by-room approach, Chris describes the essentials of creating coziness from the colours to use, the textiles to incorporate, the decorative accessories and lighting to include and how to bring a sense of personality and uniqueness to your own space. Using natural, or pre-loved and re-purposed objects is an important element of this ethos. Wherever you live, in an urban apartment, town house, or country cottage, Chris will inspire you to bring comfort and happiness into your space whether by creating a welcoming wreath for the front door made from foraged items, kitchen curtains made from old vintage quilts, eco-friendly natural cleaning products, or lavender bags and scented candles… Your home will become a sanctuary, a home for the soul surrounded by the things you love, a place you will long to return to at the end of the day and one that is kind to the planet too.Trade ReviewThe book is a tome of unfussy, comforting homespun goodness - Period Living Charming ideas to create a warm, welcoming home using natural or pre-loved objects. You can find tips on lighting, textiles, furniture, and details down to the tiniest, loveliest treasures - Greatist.com You and your book are both absolutely beautiful - Paula Sutton, Hill House Vintage Inspiration from the queen of preloved chic - The Telegraph
£17.00
Vendome Press Isabel LópezQuesada At Home
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£40.00
Thames & Hudson Ltd At Home in Sri Lanka
Book SynopsisSri Lanka is a place of geographic and cultural contrasts, and its best architecture is structurally versatile, using features such as overhanging roofs, slatted walls and courtyards to cope with intense sunshine and sudden downpours in equal measure. This book deals with the interior, climatic factors, valuable antiques and more.Trade Review'A must-have for your travel book collection' - Good ThingsTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Traditional • 2. Contemporary • 3. Luxury
£25.46
Clearview Artistic Interiors
Book SynopsisFor 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.
£28.79
Vendome Press A Kind of Magic
Book SynopsisA Kind of Magic is an aesthetic cornucopia of interior design inspiration and artistic passion from Luke Edward Hall, one of today’s most colorful and whimsical creative icons. Foreword by Nicky Haslam. This flamboyant, idiosyncratic volume oozes young English artist Luke Edward Hall’s trademark whimsical, eclectic style. His Cotswolds cottage and studio and London apartment exist as creative laboratories, forming the backdrop to his interior, product, and fashion design, as well as his painting, drawing, and writing. This exciting new book explores Hall’s romantic, colorful universe through his homes and workspaces, drawing on his myriad influences, from local mythology and folklore to 1980s pop music and all things baroque. Divided into three sections—Country, London, and Studio—and featuring photographs by Hall’s close friend and collaborator Billal Taright, the book showcases Hall’s striking interior design style, together with his artwork and an assortment of short essays on his passions, from flowers and gardens to cooking and clothes. Coupled with vintage photographs and drawings of noteworthy personalities and locations, plus collage-style collections of Hall’s own memorabilia, this book, featuring a transparent illustrated dust jacket, will enchant Hall’s legion of fans as well as art and design enthusiasts around the world.
£40.00
Lannoo Publishers Barcelona Interiors
Book SynopsisInterior design in Barcelona, an important Mediterranean metropolis and a city with a rich history, draws influences from many different styles. The interiors featured here — notable for their airy sense of space and tiled floors — are cool in the summer but remain cozy and inviting. This book takes you behind the elegant facades, where timeless charm is created by the use of wood, warm colours and fabrics. Barcelona Interiors focuses on the most exclusive and unique homes that represent the authentic Barcelona way of living.
£45.00
Georg Callwey Urban Jungle: Living and Styling with Plants
Book SynopsisUrban Jungle: Living and Styling with Plants is a source of inspiration, ideas and a manual for all of those who want to bring more plants into their home. The book guides the reader through different "green" homes in five European countries and shows how beautiful, unique, creative and even artistic living with plants can be. More than that the reader finds endless ideas for styling from the bloggers of the "Urban Jungle Bloggers" community. To complete the topic of indoor plants the book offers easy help for taking care of the plants and DIY tips.Trade ReviewThis book is filled with plant styling ideas and plant information for those who want to bring more green indoors." Journal Sentinel
£15.00
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd The Annie Sloan Collection: 75 Step-by-Step Paint
Book SynopsisDecorative paint expert Annie Sloan's ultimate guide to using paint to transform your home. Annie Sloan's complete guide shows you how to use paint to decorate any of the surfaces in your home. Learn the basic skills for using paint on walls and furniture, alongside masterful techniques for painting floors, fabrics, lighting and more. Her 75 step-by-step projects will guide you through using paint to makeover your home, with clear pictorial instructions alongside helpful tips and tricks. With each project learn the essential skills of stencilling, printing, waxing, gilding and dyeing fabric, as well as how to best use Annie’s own Chalk Paint® range. Get inspired with Annie's top tips on choosing colours and perfect palettes to work with. The Annie Sloan Collection contains all you need to know to begin your paint journey, for beginners all the way up to paint aficionados. So get ready to unleash your own creativity with paint!
£14.99
Union Square & Co. Feng Shui Your Life
Book SynopsisReveals how to transform your home so that it enriches, nourishes and changes your life by bringing mind, body and spirit into balance. This title includes tips for finding inner peace in today's technology-saturated world, adding storage solutions, making rented spaces your own, practicing nurturing and evening rituals and more.
£19.79
Workman Publishing The Kinfolk Home: Interiors for Slow Living
Book SynopsisNew York Times bestseller When The Kinfolk Table was published in 2013, it transformed the way readers across the globe thought about small gatherings. In this much-anticipated follow-up, Kinfolk founder Nathan Williams showcases how embracing that same ethos-of slowing down, simplifying your life, and cultivating community-allows you to create a more considered, beautiful, and intimate living space. The Kinfolk Home takes readers inside 35 homes around the world, from the United States, Scandinavia, Japan, and beyond. Some have constructed modern urban homes from blueprints, while others nurture their home's long history. What all of these spaces have in common is that they've been put together carefully, slowly, and with great intention. Featuring inviting photographs and insightful profiles, interviews, and essays, each home tour is guaranteed to inspire.Trade Review"Nathan Williams' first home-design book is as tightly curated as his wildly popular magazine, Kinfolk. The Kinfolk Home features 35 diverse residences across five continents, each with owners who have created environs that are authentic to their values and living style." -C California Style Magazine "Advice on creating homes that foster community, center on simplicity and allow for slow living." -BookPage "Although slow living may conjure up visions of sparsely furnished interiors, many here illustrate crowded bookshelves, art-filled walls, and rooms populated with children and pets in close to 300 color photographs. VERDICT This handsome volume filled with visuals and advice shows how to create an environment surrounded by meaningful objects and designed to facilitate the enjoyment of life." -Library Journal "Nathan Williams' first home-design book is as tightly curated as his wildly popular magazine, Kinfolk. The Kinfolk Home features 35 diverse residences across five continents, each with owners who have created environs that are authentic to their values and living style." -C California Style Magazine "Advice on creating homes that foster community, center on simplicity and allow for slow living." -BookPage "Although slow living may conjure up visions of sparsely furnished interiors, many here illustrate crowded bookshelves, art-filled walls, and rooms populated with children and pets in close to 300 color photographs. VERDICT This handsome volume filled with visuals and advice shows how to create an environment surrounded by meaningful objects and designed to facilitate the enjoyment of life." -Library Journal
£27.00
Beta-Plus Contemporary Retreats
Book SynopsisBeautifully presented coffee table book showcasing 17 new contemporary residences, each one designed by renowned architects and interior designers from all over the world.
£73.95
HarperCollins Publishers Inc 150 Best New Eco Home Ideas
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£18.00
Cool Springs Press She Sheds Style
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£17.09
Dover Publications Inc. Room and Furniture Layout Kit
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£999.99
Beta-Plus Alpine Elegance
Book SynopsisBeautifully presented coffee table book showcasing 14 new mountain residences and retreats from renowned architects and interior designers.
£73.95
Abrams Desert by Design
Book SynopsisA distinctively designed, beautifully photographed interior design book that showcases the incredible spaces and stories of creative desert dwellers by writer-photographer duo Molly Mandell and James Burke From tips on cultivating the unpretentious, highly functional aesthetic environment synonymous with the desert to images evoking mindful living, the book is both a celebration of a uniquely inspiring climate, its spaces, and most memorable personalities as well as a manual for adopting elements of this lifestyle—no matter your location—through intentional design.Desert by Design explores the spaces and stories of those who live in the desert, from Marfa, Texas, residents and writer-photographer duo Molly Mandell and James Burke. From West Texas and Southern California to Chile, South Africa, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates and more, this comprehensive, global look at desert living offers insight into extraordinary ar
£28.00
Octopus Publishing Group Cocoon
Book SynopsisPRAISE FOR CREATE''In three comprehensive sections packed with rich photography and expert advice, this practical yet inspiring guide will give you the confidence to try it yourself'' - Elle Decoration''It''s clear that the spaces and wisdom featured in Create come from the heart. It is another masterclass by Ali Heath in creating soulful spaces that sing with warmth and cut their own design path.'' - Nicole Gray, Interiors Editor, YOU magazine''Ali is undoubtedly one of the best, most consistent and versatile stylists working today, and her new book Create is testimony to that.'' - Ben Kendrick: Editor, Modern Rustic; Homes and Style Director, Country Living magazine***n her third book Cocoon, interior stylist, designer and writer Ali Heath invites the reader to create a home sanctuary that focuses on the human touch, as an antidote to our fast-paced, tech-driven modern world.This way of decorating is so much more than just a look or style - it''s about taking a holistic approach that draws upon all our senses, not just the visual, and connects us more meaningfully to ourselves and our surroundings. In the past creating a sanctuary was about the decoration of a few key rooms, now it is about how the home as a whole makes us feel. Cocooning is not about isolation or shutting down and does not have to mean going off-grid - it is simply about tuning back into our emotions, creativity and curiosity to satisfy our need for shelter, comfort and wonder. Photographed in inspirational homes around the world - from small inner-city sanctuaries to spacious island retreats, Cocoon celebrates a design approach that speaks to the heart.
£24.00
Thames & Hudson Ltd HomeWork
Book SynopsisA rich sourcebook of design ideas for incorporating workspaces into domestic spaces through objects, spatial transformation or design targeted at consumers, practitioners and architects.Trade Review'Dream working environments for every creative worker' - IDEAT Hong KongTable of ContentsIntroduction • Mobile/Static • Horizontal/Vertical • Fold-outs/Partitions • Pockets/Pop-ups • Integrated/Detached • Project Credits • Index of Designers
£15.26
Hardie Grant Books Plant Society: Create an Indoor Oasis for Your
Book SynopsisCovering everything from basic plant care and re-potting, to plants suited to pets and propagating, this book will inspire you to create your own indoor rainforest. At the core of the book are profiles of 22 tropical indoor plants, organised from the most low-maintenance species through to exotic varieties requiring more care. In addition, the book offers styling advice on how to decorate different rooms in your home with plants, as well as suggestions on pots and planters to give your interior spaces more personality. Interspersed throughout the book are interviews with `plant people’ from around the world, who reveal the creative ways in which they've incorporated amazing collections of tropical plants into their lives and homes. Creating a tropical oasis in the city really can be this simple and fun!
£16.19
Random House USA Inc Styled
Book SynopsisAn HGTV Design Star winner offers a full-color guide to thinking like a stylist, with 1,000 design ideas for creating the most beautiful, personal and livable rooms. 20,000 first printing.
£22.95
Thames & Hudson Ltd The Tile Book History Pattern Design Victoria
Book SynopsisTrade Review'Uplifting and enlightening' - House Beautiful'[A] colourful read' - Homes & Antiques'A glorious array of decorative tiles' - Culture Vulture'Gloriously colourful' - House & Garden
£17.00
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd Global Bohemian: How to Satisfy Your Wanderlust
Book SynopsisIn Global Bohemian, Fifi O’Neill shows how you can bring gypset style into your home, fusing the colourful, eccentric style of bohemian living with inspirations from far-flung places. Why settle for one style when you can indulge your love of several? Whether exuberant or subtle, eclectic or sophisticated, bohemian style welcomes a freethinking approach to decorating. Fifi O’Neill shows you how to combine originality, creative energy, whimsy and a love of travel to create adventurous, authentic, and enchanting interiors. Find inspiration for making your home truly unique by mixing pieces with traditional style alongside finds from your travels. Whether you want to transform understated spaces by adding intriguing nomadic elements, incorporating tropical and beach motifs, or hints of glamour, Global Bohemian offers ample and affordable decorative options and celebrates self-expression, inspiration, passion and personal flair.Trade Review…boho is back in your home. Fifi O'Neill explains how to make it chic, not shabby. * Stella, The Telegraph *Whether exuberant or subtle, eclectic or sophisticated, Global Bohemian celebrates a freethinking approach to decorating. * The Colourist *
£19.55
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd Creating the French Look: Inspirational Ideas and
Book SynopsisThe French interior evokes a way of life to aspire to, with its good food, unhurried pace and, above all, its past for which many people feel nostalgia. Developed over hundreds of years, the French look reflects all tastes, from the cultivated grandeur of the chateau to the simplicity of rural living, and can be adapted to every home. Creating the French Look is divided into four styles: ‘Chateau’, ‘Country’, ‘Provençal’ and ‘Parisian’, and each “look” is applied to living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms plus outdoor living spaces. As well as describing each overall style, focusing on colours and fabrics, Annie Sloan emphasizes the details and accents required by each one, and, aided by 25 clearly explained step-by-step projects, shows how to achieve it. Among other things, she explains how to paint and distress furniture, and describes how to cover an armoire door with embroidered voile. Whatever interior you desire, this book will guide your choices from the grand statement of the painted armoire to the finishing touch of a little posy of lavender.
£11.69
Thames & Hudson Ltd Bohemian Style at Home A Room by Room Guide Room
Book SynopsisA highly practical guide that shows readers how to create a tailor-made Bohemian home one room at a time.Trade Review'[Full of] ideas for a colour-packed, rule-breaking, interior' - Metro'You can’t beat a beautiful book …a rich, timeless mixture of texture, colour clashes and layering' - Nene Living'Wild and colourful' - CosyTable of ContentsIntroduction to Bohemian Style • Achieving the Look • Welcome to the Boho Home • The colour palette • The Bohemian furniture • The Plants (incorporate nature) • Tell a story • The importance of soft furnishings • That laid back feel • The lighting • Room by Room Guide • Entering • Relaxing • Cooking • Eating • Cleansing • Resting
£13.50
Die Gestalten Verlag Petite Places: Clever Interiors for Humble Homes
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£38.00
Pointed Leaf Press Life of Things
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£31.50
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd Natural Living Style: Inspirational Ideas for a
Book Synopsis‘Our favourite stylist is back – we can't stop drooling over Selina Lake's new book...’ Mollie Makes In Natural Living Style, Selina Lake reveals how to create a beautiful and stylish home that is as natural, plastic-free and sustainable as possible. In Inspirations, Selina starts by revealing the concepts that inspire her: natural decor, living simply, mindful consumption, recycling, upcycling and reducing plastic waste. She looks at materials suited to the natural living look, including wood, bamboo, cork, recycled glass and upcycled materials. In Textures, she focuses on organic fabrics, fibres such as coir and rattan and eco-friendly paints. Finally, she shows how to style the home using lighting, decorative objects, vintage pieces, garden flowers and house plants. In the second section, Natural Living Spaces, Selina shows how sustainability and style can go hand in hand in living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, home offices and even utility rooms. In The Natural Garden, she steps outside to discuss green gardening, growing your own produce and venturing further afield to camp, travel and explore. Throughout, eco-friendly tips and hints will inspire those who want to lighten their footprint on the planet. Last but not least, the Natural Resources section will help readers get the look and create a sustainable, eco-friendly home of their own.Trade Review‘the best new books on eco-living’ – The Sunday TimesThey say change starts at home. What I’ve come away with from Natural Living Styleare all kinds of ideas for reducing plastics and waste around the home in favour of natural or greener alternatives. As it turns out, they can be functional, sustainable and That’s inspired living. – Try Small ThingsBeautifully illustrated with photography by Rachel Whiting, ‘Natural Living Style’ will motivate you to take the next steps to living well, happy in the knowledge that you are making a difference now and for future generations. – Arkansas Democrat GazetteLake demonstrates how to make your home ecofriendly, while not sacrificing style. – Flea Market Décor
£16.99
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd Living Life Beautifully
Book SynopsisLiving Life Beautifully tells the story of how Christina founded legendary fabric company Cabbages & Roses and grew it into a lifestyle brand. Christina talks about her inspirations and influences, and how she works these into her products. Specially-commissioned photography allows us a peek into her London apartment, and we see behind the scenes at her family home in the Bath countryside. This 600-year-old cottage is the backdrop for constantly changing interiors – it is where Christina designs her fabrics, experiments with her new wallpapers, and gathers all her favourite antiques, inherited gems and newly sourced vintage acquisitions. In addition, Christina shows us a selection of other homes and lifestyles she finds truly inspirational, including those of Brigette Buchanan of interiors company Odd Limited, and Maureen Doherty of Egg.
£24.00
Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd The Flower Expert: Ideas and inspiration for a
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£17.95
Octopus Publishing Group Curate: Inspiration for an Individual Home
Book Synopsis***"This gorgeous book marries inspirational ideas with real interiors, to help you curate a home that reflects your personal story and style." Kate Watson-Smyth of Mad About The House"Helpfully divided into eight key elements that bring a space to life, this beautifully photographed book by Australian interior designer Gardener and journalist Heath, makes the perfect accompaniment to a house refresh." Elle Decoration "A paradise for the curious, Lynda and Ali present an interior perspective so cosy that you already feel you live there. Textural spaces cleansed in monochromatic hues - with ideas that invite your imagination to consider home and collections in a new light." Martyn Thompson - Designer, Photographer, Creative Director'The images are stylish, elegant and inspiring - and you don't need big spaces or big bank balances to achieve their irresistible modern rustic ambience.' Sunday ExpressDoyenne of the unique and decorative, Australian interior stylist and boutique hotelier, Lynda Gardener, is always on the hunt for finds to enhance her homes and decorating projects. Her ability to curate and display these personal treasures has created a trademark style that is loved internationally.Curate, the highly anticipated book by creative duo, Lynda Gardener and journalist and stylist Ali Heath, reveals how to create a home that is truly individual. With their shared love of a monochrome aesthetic and natural imperfections, they explore the eight Elements that bring a space to life: palette, nature, textiles, lighting, a combination of old and new, storage, collections and art. Ten aspirational homes show the style in practice, including a converted warehouse, one-bedroom studio, bijoux apartment, historic cottage, country estate, new-build barn, remote shack, period townhouse and rural retreat.With gloriously evocative photography and plenty of down-to-earth ideas, Curate will encourage the reader to embrace their individual style, dream big and create a timeless interior of their own.
£24.00
Pointed Leaf Press Tino Zervudachi A Portfolio
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£49.50
Abrams kate spade new york all in good taste
Book SynopsisA New York Times bestseller! All in Good Taste helps us become the hostess everyone wants an invitation from.In this charming guide to entertaining, kate spade new york throws rigid rules out the door and shares unpretentious ideas for the modern-day hostess that are easy, festive, authentic, and always with an air of deliberate polish. Filled with how-tos, personal essays, anecdotes, recipes, and a liberal dash of style, All in Good Taste covers the essential lost artshow to shuck an oyster, curate a vibrant guest list, guide a dinner-table discussionright alongside modern conundrums such as Instagram etiquette at dinner.Whether you entertain a little or a lot, or just love being the person everyone wants to sit next to at dinner, All in Good Taste is the modern classic you'll treasure for years.Disclaimer: The wine stain on the cover of the book is a design element and is intentional.
£18.70
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd A Life in Design: Celebrating 30 Years of
Book SynopsisAcclaimed interior designer to the A-list, Kathryn M Ireland celebrates 30 years of decorating in A Life in Design. Organized by location, the book takes an overview of the interiors Kathryn has designed over the past 30 years, including her own homes in Los Angeles, London and the south of France. She shares her story of a life in design, from the early days in LA, where she started her career by decorating a home for Steve Martin, to designing houses all over the world, from California to the Cotswolds. This lavishly illustrated deep dive into Kathryn’s work is paired with a wealth of chatty, informal and invaluable advice on creating comfort, adding colour, finding and hanging art, designing great spaces for entertaining and the design rules she lives by. A Life in Design is full of character and charm, just like Kathryn herself.Trade ReviewLeaf through the pages of this retrospective and it is easy to see why the British interior and textile designer Kathryn Ireland has made her name in Los Angeles and beyond - House & Garden A romp through the designer’s peripatetic, multi-coastal life… invaluable advice on creating sophisticated, bohemian, colorful and welcoming spaces – The Hollywood Reporter
£32.00
Leisure Arts Inc Learn to Create with Pom Poms Leisure Arts Craft
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£7.99
Workman Publishing Guerilla Furniture Design: How to Build Lean,
Book SynopsisBuild stylish and functional furniture from salvaged materials. This innovative guide presents dozens of strategies for upcycling scrap cardboard, metal, plastic, or wood into dependable shelving units, sturdy tables, and fun lamps. With directions for 35 easy and inexpensive projects that include a Cardboard Cantilever Chair, a License Plate Bowl, a Conduit Coatrack, and much more, you’ll be inspired to start filling your home with unique high-style furniture that makes sense for both your wallet and the environment.
£14.24
Anness Publishing Glorious Country: Food, Crafts, Decorating
Book SynopsisThe 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.
£7.59
GMC Publications Beginners′ Upholstery Techniques
Book SynopsisIf you are daunted by the idea of upholstering your own furniture, then this is the book for you. "Beginners' Upholstery Techniques" will teach you all you need to know to tackle those upholstery projects, from a simple dining chair to more complex pieces such as armchairs. Expert upholsterer and author David James guides you through a wide range of techniques with clear step-by-step instructions. There is information on tools and materials as well as a guide to choosing the right fabric. Packed with inspirational, creative ideas that can be adapted for any item of furniture, this comprehensive guide is the must-have companion for any budding upholsterer.
£14.99
Merrell Publishers Ltd More Dream Homes: 100 Inspirational Interiors
Book SynopsisA companion and successor to Merrell's hugely successful Dream Homes (more than 50,000 copies in print), this book presents 100 exceptional interiors of all styles from around the globe. From sumptuous, state-of-the-art city apartments created by professional designers to quirky holiday retreats transformed by their dedicated owners, More Dream Homes is an exciting kaleidoscope of locations and decoration ideas. Each project is fully illustrated with beautiful photographs by celebrated interiors photographer Andreas von Einsiedel, while Johanna Thornycroft describes concisely the key characteristics of each home and how these have been achieved, providing insights into the work of leading designers. More Dream Homes contains a wealth of inspiration for lovers of interior design or anyone seeking to make their dream home a reality.Trade ReviewThere is something for everyone among these 100 fabulous, beautifully designed homes - this will truly be a book full of inspiration - HOUSE & GARDEN If you're seeking inspiration for a new interior scheme or perhaps just fancy an indulgent flick through a beautifully produced book, then this fits the bill - REAL HOMES MAGAZINE With more than 800 stunning illustrations, More Dream Homes provides an extraordinary wealth of ideas in a kaleidoscope of locations - IN DESIGN Captivating photography - and informative text - CONCEPT FOR LIVING A fabulous stockpile of ideas - TATLER (IRELAND)
£17.95
Thames & Hudson Ltd MidCentury Modern at Home
Book SynopsisA highly practical guide that shows readers how to create a tailor-made mid-century modern home one room at a time.Trade Review'An absolute dream for real interior enthusiasts' - Daisy Butter'Fabulous' - fionacumberpatch.com
£15.29
