This best seller was met with an extraordinary response when it was published in 1998. In it, visionary architect Sarah Susanka embraced the notion of smaller, simpler shelters that better meet the needs of the way we live today. The book created a groundswell of interest among homeowners, architects, and builders. More than 200 photographs bring the spirit of the \u201cNot So Big\u201d house alive.<\/p>\n
The Color Scheme Bible: Inspirational Palettes for Designing Home Interiors<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cA practical guide to using color successfully.\u201d<\/p>\n
The power of color is its ability to influence mood, create atmosphere, and enhance perception. As a result, one of the most effective ways to transform any room is by changing its color. Which colors to use is the challenge.<\/p>\n
The Color Scheme Bible is a practical, yet inspiring reference for those who want to take advantage of different colors without clashing. It contains 150 color scheme ideas for home decorators and interior designers.<\/p>\n
The book explains how to choose colors that will complement each other for a subdued effect, and which colors and combinations will energize the room.<\/p>\n
Topics covered include: How color creates ambiance and atmosphere Using color to give a small room the illusion of space and depth How to create the feeling of warmth and light with color Distinctive color schemes inspired by nature, art, travel and even a favorite possession.<\/p>\n
The book also includes a variety of color combination palettes that can be used with different materials for refreshingly original color schemes.<\/p>\n
The Color Scheme Bible is an essential handbook for home decorators and interior designers.<\/p>\n
Undecorate: The No-Rules Approach to Interior Design<\/b><\/p>\n
Jettison the old rulebooks about home d\u00e9cor and \u201cundecorate\u201d your space. As the founder and creative director of DwellStudio\u2014which is famous for its brightly colored, graphic textile designs for home furnishings\u2014designer Christiane Lemieux challenges tradition in a quintessentially American way, championing a fresh, unconventional approach to creating a beautiful and comfortable home. Lemieux emboldens readers to push aside stuffy, professionally-designed d\u00e9cor, showing them instead how to infuse their own personality into their home.<\/p>\n
Undecorate profiles twenty homes from all over the country, revealing their owners\u2019 love of imperfection and penchant for surprise and unusual juxtapositions while inspiring readers to follow their own whimsy and practicalities in their personal spaces. An anglophile creates an English manor in Hollywood, mixing British flea-market finds with midcentury furniture. A car fanatic turns a vintage Airstream trailer into a master bedroom and situates it in the middle of a vast industrial loft in downtown Chicago. A couple transforms a log house in Nashville, Tennessee, by blending their modern and eclectic styles with the home\u2019s rustic charm. Though the designs differ widely, the spaces all express an open-minded attitude. Some homes embrace their contexts, while others transcend them. All are shaped by instinct and imagination and share innovative ideas that readers can use to organically and elegantly create their home to match their lifestyle and tastes.<\/p>\n
Lemieux gets to the essence of the homeowners\u2019 distinctive styles, pinpointing the transformative ideas, thoughtful details, and useful solutions that make each home memorable. With more than 200 full-color photographs, Undecorate will both inspire and guide homeowners to a new outlook on home design.<\/p>\n
The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate and Live Well<\/b><\/p>\n
Style is a luxury, and luxury is simply what makes you happy.<\/p>\n
Over the years, founding editor in chief of domino magazine Deborah Needleman has seen all kinds of rooms, with all kinds of furnishings. Her conclusion: It\u2019s not hard to create a relaxed, stylish, and comfortable home. Just a few well-considered items can completely change the feel of your space, and The Perfectly Imperfect Home reveals them all.<\/p>\n
Ranging from classics such as \u201cA Really Good Sofa\u201d and \u201cPretty Table Settings\u201d to unusual surprises like \u201cA Bit of Quirk\u201d and \u201cCozifications,\u201d the essential elements of style are treated in witty and wonderfully useful little essays. You\u2019ll learn what to look for, whether you are at a flea market or a fancy boutique\u2014or just mining what you already own.<\/p>\n
Celebrated artist Virginia Johnson\u2019s original watercolor illustrations bring the items and the inspiring rooms of world-famous tastemakers to vibrant life. Styling tips and simple how-tos show you techniques to put it all together to create, say, a beautifully made bed (the fast way and the fancy way), an inviting reading nook, or an effortlessly chic display of pictures.<\/p>\n
According to Deborah, the point of decorating is to create the background for the best life you can have, with all its joys and imperfections.<\/p>\n
This book will show you how.<\/p>\n
Deborah Needleman is the editor in chief of WSJ. Magazine and creator of the Off Duty section of The Wall Street Journal. She was the founding editor in chief of domino magazine and coauthor of domino: the book of decorating.<\/p>\n
Virginia Johnson\u2019s illustrations have appeared in books by Kate Spade and on textiles carried in more than one hundred stores, including Barneys, Liberty of London, and Net-A-Porter.<\/p>\n
Decorate: 1,000 Design Ideas for Every Room in Your Home<\/b><\/p>\n
In Decorate, the world\u2019s top designers and leading decor experts including Kelly Wearstler, Amy Butler, Jonathan Adler, and many others come together to share over 1,000 professional tips, ideas, and solutions for every room and every budget. Written and compiled by Holly Becker, founder of the hugely popular design blog Decor8, and Joanna Copestick, acclaimed lifestyle writer, this intensive home dcor program combines beautiful inspiration with nuts-and-bolts how-to for stunning results. More than 500 gorgeous color photographs provide motivation while line illustrations, checklists, shortcuts, and floor plans make it easy to get started. For those looking to make the most of their home and create stylish interiors, Decorate is the start-to-finish resource to keep on the bookshelf for years to come.<\/p>\n
Via\u00a0www.bestdesignbooks.eu<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our sources of inspiration are inumerous! But these books have a special place in our shelves. If you love interior design, you should read them too! Not So Big House…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[2945,2939,2947,2944,2946,2940,2941,2942,2943],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12400"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12400"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99459,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12400\/revisions\/99459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"A](\"https:\/\/bocadolobo.com\/banners_impact\/articlebanner\/banners-LAPIAZ-SIDEBOARD2.gif\")
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