MBR: The Interior Design Shelf
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Three fine 'New Design' titles are filled with full-page color photos
demonstrating contrasting designs for home interiors. NEW INDOORPOOL
DESIGN (3937718273) covers a range of indoor pool designs, from
wood-framed pools which dominate a living space floor to side pools and
those with decorative waterfalls, NEW FIREPLACE DESIGN (3937718745)
covers innovative fireplace features and designs, drawing from houses
across Europe and around the world. NEW STUDIO DESIGN (3937718761)
profiles in-home studio workspaces that fit into kitchens, living
rooms, and living spaces. These function as idea books: color photos
pair with location notes and the focus is on very modern, contemporary
designs built in the last few years. Wonderful project idea guides -
and fine profiles of interior design artists' innovations.
Sterling/Hearst
387 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016-8810
www.sterlingpub.com
Priscilla Hauser's BOOK OF PAINTING PATTERNS (1402714769, $35.95) comes
from a popular painter whose designs have reached many students over
the years. It packs in a treasure trove of patterns but doesn't stop
there: it tells how to transfer and work with them, from blending and
changing colors to applying shading to different pieces. The full-page,
full-color patterns will delight artists who want to transfer them to
home projects. Marie Proeller Hueston's HOUSE BEAUTIFUL DECORATING WITH
BOOKS (1588164934, $24.95) goes beyond telling how to create and store
a personal library: it tells how to combine bookcases, shelving on open
stairways, and more to store volumes and shows how to use them as
decorative embellishments. From dramatic mantel displays to books that
serve as furniture, HOUSE BEAUTIFUL DECORATING WITH BOOKS is lovely.
House Beautiful's READY, SET, DECORATE: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO GETTING
IT RIGHT EVERY TIME (1588164993, $24.95) tells how to create a
personable room, surveying common home decorator choices, pros and
cons, and options from colors to patterns and hardware. The 'Ready!'
section covers the basics, 'Set' reviews preparations, and 'Decorate!'
shows how to do it yourself and avoid common problems. These are
winners no home decorator will want to be without.
Cozy Cabins Rustic Retreats
Jo Denbury
Ryland Peters & Small
519 Broadway, 5th Flr, New York NY 10012
184597087X $19.95 www.rylandpeters.com
Lovely color photos by Chris Tubbs accompanies a fine survey of cozy
cabin interiors and decoration schemes which make the most of small and
rustic spaces in Cozy Cabins Rustic Retreats. The idea here is to
customize a personal sanctuary: chapters are filled with insights
supporting this concept and provide ideas for a range of styles and
designs, from log cabin rustic to giving the illusion of airy expanse
in limited places.
Creating Vintage Style
Lucinda Ganderton
Ryland Peters & Small
519 Broadway, 5th Flr, New York NY 10012
1845971264 $16.95 www.rylandpeters.com
There are many ways antique fabrics, unique collectibles, and flea
market finds can be used to decorate a house, and these twelve easy
projects offer step-by-step directions for so doing, even embracing
kitchen and garden in the process. Chapters in CREATING VINTAGE STYLE:
STYLISH IDEAS & STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS review key elements of style,
cover basic materials and equipment, and provide plenty of color
embellishment.
The Barefoot Home
Marc Vassallo
Taunton Press
Box 5007, Newton, CT 06470-5507
1561588075 $30.00 www.taunton.com
A 'barefoot home' takes advantage of new consumer trends towards
informality to pair a casual lifestyle with a home filled with open
space, light, and texture. THE BAREFOOT HOME: DRESSED-DOWN DESIGN FOR
CASUAL LIVING profiles over twenty homes that fit this concept: they're
located across the U.S. and each contains elements of relaxed design
and entertainment standards to offer home builders and
homeowner/designers many ideas for creating such an effect. Color
photos abound in an inspirational gathering.
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