Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Clothing Design    4. Decorating - General    5. Design - General    6. Fashion    7. Fashion design    8. Art / Design / General    9. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles   

Subjects:  1. Design & Construction    2. Do-It-Yourself    3. Home Improvement / Construction    4. House & Home    5. Remodeling & Renovation - Bathrooms    6. Home furnishing & decoration    7. House & Home / Decorating   

Reviews (8)

Puts the French on Pedestals
The book is written as if the French have a monopoly on good taste.B. Phillips gushes over the French lifestyle to the point of annoyance.I found myself saying, enough already! I got the book because I've travelled to France since I was a kid and now I'd like to decorate my home with French influences.But after reading her book, with its genuflecting and contradictions, I was turned off.An example of contradiction:At one point the book states that the French are not ostentacious and prefer simple, tasteful items in the home.But from the interior pictures of mansions, that hardly seems to be the case.Also, I couldn't see any children being happy in these homes.They look like hotels and museums.The book had one very redeeming quality.The guides outlining "must haves" are very good.

French Details
"Detail is the difference between ordinary and extraordinary." ~Unknown The Nicest Room is on the Cover
The rest of the book is page after page of heavy, ornate rooms that lack individuality and warmth.The decor is superficially beautiful because all the "signals" of wealth are there:expensive sofas and chairs, brocade curtains, period furniture, "French" bric-a-brac, but ultimately it's a collection of overly-designed showpieces. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Architecture    3. Decorating - General    4. Decoration and ornament    5. France    6. History    7. Home Improvement / Construction    8. Influence    9. Interior Design - General    10. Interior decoration    11. United States    12. Architecture / Interior Design    13. Interior design   

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Furniture is the Focus
This book has great pictures of West Indian furniture and its focus is only on the furniture. I was looking for some ideas on how to design using this style, but not much can be gotten directly on how to do this from this book. However, I did come away with a good sense of the various influences on the West Indian style.

Moderately interesting
This book had some interesting facts, but as an interior designer who was looking for inspirational pictures for room designs I thought it had moderate value.

FABULOUS!
I have owned this book for over a year and always thought it was an excellent book but wasn't inspired to write a review until just recently, when I received a new book I purchased called "Caribbean Style".This book, "Caribbean Elegance", is everything that the other book is not. I love this book! The photography is incredible, encompasing everything from the smallest furniture detail or accessory, to entire historical exteriors & interiors, and exquisite scenery!
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Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Decorating - General    3. Furniture    4. Furniture design    5. Furniture, Colonial    6. Home Improvement / Construction    7. Interior Design - General    8. Interior Design - Style Books    9. West Indies    10. Art / Design / Decorative    11. Caribbean islands    12. Interior design   

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Traditional Adirondack Design
"In time the Adirondacks became synonymous with rugged living, fishing and hunting, other outdoor activities and all sorts of rest and relaxation. It was because of the great camps and rustic furniture that Adirondack became a style until its own." ~Ralph Kylloe
Dream Away The Hours . . .
imagining yourself in the homes pictured in this magnificent book. Again, Kylloe has outdone himself capuring the pure essence of what a true home in the Adirondacks is all about. No author has a better technique on showing the reader all the rustic beauty thats out there far beyond our imaginations, by taking us on his personal home tours into some of the most gorgous beautiful Adirondack homes, most on lakes. He includes Adirondack history and again shows us in many of the homes the rustic furniture and decorating styles that depicks the true meaning of what life must be like for some toown these truely magnificent homes. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Camps    2. Decorating    3. Decorating - General    4. Decoration and ornament, Rustic    5. Domestic    6. Home Improvement / Construction    7. House & Home    8. Interior Design - General    9. United States    10. Vacation homes    11. Home furnishing & decoration    12. House & Home / Decorating    13. Interior design    14. USA   

Reviews (18)

Fantastic Book
This is a great book. I love the pictures and have actually called one of the artist to order one of her creations. It would be a much better book if the author would have included a resource guide as to where to purchase the organizing units that the women use to create their working envirnoments.

Good book but......
This is a good book with beautiful pictures of craft spaces.I ordered in the hopes of getting ideas & inspiration for my craft space, but got none.

Where Women Create
This is an agreeable book, but I found Organizing Your Craft Space by the same author much better and more useful.Much material is duplicated - you really don't need both books. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Artists' studios    2. Careers - General    3. Decorating    4. Decorating - General    5. Decoration & Ornament    6. Home Improvement / Construction    7. House & Home    8. Interior Design    9. Interior Design - Style Books    10. United States    11. Women artists    12. Women designers    13. House & Home / Decorating    14. STUDY NOTES - SparkNotes   

Reviews (26)

WOW! Love It !!!!
It's Charles Faudree!!What more needs to be said.I've been a fan of his for years.Noticed his rooms in some of my favorite magazines.Especially Traditional Home.He NEVER fails to delight and inspire.Tons of ideas on every page.Wish he would publish a book every year !!

My New Bible
Charles Faudree is my ultimate favorite designer and this book is not a dissapointment.It is something I can study over and over again.Being close enough to Tulsa, I recently got to experience Mr. Faudree's personal decorating first hand. This book is testament to his impeccable taste.

French Country at it's best!
If you love the french country look then this book is for you. It is like the bible for decorating in the french country style. Yet Faudree's genius lies in his ability to mix in English, Swedish and other genres so that it looks like a real home and not something out of a French country showroom. He can even mix antiques into a contemporary home for a flawless look. You will want to jump into the pages of this book and live in these rooms. They are absolutely gorgeous! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Architecture    3. Decorating - General    4. Decoration and ornament, Rustic    5. Faudree, Charles    6. France    7. History    8. Home Improvement / Construction    9. Influence    10. Interior Design - General    11. Interior decoration    12. United States    13. Home furnishing & decoration    14. House & Home / Decorating    15. Interior design   

Reviews (6)

don'twaste your money!!
While I very much enjoyed Miss Wearstler's first book, I found Domicilium Decoratus to be borderline obnoxious. Rather than show great decorating, the book focused mainly on close up shots of objects in her house that took up the whole page.In addition, I feel that as the viewer of the book I do not need to see fifteen entirepages of Miss Wearstler dressed in ball gowns pretending to be domestic.

delicious eye candy
I loved modern glamour.
amazing design sensibility
This signed limited edition in a specially bound case is superbly done.Ms. Wearstler has the uncanny and clearly innate ability to take any object you give her and make it look absolutely fabulous.When I saw her son's carrera marble bathtub, my first thought was, "how do I get her to adopt me?" ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architectural & Industrial    2. Art    3. Decorating - General    4. Design - Decorative    5. Home Improvement / Construction    6. Interior Design    7. Interior Design - General    8. Interior Design - Style Books    9. Art / Design / Decorative   

Reviews (3)

Idea Finder
Great find.This is the perfect book when plannning a remodel.It's refreshing to find such a variety of interiors under one cover.The garden shots are equally inspiring and wildly different from one home to the next.The book is beautifully shot and the narative is well thought out.Well worth buying.

One Word: Fabulous, Fabulous ,Fabulous
I know you say to yourselves. Not another narsicistic book on celebrity domiciles.. But this book stands out. It is smartly written by Sue Hostetler. An element of honesty comes out in her subjects that one is not usually privy to in a celebrity "fluff piece". The humanity of those who dwell within the walls portrayed in this book really shines through. Also the photographs are "Superb". I have owned many beautiful photo books and this one really stands out. The depth of the images and the natural balance of light is stunning. Peter seems to know just what the spaces want to share with the viewer. All the homes shine under Peters visionary imagemaking. I would say if you are interested in what really drives the styles of today, "Hip Hollywood Homes" is a MUST HAVE. The style , design , and tastemakers who opened their lives and homes to Peter and Sue really are the creme' de la creme' of what is happening now.

Vanity Fair meets Architectural Digest for those with real style!,
Much, much more than other coffee table books!
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Subjects:  1. Architecture, Domestic    2. California    3. Celebrities    4. Decorating    5. Decorating - General    6. Domestic    7. Homes and haunts    8. House & Home    9. Interior Design - Style Books    10. Los Angeles    11. Residential Interior Design    12. House & Home / Decorating   

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Wonderful Wonderful Reference
Fantastic book!One that is extremely useful and one that I take everywhere with me.Perfect for new designers acquiring fabric sense.I know several firms where this book is a staple reference guide.A+++++

Good Text, But No Color
I was a little disappointed that all of the pictures were blackand white.In order for this book to be useful to me, I would have topay [approx. $20.] plus shipping and handling to get the actual swatches used in thisreference book. Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Decorating - General    3. Design - General    4. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Terminology    7. Textile Fabrics    8. Textile fibers    9. Art / Design / General    10. Fashion design    11. Textile arts   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Decorating    4. Decorating - General    5. General    6. Hadley, Albert    7. House & Home    8. Interior Design    9. Interior decorators    10. United States    11. Biography: general    12. House & Home / Decorating   

Reviews (32)

Sophisticated style
This book is perfect for the advanced home owner or individuals who have developed a mature and sophisticated style.I find myself returning again and again to the advice of Michael Smith.The more I know about design the more I appreciate his unstructured yet very elegant and extremely discerning method of putting a home together.A terrific resource from a very talented designer!!!

Don't be fooled by the reviews.... like I was!!
This book leaves me cold.I ordered it as an 'add-on' because I was getting a couple of others and I guess it's what I deserve, for buying it sight unseen.This is the first time I have been compelled to write a review... and it is really just as a warning to others to look through this book first, before purchasing.I don't even like the pictures!

Michael Smith Elements of Style
Disappointed in the overall look and content of the book.Would rate it a C+.
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Subjects:  1. Decorating    2. Decorating - General    3. Decoration & Ornament    4. Home Improvement / Construction    5. House & Home    6. Interior Design    7. House & Home / Decorating    8. Individual artists   

Reviews (41)

Feng Shui for Dummies
The book is simple to read and easy to follow for those of us who knew nothing about Feng Shui.I do recommend it along with other books on the same subject in order to get a well-rounded reading.

Too much text, not enough diagrams
This book buries its content within a rather non-attractive format having lots of text and not enough diagrams.Does not do an adequate job of conveying important information.So much unbroken text ends up becoming bla bla bla.

Purchased for a family member.
I purchased this book for my mother and she can not stop talking about this book.What I have heard from my mother, this is a great book.It is easy to understand and read, also, it is easy to stop reading and then start back up again later.Great book for beginners. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Decorating - General    3. Feng Shui    4. Feng-shui    5. Gardening/Plants    6. Home Improvement / Construction    7. Interior Design    8. Interior Design - General    9. Parapsychology    10. Parapsychology - General    11. Body, Mind & Spirit / Feng Shui   

Reviews (12)

Excellent
I read and re-read this book then handed it over to my sales and marketing manager.A MUST for a faux business owner.

Thank Heaven for Rebecca Pittman
This book gave me everything I need to start my own faux painting business, including confidence!Thank you Rebecca for the insight, the humor and the weekly accounting ledger located in the back.Great, superb, and HIGHLY recommended.

excellent
starting out as a muralist, and i bought the book before i landed my first job. i found it amazing how DETAILED and ENTERTAINING this book was. i knew nothing about how to start being in this business, and this book served as a complete guide. as i was reading it i thought that there were suggestions what i would never never need in life, BUT !!! boy, was i wrong. every word this book has in it is worth the pennies you pay. if you are startin out and have no clue how to manage your own business, this is a must for you!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Careers - Arts    2. Construction - Contracting    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Decorating    5. House painting    6. Interior Design - General    7. Interior decoration firms    8. Management    9. Small business    10. Technology    11. Texture painting    12. Advice on careers & achieving success    13. Fresco   

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Decorating    3. Decorating - General    4. Home Improvement / Construction    5. House & Home    6. Residential Interior Design    7. House & Home / Decorating    8. Interior design   

Reviews (5)

Color Advice for Wearing and Decorating
This covers the basics (triads, tetrads, complementary colors, etc.) before going on to personal response to color.It has a quiz and talks about the meaning of your favorite color.
Good reference book for designers
Laetrice Eiseman certainly hit on some common questions and answered them very well.This book should be read in conjunction with her other books, especially "Colors For Your Every Mood". These books are complementary. Over one hundred common questions are directly addressed
Written in question-and-answer format by worldwide leading color expert Leatrice Eiseman, and packed from cover to cover with full-color photography, The Color Answer Book: 100+ Frequently Asked Color Questions For Home, Healh And Happiness presents sound and insightful advice for color usage to decorate and enhance one's home and surroundings. More than one hundred common questions are directly addressed, concerning everything from the best colors to wear; to issues of color and health; to color in the workplace, garden and elsewhere. An informed and informative account, The Color Answer Book is simply filled with fascinating and useful trivia, -- and very highly recommended for do-it-yourself amateur as well as professional interior designers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Beauty & Grooming - General    2. Cognitive Psychology    3. Color    4. Decorating    5. Decorating - General    6. General    7. Psychological aspects    8. Psychology    9. Architecture / Interior Design    10. Home furnishing & decoration    11. Popular psychology   

Reviews (4)

Beautiful!
Inspiration abounds in this book~I love how it features the same rooms, accessorized differently for the seasons. That is my favorite way to decorate~
I really love it!
Maybe the best book I ever had, so beautiful layout and pictures, wonderful feelings!

Fresh/Creative Ideas for a Beautiful Old House.
Midwest of Cannon Falls (Minnesota) (...) is a company built around holiday and seasonal decorations. They produced this book to illustrate what can be done in the way of decorating a home to show its best during each of the four seasons, during many of the holidays we celebrate.
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Subjects:  1. Decorating    2. Decorating - General    3. Home Improvement / Construction    4. House & Home    5. Residential Interior Design    6. Handicrafts   

Reviews (2)

Disappointed
Disappointed in photos.I am from Texas and expected so much more.There are so many options here to use and missed the mark.I returned my copy.Something that I rarely bother to do.
Rustic Western Interiors at Their Best!
Without exaggeration, this is the best book to date documenting rustic western interiors. The extraordinary Cowboy and Indian memorabilia collections featured in these homes will make you green with envy. Large, beautiful photographs of exceptional Texas homes, no sterile contemporary interiors here. I've always admired Beard and Parsons work, this is the best to date. No disappointments here! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Architecture, Domestic    3. Decorating - General    4. Interior Design - General    5. Interior decoration    6. Texas    7. U.S. Architecture - South    8. Architecture / Interior Design   

Reviews (7)

Matt & Shari: Real Decorating For Real People
Disappointing. Too much repetition. Not enough examples.

real decorating for real people
This is very easy to understand and follow book on decorating your home using layman terminology. Even a novice could follow it without any problem. I highly recommend it for anyone looking for redecorating tips and helpful hints.

"Real Decorating for Real People" is exactly what it says!!
I love watching Matt and Shari on Room By Room, and this book is a great extension of the show.I can almost hear the two of them kidding with each other while they did the decorating.I wasn't crazy about the fur pillow in the bedroom, but there are tons of ideas in the book that I can use to decorate my own home and you can too.
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Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Decorating    3. Decorating - General    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Home Improvement / Construction    6. Interior Design - General    7. Home furnishing & decoration   

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A must for anyone who needs to understand textile basics
The Fabric Reference, along with the Fabric Glossary provides the best comprehensive reference of basic textiles that you can obtain anywhere in today's market. To make it a perfect reference set, you can purchase the Fabric Glossary Swatch Set directly from Ms. Humphries, which provides fabric samples to be taped into the Fabric Glossary while giving the history, manufacturing (weave, knit, lace, etc.) description and fabric content for each swatch allowing for a realistic study of fabrics. This Fabric Glossary can be continually added to as you find new fibers and fabrics - keeping an updated reference at your finger tips. Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Decorating - General    3. Design - General    4. Reference    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Textile Fabric (Applied Arts)    7. Textile fabrics    8. Textiles & Polymers    9. Art / Design / General    10. Handicrafts    11. Home furnishing & decoration    12. Textile arts