The definitive reference on designing commercial interiors-expanded and updated for today's facilities Following the success of the ASID/Polsky Prize Honorable Mention in 1999, authors Christine Piot
One of the first things you do when you remodel or move into a new home is change the curtains. After all, new window treatments easily, quickly, and inexpensively transform a room. They turn an outd
A personalized guide to home decorating shows the variety of neutrals, from pea green to washed out lilac, and how to put them together and add accents, in an illustrated book that shows how to balanc
Most homes in the past were not elite, wealthy interiors complete with high fashion furnishings, designed by well-known architects and designers, as many domestic histories often seem to have assumed.
Vivid colors, rustic simplicity, and the textural contrasts of wood, terra-cotta, and stucco are the hallmarks of the casual elegance of classic Spanish houses. The Spanish approach to residential sty
Earth Spirit Living is a revolutionary approach to lifestyle design and personal space. Author Ann Marie Holmes, an expert on earth energy systems, reveals that by picking up subtle cues from the nat
For decades, the East African savanna has attracted Europeans eager to experience life with nature at its largest—on safari. Drawing on their experience of the safari, these visitors have creat
The approximately 300 images in this book display the work of 83 American designers of high end interiors. The designs are grouped loosely by the theme that inspired their creators, be it art and coll
Seemingly limitless examples of individual expression display the diversity of design solutions that can be applied to each room in your house. Experimentation with arrangement, color, texture, mater
Frame: The Back Issue is the celebration of 50 issues of a design magazine. It represents an opportunity to give lovers of Frame the ultimate fan book to read, to keep, to use. This publication featur
Though times have changed, the charm and grace of Southern style endures. It’s a design tradition that values gentility and gracious living above conspicuous consumption; history and mystery above the
Taking a radical position counter to many previous histories and theories of the interior, domesticity and the home, The Emergence of the Interior considers how the concept and experience of the domes
Rooms celebrates some of the most luxurious and bold interiors around the globe and the creative sensibilities of the people who inspired them. Beautifully presented through the sumptuous photography
New Orleans designer Angele Parlange shows readers how to transform their homes and lives in true "Creole style"–creating modern beauty out of personal heritage without breaking the bank. Southern tr
This innovative book examines the changing ways in which the domestic interior has been represented in the West over the last 500 years. Looking at a rich array of depictions of the home, including pa
At Home in Renaissance Italy draws together an impressive range of ideas and objects-from sumptuous paintings and textiles to kitchen utensils, popular prints, jewelry, and everyday dress-to reveal h
This home design book reveals the timeless quality and the adaptability of country style to almost any personal aesthetic. Unlike other books on the topic, this beautifully photographed book is a val
Greenwich, Connecticut, has a mystique all its own. It epitomizes the suburban tradition in America, with houses that are among the country's most beautiful examples of colonial, Tudor, and English co
