Download or read book Fusion Style Decorating written by Elizabeth Wilhide and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 1999 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a variety of decorating ideas from around the world for an ecletic look

Download or read book Fusion Interiors written by Martin Waller and published by . This book was released on 2004-02-27 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text moves through the regions of the world identifying the patterns, textures, experiences and objects that surround us. As interior design continually evolves, adopting styles and influences from around the world, this book provides a singular source book for global design.

Download or read book Fusion Interiors written by Alexandra Druesne and published by Beta-Plus (Acc). This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new Home series from Beta-Plus invites you to take a fascinating journey through the most beautiful and inspiring interiors. The thirty volumes in this series are thematically divided by room (living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens and so on), and also by style (including designer homes, country houses and contemporary interiors). The reports in these books combine to create a unique voyage of discovery through modern trends in decoration and architecture, reflecting the lifestyle and outlook of people who live in these beautiful homes. Home series is a unique collection of thirty titles, eclectic and stylish, devoted to interior design and decoration, and presented in a handy format. Every book shows the finest projects by leading architects and interior specialists, in a kaleidoscope of styles and genres, and is packed with ideas for your own home. With over 100 colour photographs, this book provides the ultimate pocket guide to fusing design ideas from around the world into a coherent, lucid living space. 130 colour illustrations

Download or read book Country Living Decorating Style written by Rhoda Murphy and published by Hearst. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh look at country-style decorating, with ideas for every room of any house. 200 color photos.

Download or read book Elle Decor written by François Baudot and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the editors of Elle Decor comes a richly illustrated overview of the quintessential French style of home design and decorating, featuring an array of interiors, ranging from the eclectic to classic chic, that represent the influences, principles, and work of distinguished designers in eight chapters focusing on distinctive styles. 20,000 first printing.

Download or read book The Big Ass Book of Home D cor written by Mark Montano and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From TLC and Style Network’s top designer, a DIY book of decorating ideas to spruce up your home on a budget. You have a problem. Your current home “décor” is ugly, shabby, and boring, but you can’t afford lots of new stuff. Or maybe your house is filled with tired old junk that you just can’t bear to throw away. Or maybe you bought all your furniture at a big box store, but it irritates you that it all looks like you bought it there. You have a solution?or, rather, a whole houseful of solutions. In this newest Big-Ass Book, do-it-yourself guru Mark Montano presents 105 practical, simple, and decidedly unboring craft projects for every space in your home. Montano’s wizardry?accomplished with masking tape, spray paint, and glue?transforms everything from accessories, to walls and windows, to lighting, to major pieces like headboards, tables, dressers, and chairs. There’s even a chapter on turning the anonymous items you got at IKEA into one-of-a-kind treasures!

Download or read book Urban Country Style written by Elizabeth Betts Hickman and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2007 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Urban Country Style" is an illustrated guide for mixing modern and vintageurnishings with a crisp, clean approach and a touch of the unexpected.ickman and Gent go beyond the generic idea of an "eclectic mix" and definehis popular emerging style by really showing readers how to achieve not only more stylish home, but a more functional one as well. At the heart of "rban Country Style" is the contrast between old and new, traditional andodern, chic sophistication and cozy comfort: a vintage table paired withontemporary metal chairs, French doors hung on overhead tracks like barnoors, and traditional wood cabinets alongside open stainless shelves alleflect the Urban Country philosophy.

Download or read book The DIY Style Finder written by KariAnne Wood and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let Your Style Shine KariAnne Wood could tell you a lot about decorating. After all, she’s an expert. But this book isn’t about her. It’s about you. It’s about the colors, textures, and patterns that make your heart sing. It’s about the creative ideas you can’t wait to try in your own home. It’s about finding your one-of-a-kind style and then just going for it. And KariAnne is here to help you. Featuring her home and those of four of her blogger friends—Yvonne Pratt (StoneGable), Bre Doucette (Rooms for Rent), Laura Putnam (Finding Home Farms), and Carmel Phillips (Our Fifth House), KariAnne takes you on a tour representing five major design styles—Farmhouse, Traditional, Coastal, Transitional, and Contemporary. From the entryway to the living room to the kitchen to outdoor spaces, you’ll find tips and decorating inspiration for each of these different styles—to encourage you to create a home that’s amazingly, wonderfully, uniquely YOU.

Download or read book Design with Japanese Obi written by Diane Wiltshire and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese Obi or "sashes" are colorful pieces of fabric that can be used to great effect in interior decorating as well as traditional Japanese dress. In Design with Japanese Obi, the authors present the obi as it is being used in interiors today, demonstrating simple yet striking techniques for making these exquisite kimono sashes the centerpiece of any room's decor. The focus is on seven key uses for obi that are applicable to nearly any setting imaginable, such as: Artistic table arrangements Dining room accents Framing enhancements Fabric coverings These and other dramatic and innovative uses of obi in interior design and decoration are presented along with such essentials as color coordination, fabric shaping, and accessories for hanging obi. The vivid photographs in this book present some of the most elegant interiors the authors have found, from Tokyo to Washington D.C., and show the obi being used in today's homes to create a sumptuous, refined, and modern ambiance.

Download or read book Artfully Modern written by Richard Mishaan and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interior designer Richard Mishaan believes that all furniture and decorative accessories with inherently good form can be combined successfully regardless of style, period, or price. He creates exuberant, bold, glamorous spaces known for their masterful use of art that are nevertheless comfortable above all. In his work, every room is treated to at least one small luxury: bespoke embroidery on a wall covering, a shimmery midcentury Murano-glass chandelier, or a screen covered in wallpaper patterned like malachite. Mishaan believes that the best interiors are layered and rich. He skillfully brings together furnishings and objects from myriad eras—Italian neoclassic, seventeenth-century French, African tribal, Art Deco, Biedermeier—in a contemporary fusion style that has become his signature. This volume covers Mishaan’s best work since 2009 and includes a dozen spaces of every scale, from gemlike city apartments to Hamptons estates and the presidential suite at the St. Regis Hotel. Throughout, he weaves tips on how to live well in any size dwelling; full-color photography illustrates his ideas for truly personalizing spaces and for injecting areas devoted completely to comfort in every room.

Download or read book Bright Bazaar written by Will Taylor and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Known for his bold and refreshing take on color, Will Taylor, the founder of Bright Bazaar--one of the world's leading interior design blogs--shares his secrets to choosing colors that work for every room in your house. Structured around the different spaces within the home, the book breaks down the how, when, and where of using different shades and color combinations"--

Download or read book Decorating Without Fear written by Sharon Hanby-Robie and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2007-04-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've always dreamed of having a beautifully decorated home but have no idea where to start, Decorating Without Fear is the book for you! Interior designer Sharon Hanby-Robie, Allied member ASID, has more than thirty years of experience working with families to create stylish, inviting living spaces. Now you can easily attain a designer look for your home?one that reflects your personality and interests. Hundreds of photographs make this practical guide user friendly for even the least gifted decorator. Even if you don't know Chippendale from Neoclassic, or chintz from damask, you can follow Sharon's step-by-step process to achieve the look you want. "Interior design style today is less about rules," Sharon writes, "and more about personalization and creating unique spaces that make sense for you and your family and the way you want to live." Sharon shows you how to: Identify your own personal style preferences. Make every room in your home?from the living room to the laundry room?both beautiful and beautifully functional. Use texture and colors to create a rich sensory experience. Create perfect lighting, from chandeliers to bathroom vanity lights. Add stylish touches to floors, ceilings, walls, and windows. Arrange accessories with a designer's eye. Devise solutions for "problem" rooms that are too small or too tall. Turn your home into the blissful sanctuary you've always wanted?with Decorating Without Fear holding your hand each step of the way.

Download or read book Contrast and Fusion written by Duan Nijing and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book subtly selects more than 70 excellent commercial space cases to explore the contrast and integration of Chinese style and European style, discusses the Chinese and Western culture's influence on different styles. This not only reflects the Chinese style's concern over artistic conception creation and European style's care for design methods and forms, but highlights the vigor that brought by the combination of the two styles. The book covers diversified styles including Chinese classical style, pastoral style, European classical style, pastoral style and son on. It embodies the essence of design by starting from the interior atmosphere. Colour photographs

Download or read book Folk Art Fusion Americana written by Joy Laforme and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Charles Wysocki, Mary Engelbreit, Grandma Moses, and folk art in general will fall in love with this guide to painting, organized by seasons. Featuring projects that instruct artists of all skill levels how to draw and paint subjects that include quaint homes, pretty patterns, colorful gardens, picturesque farms, beautiful birds, and textured florals, this book features American-themed folk art infused with a modern twist. Beginning with an overview of what folk art is, followed by introductory topics like color, tools and materials, and drawing and painting techniques, Folk Art Fusion: Americana also includes sixteen simple step-by-step projects done in approachable and popular mediums. Rounding out the book is a gallery of folk-art pieces sure to inspire lovers of all things Americana. Simultaneously fresh and nostalgic, Folk Art Fusion: Americana draws on America’s rich artistic tradition and heritage and provides a fun, accessible take on creating beloved scenes from the heartland.

Download or read book Chinese Style written by Zhu Wen and published by Shanghai Press. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring hundreds of stunning photographs and insightful text, Chinese Style blends the chic designs of modern China with the traditional sensibilities of traditional Chinese art. At its core, Chinese style is a marriage of the traditional philosophies of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Its aesthetic is also influenced by the long history of Chinese art, the regional characteristics of northern and southern houses, and the fusion trend which began in the 1930s when western style furniture was incorporated into the homes of the Chinese elite. With detailed descriptions of furnishings, materials, component pieces and color, along with around 200 photographs of today's homes in China, Chinese Style is a must for those who are looking for some quick and simple ways to give their own personal living space a touch of Chinese flair.

Download or read book Tropical Interiors written by Elizabeth V. Reyes and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring over 250 photographs and insightful commentary, this topical interior design book will add a uniquely Asian-Pacific element to your home. The Philippines is home to a new generation of craftsmen, including furniture makers, artists, sculptors, and weavers. They specialize in taking the indigenous materials of the country--pina, abaca, capiz shell, bamboo, rattan, to name a few--and producing contemporary items that would be as at home in a New York loft as on a tropical verandah. Harnessing both Asian- and Latin-inspired style and modern techniques, they produce a cornucopia of fine contemporary furniture and "authentic" furnishing items. In this sourcebook of decorating and shopping ideas, these objects are presented within metropolitan and rural present-day interiors. From furniture and furnishings to table settings and lighting, all the homes, many never photographed before, are accented with artifacts in modern designs. Tropical Interiors shows how Philippine style is clearly now a global phenomenon and can be applied to homes worldwide.

Download or read book Decorating with Style written by Abigail Ahern and published by Quadrille Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget perfection - Decorating with Style gives you the confidence to take risks with interior design, embrace what you love, and fill your home with infectiously fabulous stuff: comforting, inviting and imbued with personality. Decorating Abigail Ahern style is about creating spaces that make you happy - not just buying the latest 'it' chair. According to the internationally renowned interior designer, the most successful homes always have an element of the unexpected. Good taste is wonderful, but without a touch of eccentricity - some tension between spontaneity and rigour, refinement and rebellion - beautifully co-ordinated rooms can leave you cold. Proving that style has nothing to do with money and everything to do with confidence, Abigail goes back to basics to help you determine your own style, then demonstrates how to take interiors to the next level by mixing and layering different styles and eras; injecting intrigue into a room with some maximalist lighting or a decorative rug; playing around with scale, colour and texture to create an enchanting, idiosyncratic vibe. Packed with original ideas, beautiful photography, speedy updates and easy DIY projects - that transform affordable furniture and accessories into something you'd see in a designer showroom - this hip, hands-on guide offers all the tips, tricks and inspiration you need to create a stylish home. For style-conscious girls on a budget, interior design just got fun .