In Your Own Style: The Art of Creating Wonderful Rooms - Softcover

Chase, Linda; Cerwinske, Laura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500281645 ISBN 13: 9780500281642

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 1999

Synopsis

Both a step-by-step guide and a showcase of ideas, this handbook reveals trade secrets and provides a discussion of the interior design process. Starting with the fundamentals of developing an overall plan, separate chapters describe the basic options and offer practical advice on flooring, walls and ceilings, fixtures and fittings, lighting, colour, furniture, windows, fabrics and accessories, as well as how to hire professionals. Colour photographs illustrate decorating styles from the minimalist to the ornate. A glossary and directory of resources complete the book.

About this title

About the Author:

Linda Chase's interior design work includes residential and commercial projects throughout the United States and Europe. Laura Cerwinske writes, edits, and produces books on architecture, interior design, and the fine and decorative arts, and is the author of, among other books, In A Spiritual Style (Thames and Hudson). David Phelps is an internationally known photographer of architecture and interiors whose work appears in numerous design and style books as well as in magazines.

From Library Journal:

Coauthored by two experts in the field (see, for instance, In the Romantic Style: Creating Intimacy, LJ 11/15/90), this enjoyable book helps do-it-yourself decorators define their own style and take steps toward attaining it. The authors cover the treatment of floors, walls, ceilings, hardware, lighting, color, furniture arrangement, and windows, among other topics. Excellent color photographs enhance this text. Classical and modern styles of decorating are addressed but not country, which is covered in such books as Miranda Innes's The Country Home Book (LJ 2/15/90) and Judith Miller and Martin Miller's International Country (LJ 2/15/90). Recommended for public libraries.
Barbara Bartos, St. Croix Central Elementary Sch. Lib., Roberts, Wis.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0500281645
• ISBN 13: 9780500281642
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 191