The Style Sourcebook: The Definitive Illustrated Directory of Fabrics, Wallpapers, Paints, Flooring and Tiles - Hardcover

Miller, Judith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1552977919 ISBN 13: 9781552977910

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2003

Synopsis

An encyclopedia of interior design products.

The Style Sourcebook is the single most comprehensive, up-to-date and visually exciting decorating reference book -- a complete catalog of the best in decorating products and materials. This revised edition has been updated to ensure that discontinued products have been removed and up-to-the-minute products added.

2,300 color photographs cover major design styles such as Gothic, Empire, Baroque, Neo-Classical, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Hi-Tech, and Post-Modern. The history and influences of dominant design styles are organized chronologically from Medieval to late 20th century. In each section -- for example, Geometrics: Early 20th century; or Damask & Entries are wide-ranging, detailed and clearly organized to ensure quick access to the right item. The book is divided into six main sections:

Style Guide
Paints & Finishes
Fabrics
Tiles
Wallpapers
Flooring

Each entry includes purchasing details that list company, design, pattern name/number, available colors, essential measurements, composition, and uses. A glossary and detailed directory of distributors close the book. The Style Sourcebook is an authoritative reference that will be vital to working designers, decorators and stylists as well as to homeowners and design students.

About this title

About the Author

Judith Miller is a renowned interior design and antiques expert. She is co-founder of Miller's Antique Price Guides and a widely published author.

Reviews

Do patrons have limited access to interior design showrooms? Are they just learning decorating style and taste? Even though home design materials can change according to manufacturers' and designers' whims, Miller has produced a tome filled with ideas enough to satisfy any decision-wracked decorator. This revision (of the 1998 first edition) reflects the constantly shifting range of interior tastes with 60 percent new samples. It begins with a style guide, a short photographic introduction to nine different design periods from medieval to the early twenty-first century. Five specific sections concentrate strictly on fabric, wallpaper, paint and finishes, tile, and flooring, capturing information (price, manufacturer, suitability, color, composition) for each color sample. Though price is figured in English pounds (!) and swatches can be too small, this is a noble attempt to bring the wide world of interior design to the attention of nonprofessionals. Barbara Jacobs
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Edition details

• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1552977919
• ISBN 13: 9781552977910
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 402