Eclectic Style in Interior Design

A beautiful, full-colored guide to designing or decorating the home by mixing styles, whether traditional or contemporary. "Eclectic Style" shows how designers combine modern furnishing with family heirlooms. Lush, color photographs accompany inspiring ideas on how to mix: old with new: traditional design with accents of contemporary furnishings new with old: contemporary with traditional accents and/or antiques collection of art, antiques, family heirlooms, or decorative objects international styles: East meets West and other cross-cultural combinations the signature element, one large piece, with other furniture

Carol Meredith writes about interior design and architecture for magazines, newspapers, and professional design firms. During her fifteen years in the field, she has served as managing editor for "Texas Homes magazine" and home and garden editor for "New England Living". Her articles have also appeared in "Design Times", "Boston" magazine, and the "Boston Globe". She is the author of the recent book, "Eclectic Style in Interior Design". Ms. Meredith lives in New Hampshire with her husband, David Reynolds, and stepdaughters Anne and Aleisha