Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is slightly cocked. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated throughout. ; 12.70 X 9.40 X 0.80 inches; 159 pages.

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Title: TRICIA GUILD'S DESIGN AND DETAIL A Practical Guide to Styling a House
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0671666363
ISBN 13: 9780671666361
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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A respected decorator discusses the principles and elements of good design that she has employed in her own home, including tips on color, flooring, storage, and fabrics

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In this lush and lavish picture book, designer Guild takes us through her London house, explaining the rhyme and reason of her renovations. She recommends an effusively colorful, eclectic style while introducing principles of interior design and giving technical advice. Permanent design solutions are not for her; an evolving home and sensibility are. She enjoys debunking conventions, to a point, and recommends boldness in making a space one's own, including the use of asymmetry and occasionally riotous period, pattern and color mixing. The book's weaknesses include unimaginative suggestions about gardens and pictures. Also, the text too often refers readers to Guild's own design company for materials and consultation, a self-serving strategy. Guild's Midas touch (putting frescos in a kitchen) is not within average reach, and her designsaggressively vivid, plumply elaborateare not for everyone. However, her rules of thumb in thinking about design are useful and appealing.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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