Synopsis
This is an illustrated collection of design and decorating tips for dining in style. The author, Dianne Berger, describes a range of dining room styles and trends, from grand and stately formal rooms to cosy country kitchens and romantic seaside pavilions. Whether your taste runs to the traditional or the outre, this book aims to whet your appetite for creating the ideal dining space and offers tips on how to go about it, including wall and window treatments, furnishings, and table settings. The ideas in this book should help you transform the daily act of eating into an aesthetic delight. The book features Fritz von der Schulenberg's photographs of delectable dining spots throughout Europe and the Americas.
Review
Dining rooms are often a luxury in today's space-starved, fast-food culture, but those lucky enough to have one will find here a wealth of ideas for making the room a feast for the eyes as well as a glorious place to feast. Visit Russian palaces, French chateaux, Italian palazzi, London townhouses, a Scottish castle, New York apartments, and many other resplendent or elegantly rustic residences. And don't despair if the ambience seems too high-style for your pocketbook; the volume is full of practical, budget-conscious ways to incorporate these looks into your own more humble abode. --Amy Handy
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