Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams know that the key to comfort ishow you set up your home. For two decades, their home furnishings have been synonymous withrelaxed style. For them, comfort and beauty work in concert; theyare never opposing ideals. Gold and Williams's elegant collectionof home furnishings is often the first—and last—place people gowhen they want pieces that are perfect in scale, comfort, andprice. In The Comfortable Home, Gold and Williams share their insights,experience, and practical knowledge so that you can make your homeone that is both designed—and designed for living. With a focus onspending money wisely—investing in pieces you will have forever andmaking strong statements with affordable "pretty little things,"Gold and Williams cover all aspects of creating a beautiful,inviting living space, including: ?Working with color ?Deciding whether to hire a decorator (or not) ?Furnishing small spaces ?Finding inspiration in t

The ideal accompaniment to every store's silk floral section, this guide shows crafters and home decorators how to create beautiful and timeless silk floral arrangements that make every holiday even more special. From garlands and table arrangements to door decorations, it features 19 step-by-step projects for a range of festive holidays, including Easter, Valentine's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Each project includes complete materials lists, numbered steps and in-depth instructions that guarantee gorgeous results. Inspiring beauty shots show every arrangement in glowing detail, and a special "Getting Started" section covers basic techniques and supplies. Best of all, floral styles range from traditional to contemporary, providing the perfect project for every decor.

The best work of a dozen of Mexico’s finest architects More than 100 color photos of outstanding contemporarydesigns Here are dozens of beautiful photos of the best incontemporary home design, all created by the top residentialarchitects in Mexico. Form, functionality, context, and materialshave been considered and balanced to produce inspiring housesperfect for today’s busy lifestyle. Houses: Proportion Harmony is a remarkable idea book packed with surprising solutionsto home-design challenges.

This book helps designers handle those odd projects by detailing all the inside info they so desperately need--from specs and templates, to quick fixes and gritty solutions. Projects cover: * menus, order forms, catalogs and annual reports * compact disks, hang tags, labels, polybags and videos * book covers and magazines * self-mailers, invitations, advertisements and solicitations * signage, billboards and trade show booths * awards, forms, buttons, tickets and more Designers will find a bounty of approaches and solutions, insider advice for working with printers, photographers, illustrators, and tips for stopping emergencies before they start. Scott Boylston is a professor of graphic design at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He previously worked as an art director for a New York City design firm, where he developed packaging for cosmetic companies, including Estee Lauder, Elizabeth Arden, and Yves Saint Laurent. * Provides sketches, illustrations and instructions

Jettison the old rulebooks about home décor and “undecorate”your space. As the founder and creative director ofDwellStudio—which is famous for its brightly colored, graphictextile designs for home furnishings—designer Christiane Lemieuxchallenges tradition in a quintessentially American way,championing a fresh, unconventional approach to creating abeautiful and comfortable home. Lemieux emboldens readers to pushaside stuffy, professionally-designed décor, showing them insteadhow to infuse their own personality into their home. Undecorate profiles twenty homes from all over the country,revealing their owners’ love of imperfection and penchant forsurprise and unusual juxtapositions while inspiring readers tofollow their own whimsy and practicalities in their personalspaces. An anglophile creates an English manor in Hollywood, mixingBritish flea-market finds with midcentury furniture. A car fanaticturns a vintage Airstream trailer into a master bedroom andsituates it in the middle of a v

Whether its beach stones, seed pods, or Queen Elizabeth,Irina draws a direct parallel from her inspirational source tofinished handcrafted jewelry. Each of the 24 main projects includesa full-color photo of Miech's inspiration, an explanation of howshe translates that into materials and colors. Pearls, crystals,gemstones, wire and more are used to create stunning necklaces,bracelets and earrings, and every project includes bonus design andtechnique variations. Readers can make the projects as show, or usethem as motivation to discover inspirational sources for their owncreative process.

This is the ultimate all-in-one guide to the art of cleaning.Top-notch professional cleaner Don Aslett shares the secrets of thepros as he leads you through basic training -- over 600alphabetized entries dealing with specific problems, with acomprehensive reference for everything from the anatomy ofhousekeeping to safe storage of cleaning chemicals and tools.

At an early age, Alexa Hampton learned the language of gooddesign, the vocabulary to speak it, and the elements that defineit. As the daughter of interior design legend Mark Hampton, shetraveled the world by her father’s side, touring the greatarchitectural landmarks and discovering beauty, training hereye. Now one of America’s most influential designers herself, AlexaHampton provides a tour of stunning residences from her ownportfolio. Eighteen classic spaces illustrate in rich detail the elements thatgovern cultivated design—contrast, proportion, color, and balance.Among the residences are a landmark 1912 McKim, Mead Whiterestoration on Fifth Avenue in New York City; an eclectic house bythe sea layered in textures, patterns, and colors; a contemporaryapartment distinguished by simple geometry and clean lines; andHampton’s own apartment, filled with an exquisite collection ofarchitectural elements. Hampton also explains how she tailored each space to meet herclients’ needs while retaining a t

Learn how to make the most of available space, set uppractical anti-clutter systems, organize hot spot storage and findstorage space in places you never dreamed of.

With her brilliant sense of style, designer and bestsellingauthor Carolyne Roehm makes the case in Presentations that there’sjust as much pleasure in wrapping gifts as in receiving them—andthat beautiful packages guarantee memorable celebrations. For everyone who loved At Home with Carolyne Roehm, one ofAmerica’s premier style-setters now offers her ideas for creatingbreathtaking gift wrappings using readily available paper, tags,rubber stamps, ribbons, artificial flowers, and other inexpensivematerials. Arranged seasonally, and taking inspiration from Roehm’slove of nature, travel and collecting, and fine art, the bookfocuses on holidays as well as on ways to make children’s giftslook unique and adorable. As Roehm shows, with creativity and careany present can be made an exquisite offering. More than two hundred dazzling photographs provide inspiration,and a clear and detailed how-to section gives readers thestep-by-step tools they need to create beautiful gifts. And forthose who

This beautiful and unique reference provides an unrivaled mineof inspiration and ideas for anyone wishing to create a colorfulnew look for their home or garden! In this stunningly produced guide, internationally renownedinterior designer Kevin McCloud puts together over 1,000 colorchips arranged in over 80 palettes. Each palette—which includesanywhere from 6 to 16 color swatches—forms a blueprint for a uniquedecorative scheme. A palette based on old Chinese silk, forexample, is seen reinterpreted in a contemporary New Yorkapartment. Plus, each palette features gorgeous photographs that bring thecolor scheme to life, along with invaluable advice and tips forusing the colors to transform a room. Readers will also findmanufacturers’ paint references and numbers, lists of suppliers,and much more. The ultimate color sourcebook! From the Hardcover edition.

Darryl Carter is a leader in the design world, recognized forhis restrained, distinguished, and livable environments. Known forseamlessly mixing the modern with the classical, Carter presents acomprehensive guide to creating a home that balances individualcomfort with a timeless aesthetic. Comfort is the essential element of a successful interior, butalso the most elusive. Too often our design decisions are driven byothers. In The New Traditional, Darryl Carter encourages you to betrue to your own lifestyle. More than a stunning book, this is anaccessible resource for making an elegant, inviting home,responsive to the people who live in it every day. A fresh take on American design, Carter’s work has been lauded asthe New Traditional for effortlessly blending classic and modernelements to create personal environments. Patinated furniture,subtle textiles and lighting, and chalky washes of color are amongthe details that transform a house into a home. Carter explains howyou can translate th

This private tour of the dazzling homes of legendarystyle-setter Carolyne Roehm showcases her favorite colorcombination in more than three hundred glorious photographs. From the time designer Carolyne Roehm rented her first smallapartment in New York in her twenties, she has loved blue andwhite. In that one-bedroom flat, she draped the walls, chairs,sofa, and a canopy bed in an inexpensive blue and white sheetingfabric designed by her boss, Oscar de la Renta, and begancollecting blue-and-white porcelain from around the world—initiallybargain reproductions and eventually museum-quality pieces—fromChina, Japan, Portugal, the Netherlands, and elsewhere. Today, Carolyne Roehm presides over a magnificent duplex inManhattan, an antique-filled stone house in Connecticut, and a chicyet rustic home in Aspen, all of which contain rooms decorated inblue and white, featuring accents from her collections of china,ceramics, glassware, linens, furniture, and decorative pieces.These rooms employ the wh

Famed portrait photographer Monica Rich Kosann has spent acareer helping people add a final layer of personality to theirhome once the interior designer’s work is done. Monica’sclients—celebrities, designers, socialites—want to find ways to addwarmth and love to rooms, celebrating what they cherished most—beit family, pets, jewelry, books, or travel. Having helped countlessfamilies artfully present their family photography, heirlooms, andcollectibles, she now divulges the secrets to her skill in thisbook. Living with What You Love shows you how to integrateyour treasured objects with your home’s décor. With inventive ideas as simple as arranging a vignette of vacationsouvenirs, and as complex as covering an entire wall with familyphotographs and memorabilia, Living with What You Love offers the skilled guidance of Monica’s trained eye. There’sinspiration for everyone, and for every type of space, whethersmall or grand. Anything can be a stage for display: a coffee tablecan be arranged wi

Thisbooklooksateveryaspectofinteriordetailfordomesticspaces.Itisdesignedtoappealtoanyoneinterestedinimprovingthehomeenvironment,fromDIYenthusiaststoprofessionalssuchasarchitectsandinteriordesigners.Productsselectedcomefromaroundtheworldandareallcurrentlyavailabletobuy(websitesofmanufacturers/suppliersareincludedintheproductcaptions).Theselectionincludesacombinationofthenewestandthebestproductslaunchedsincethemillennium,arrangedintochapterstoprovideinspirationforeveryspaceinthedomesticinterior. Thebookhassevenchapters:WallsandFloors;Doors,WindowsandStairs;HeatingandCooling;Kitchens;Bathrooms;Lighting;HomeTechnology.Eachchapterisprefacedbyanin-depthinterviewwithaleadingarchitectordesignerwhohasaspecialistknowledgeofthechapterssubject.Forexample,JamesSoane,co-founderofProjectOrange,looksatwindowsanddoors.GregorioSpini,thefounderofKundalini,oneofItaly'smostprogressivelightingmanufacturers,discussesdomesticlighting.JackMama,creativedirectoratPhilipsDesign,talksabouttechnologyinthehome.

It is an indispensible visual resourcefor anyone looking for interior design inspiration. In-betweenareas refer to the connecting spaces - such as halls, stairways andcorridors - that all properties have. These spaces are infrequentlydecorated, but their aesthetic potential is huge. Filled withsuperb full-colour photography, "Design Inside: In-Between Areas"is an ideal source of inspiration and guidance for those wanting toadd their own personal touches throughout their home.

From not enough space and too many things to not knowing whatcolor to paint the living room walls, many of us struggle with ourhomes. Now Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, frequent makeover expert onHGTV’s Mission: Organization and Small Spaces, Big Style, sharesthe do-it-yourself strategies that have enabled his clients andfans to transform their apartments into well-organized, beautifulplaces that suit their style and budget. Week by week, Apartment Therapy will guide you to treat commonproblems, eliminate clutter, and revamp even the tiniest space.Here is an eight-step process that includes: A therapeutic questionnaire to help you get in touch with yourpersonal taste and diagnose your home’s physical, emotional, andenergy flow issues A pre*ion with recommendations for each room based on yourneeds and lifestyle–including tips on how to use color, lighting,and accessories A treatment plan, including regular maintenance schedules toensure the ongoing health of your space Illustrati

In her most personal book, Carolyne Roehm shares her lifelonglove of classical architecture and design, graciously inviting usinto her favorite spaces in three remarkable homes: her owndazzling Manhattan prewar duplex, her antique-filled Colonial-erastone house in Connecticut, and a special friend’s Aspen residenceevocative of eighteenth-century Sweden. Each is an architecturalshowpiece as well as a superlative example of her polished style:never fussy, always graceful and enticing. Even as a young design assistant to Oscar de la Renta, CarolyneRoehm was a devotee of the eternal virtues of artistry. Now, havinglived in several residences, she has gathered her knowledge,enthusiasms, and extraordinary collections to make these threehomes quintessential examples of the Roehm style. Each isindividual—yet all showcase her classical leanings and devotion tothe beauty and grace of authentic craftsmanship. The New Yorkapartment, with its selection of antique busts and objects andsuperlative artwork

This comprehensive guide addresses one of the most commonproblems for gardeners. Shade Gardening has over 250 colorphotographs of the 350 best trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials,bulbs, ground covers, vines, ferns, and grasses for shaded areas.Articles cover the basics of growing plants in the shade as well assuch subjects as city gardens, flowers, foliage plants, pests anddiseases, and lawns.

Whether you inhabit a studio or a sprawling house with onechallenging space, Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, co-founder of the mostpopular interior design website, Apartment Therapy, will help youtransform tiny into totally fabulous. According to Maxwell, size constraints can actually unlock yourdesign creativity and allow you to focus on what's essential. Inthis vibrant book, he shares forty small, cool spaces that willchange your thinking forever. These apartments and houses demonstrate hundreds of inventivesolutions for creating more space in your home, and for making itmore comfortable. Leading us through entrances, living rooms,kitchens and dining rooms, bedrooms, home offices, and kids' rooms,Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces is brimming withingenious tips and ideas, such as: Shifting the sense of scale through contrasting colors Adding airiness by using transparent collections Utilizing the area under a loft bed for a kitchen andmini-bar Tucking an office

What visitor to the Caribbean has not been entranced by thebeauty and spirit of its tropical islands? In Caribbean Style, morethan 600 spectacular full-color photographs and an illuminatingtext re-create the houses, gardens, and lifestyle of thisenchanting region. A trendsetting book that combines travel and design, CaribbeanStyle offers a previously unseen view of the islands of Guadeloupe,Martinique, St. Bartélémy, Antigua, Nevis, Montserrat, Barbados,Haiti, and Jamaica. The book includes information on islandvegetation and colors, plantation houses, town houses, popularhouses, contemporary houses, and gardens. In addition, theArchitectural Notebook provides plans and information on differenttypes of houses on the various islands. These pages take you from plantation manor houses with graciousverandahs that catch the mild, cooling winds to brightly paintednative dwellings adorned with imaginative wood trim; from colonialplantation gardens with rows of majestic palm trees and windingwate