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

An attractive alternative to piecing traditional patterns! *Discover the fun of folding fabric pieces and make your quilts more visually interesting without adding complex cutting and piecing steps. *Enjoy 15 simple folding techniques, then apply these techniques in 11 fabulous quilt projects. A bonus section includes 5 more folding techniques for endless pattern possibilities. *Realistic, step-by-step illustrations make folding fabric a snap! Each project is complete with yardage, cutting, and sewing instructions. *To illustrate the abundant applications of folded fabric, a colorful gallery showcases photos of blocks and block combinations - all made using the various folding techniques in the book. AUTHORBIO: Joyce received a National Quilting Association grant to study the use of Native American designs by quilters. This study directly led to Joyce writing five books. She has now written over a dozen books and 70 articles on quilting subjects. Quilting appeals to Joyce for the aspects of encouraging creati

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.

Square? Round? Oval? Heart? Face up to the best looks forevery face! * Complete instruction for 34 necklaces and earrings sets * Guidelines for determining face shape and choosing flatteringjewelry for each * Ideas on designing jewelry to suit any wardrobe One of BeadStyle magazine’s most popular special issueswas the classic Your Perfect Look , which helped readersselect the jewelry that would help them look their best. Thiscollection of 34 stunning projects is based on that special issue,with even more ideas and insight for every woman. The first part ofthe book focuses on jewelry designs that complement different faceshapes, with four projects for each shape. There’s even a sectionon customizing a basic design to flatter different faces. Thesecond part of Just for You concentrates on designingjewelry to accompany round, V-neck, turtleneck, and straplessstyles. Now every beader can look great and have fun with jewelrythat’s custom-tailored just for her

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

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

Nan-C & Company presents a treasury of dazzling ideas for creating custom-made cards and tags for a variety of occasions. Paper crafters and scrapbook enthusiasts will have all the hottest trends and techniques at their fingertips.

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

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

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 mother of them all:The Friday Night Knitting Club celebrates the power of women's independence. Beautifully written with a fantastic cast of women...worht taking a duvet day for...you won't want to put this down'Heat.

When you think about decorating, you probably envision bigchanges, big purchases, and big costs. Interior stylist Lili Diallohas two words for you: Start small . She specializes inbringing homes alive through the details—a silvery pillow here, afloral screen there, and plenty of personalityeverywhere. Stylists typically transform spaces by working with pieces that arealready present, and their goal is to translate the residents’stories and passions into their surroundings. Details teaches you how to find your very own design story by focusing onwhich colors, textures, and objects make you feel most at home.You’ll also learn how to reimagine familiar objects and how totransform an area just by adding one key piece, such as a brightyellow rug that softens a room’s midcentury modernfurniture. Inspiration streams through hundreds of stunning photos. Taking acue from Dorothy Draper, one apartment dweller uses a classic colorscheme as a starting point but adds her own original, personaltouch

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

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.

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

A well-designed porch is like a welcoming committee thatinvites friends and family to share stories, catch up onneighborhood news, or quietly enjoy the breezes of a sultry summerevening. Porches bridge our public and private worlds, and conveythe essence of one’s home. In more than 250 stunning photographs of forty homes, PerfectPorches illustrates how varied these iconic American spaces can be.A wealth of structural appointments are presented, such as theextended eaves of a rain porch along the Gulf Coast, the shimmeringcopper flooring of a converted Amish cattle barn in Bluegrasscountry, and Outback-inspired painted thresholds in California’swine region. Unexpected ornaments, including Moroccan pendantlamps, a vintage watering can collection, or a majolica menageriecan transform even the most modest porch into an oasis. This bookalso reveals a host of practical ways to bring privacy to urbanporches, chic accents to old-fashioned verandas, and coziness tomodern environments. Home owne

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.

Who wouldn't like their living space to be more organized?Tapping into the popularity of the "Good Things" column in MarthaStewart Living, Good Things for Organizing provides practical,efficient, and pretty solutions for organizing just abouteverything, from spools of thread and the silverware drawer to yourentire wardrobe and home office. It is a law of nature: stuff accumulates. Good Things forOrganizing shows how to live with stuff comfortably and creatively.In chapters organized room by room, Good Things for Organizingoffers a wide range of ingenious ways to tame the clutter, from thebasement to the garden shed. With sections such as "Cleamng Up the Countertop" in the kitchenchapter, "Linen Closet 10" in the closet chapter, and "OrganizingCorrespondence" in the home office chapter, the editors of MarthaStewart Living have tested all of the possibilities and havecreated perfect solutions to the most frustrating organizingproblems. Included are projects for every level of commitment, f

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

Knowing how to make the most of storage space in the home is as important as the design of the residential areas themselves. This edition looks at the best ways of optimizing the usable spaces with functional, esthetic and original furniture.

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