Inspired by Antiques

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Using antiques successfully in the setting of a modern home is both a question of arrangement and a matter of style. Just a few well-selected pieces can transform even the most modest of rooms. But it can be a daunting task to put together an eclectic mix of items and still create a cohesive overall look. Each individual piece must be able to both stand on its own merits and combine well with other pieces; and selecting such pieces requires an experienced eye. Inspired by Antiques shows how some of the most talented interior designers working today create this juxtaposition of old and new that is so desirable, and yet so notoriously difficult to... Tovább

Fülszöveg

'Thie b^st rooms are a fiision — s
I I
or fi)lacc:
com
posi
with all t put

s. Every roorn rri tion in itself, and
lat that implies, in is knowing
ust be t
fusion of periods, styles lought of as a complete a baUnpe of harmony and scale, \s imji)^ rtant as knowing what to What to Mave out, and v^hen.'
Caralir
Cliftcjn-
Mogg
Using antiques successfully in the setting of a modern home is both a question of arrangement and a matter of style. Just a few well-selected pieces can transform even the most modest of rooms. But it can be a daunting task to put together an eclectic mix of items and still create a cohesive overall look. Each individual piece must be able to both stand on its own merits and combine well with other pieces; and selecting such pieces requires an experienced eye. Inspired by Antiques shows how some of the most talented interior designers working today create this juxtaposition of old and new that is so desirable, and yet so notoriously difficult to achieve. Hundreds of specially commissioned photographs taken in locations in England, Europe and the United States show the beautiful rooms they have created, while in her insightful text Caroline CHfton-Mogg outlines how designers approach a room and its contents.
Each of the designers has his or her own individual style, but what is common to them aU is that none is bound by the conventional rules of fashion or association. They wiU put, with seeming haphazardness, an antique next to something new, an Eastern artefact alongside a piece of uncompromisingly Western origin, a piece of junk next to a treasure. Intelligent selection is combined with confidence - the confidence to know that there is no rule that says you must decorate in only one style or period, or not mix the unmixable.
The first section of the book shows how furniture, fabrics, china, glass, wall hangings, light fittings, ornaments and frames from very different periods can be mixed successfully - for example a Louis XVI sideboard with a Le Corbusier chair; while the following section illustrates how antiques can be used throughout the home to create stylish interiors, and also to augment outdoor spaces such as gardens and conservatories. Finallyl an illustrated guide clearly identifies the defining characteristics of son e of the most popular periods of international antique styles.
With hundreds of beautiful colour photographs, this book is a must for anyone who is seeking the confidence to decorate their home with an arra,^^ dfb.e^ai^ful .things, to create a look that is absolutely of today.
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