Mary Emmerling's American Country Details

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MARY EMMERLING'S
AMERICAN COUNTRY
Details
TEXT BY CAROL SAMA SHEEHAN

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For nearly a decade, fans of Mary Emmerling's thirteen previous American Country books and her Country magazine have asked for a book that shows them how to select the best decorating details. Now Mary shares her favorite ideas for nearly every decorating element, from art and architecture to wall displays and windows. For experienced decorators and novices alike, Mary Emmerling's American Country Details reveals the secrets of good design.
Details shows how to dress up a mantel, make the most of a winding staircase, add storage space with baskets and bowls, and choose the right linens for the bed. Emmerling tackles the trouble spots that can confound even the most experienced decorator—such as how to incorporate modern lighting with period antiques, and how to create window treatments that give privacy while still letting in the light. And she reveals the tricks that can turn plain... Tovább

Fülszöveg

MARY EMMERLING'S
AMERICAN COUNTRY
Details
TEXT BY CAROL SAMA SHEEHAN

•; i , . 1 .' ¦ í ' i
For nearly a decade, fans of Mary Emmerling's thirteen previous American Country books and her Country magazine have asked for a book that shows them how to select the best decorating details. Now Mary shares her favorite ideas for nearly every decorating element, from art and architecture to wall displays and windows. For experienced decorators and novices alike, Mary Emmerling's American Country Details reveals the secrets of good design.
Details shows how to dress up a mantel, make the most of a winding staircase, add storage space with baskets and bowls, and choose the right linens for the bed. Emmerling tackles the trouble spots that can confound even the most experienced decorator—such as how to incorporate modern lighting with period antiques, and how to create window treatments that give privacy while still letting in the light. And she reveals the tricks that can turn plain into pretty—with unusual stenciled floors that become the focal point of hallways and entryways, and rustic benches that become display tables.
Over 550 full-color photographs and an all-new directory of sources make this the indispensable handbook of today's best in interior design.
A successful author of the thirteen books in her American Country series, Mary Emmerling is also editor of her own magazine, Mary Emmerling's Country, with the New York Times Women's Magazine Group. Her line of American Country West furniture and other accessories is available from Lexington Furniture. She lives in New York City
Jacket design by Howard Klein Front jacket and back jacket (top left and top right) photographs by Joshua Greene. Back jacket (bottom left) photograph by JeffMcNamara. Back jacket (bottom right) photograph by Chris Mead. Vissza