Gracious Interiors

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4;quisite full-color photographs and expertly written text offer almost limitless design options for every home, whether your taste runs to English country or American Southwest, to Victorian Revival or a sleek modern look. Gracious Interiors leads you from the entr)'way through the living room, dining room, Idtchen, family room, bedroom, and bathroom, and out to the sunroom or porch, detailing along the way hundreds of ideas for creating a beautifiil, tasteful home. With special boxes that offer buying advice, and with a full source listing. Gracious Interiors abounds with suggestions and inspiration for every home decorator.
GRACIflllS IITERIORS
A beautiful, well-designed home welcomes family and guests with comfortable furniture, inviting colors, and personal touches that communicate warmth and a sense of individuality. By cataloging hundreds of innovative ways to make a home appeahng and distinctive. Gracious Interiors maoAnces would-be decorators to design periods,... Tovább

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4;quisite full-color photographs and expertly written text offer almost limitless design options for every home, whether your taste runs to English country or American Southwest, to Victorian Revival or a sleek modern look. Gracious Interiors leads you from the entr)'way through the living room, dining room, Idtchen, family room, bedroom, and bathroom, and out to the sunroom or porch, detailing along the way hundreds of ideas for creating a beautifiil, tasteful home. With special boxes that offer buying advice, and with a full source listing. Gracious Interiors abounds with suggestions and inspiration for every home decorator.
GRACIflllS IITERIORS
A beautiful, well-designed home welcomes family and guests with comfortable furniture, inviting colors, and personal touches that communicate warmth and a sense of individuality. By cataloging hundreds of innovative ways to make a home appeahng and distinctive. Gracious Interiors maoAnces would-be decorators to design periods, decorating styles, architectural details, uses of color, and principles of good design.
Brimming with gorgeous fiiU-color photographs, this invaluable sourcebook walks you through the home room by room, showing styles and ideas that suit every home and every taste.
• Discover how to successfully mix and match design styles and periods for an eclectic yet polished look.
• Using a monochromatic color scheme, create a backdrop for an outstanding piece of art, or give character to an architecturally plain room by adding a bold infiision of color.
• Consider unusual furniture arrangements, such as placing a chest-on-chest in the dining room to balance the low height of the table and chairs, and to provide extra storage for linens and dishware.
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• Learn how to show collectibles to advantage by grouping objects that share color, shape, or purpose and then introducing pieces that offer contrast in size or texture.
• Create kitchens and bathrooms that are both beautiful and functional, with state-of-the-art ', appliances and design elements that make these '), rooms something special.
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In addition, sidebars feature observations and considerations for making purchases such as upholstered furniture, ceiling fans, whirlpools, and so on.
Closing with an exhaustive source list. Gracious Interiors is a thorough and accessible guide to wonderfully creative designs and decorating possibilities for every room. With the wealth of suggestions in this stunning book, a beautifial home is only steps away.
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Formerly a senior editor at Redbook and Home magazines, Mary Kelly Selover has written about every aspect of home design from the basement to the attic. She is a frequent contributor to Home magazine, House Beautiful special publications, and i other popular shelter magazines.
Front jacket photography: ©Mick Hales, Design: Dan Carithers Back jacket photography: ©Tria Giovan (right); ©Tim Street-Porter, Design: Pauline Morton (left)
Jacket design: Jeff Batzli and Andrea Karman Vissza