Interior Inspirations

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(pTake Colefax and Fowler, the premier decorating company that qJ merged country house élan with romantic eighteenth-century elegance, add brilliant and inventive interior decorator Roger Banks Pye, and discover the ultimate in exciting, always comfortable interior design. Colefax and Fowler are recognized as the arbiters of taste for the royal, the rich and the just plain famous. Roger Banks-Pye is an interior decorator with Colefax and Fowler, and he has injected the traditionally Colefax and Fowler polished look with his own highly individual approach.

"To be the best, you have to work with the best" is one of Banks-Pye's maxims. This book is an opportunity to do just that, to work alongside this most sought-after designer in some of the private homes he has transformed—from a London apartment done on a shoestring to a Scottish hunting lodge where money was no object. On the way you discover how Banks-Pye meets each new challenge and turns his ideas into stunning reality. It... Tovább

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(pTake Colefax and Fowler, the premier decorating company that qJ merged country house élan with romantic eighteenth-century elegance, add brilliant and inventive interior decorator Roger Banks Pye, and discover the ultimate in exciting, always comfortable interior design. Colefax and Fowler are recognized as the arbiters of taste for the royal, the rich and the just plain famous. Roger Banks-Pye is an interior decorator with Colefax and Fowler, and he has injected the traditionally Colefax and Fowler polished look with his own highly individual approach.

"To be the best, you have to work with the best" is one of Banks-Pye's maxims. This book is an opportunity to do just that, to work alongside this most sought-after designer in some of the private homes he has transformed—from a London apartment done on a shoestring to a Scottish hunting lodge where money was no object. On the way you discover how Banks-Pye meets each new challenge and turns his ideas into stunning reality. It is the closest alternative to hiring a professional to make over your home.
This inspirational and invaluable book structures the designer's thoughts, extracting the way he thinks about all the fundamental elements of designing interiors—from the basic structure and working with pattern and color to furnishings, display, and lighting. With the help of hundreds of color photographs that give glimpses into some of the world's most exclusive interiors, it delves behind many brilliant schemes to give a breakdown of Roger's unique and often irreverent approach to solving particular problems of space. Have you ever considered, for example, laying top-quality chintz on the floor instead of carpet or sticking torn squares of Japanese paper onto a wall to create dramatic checks or using a fabric wrong sidt out for a muted effect? Roger's ideas are intriguing and refreshing, but they are always functional and comfort is vital. There are accessible, practical, and realistic tips to be picked up from every one of his ideas.
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COLEFAX and FOWLER was founded in 1934, tiie result of a
collaboration between the young Chelsea decorator John Fowler and the well-connected interior designer Lady Sibyl Colefax. The company became known for its distinctive style, a meeting of country house and the romantic elegance of the late eighteenth century. Today, Colefax and Fowler takes on special commissions ranging from grand country homes to city clubs and yachts.
ROGER BANKS-PYE says of his work as an interior decorator for
Colefax and Fowler: "I'm probably more irreverent about 'the Rules' than the other designers, with a definite slant towards the theatrical." He joined the antiques department of Colefax and Fowler in 1977, and has been an interior decorator since 1981, running a team of designers whose commissions have included the Scottish hunting lodge of an American artist, the City of London Club, and the London house of the Italian couturier Valentino.
JAMES MERRELL is one of Britain's leading photographers for books and magazines, specializing in interiors, still life, and food. He is internationally known for his work in magazines such as The World of Interiors, House & Garden, House Beautiful, Elle, and Maison etJardin. His other books include Period Style, Country Style, Country Kitchens, Victorian Style, Living with Folk Aft, and Fabrications.
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