The House & Garden book of Living-Rooms

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THE HOUSE & GARDEN BOOR OF
LIVING-ROOMS
Above all else, The House <L Garden Book of LIVING-ROOMS reflects the vastly increased interest we are all taking in the decorative aspects of our homes. It also reflects the current preference for a more traditional enriched style of interior decoration, interpreted with fresh originality and contemporary elegance. Here is, quite simply, a truly beautiful book which shows how other people have set about surrounding themselves with visual pleasure.
The traditional living-room sums up everything that most of us would deem necessary for a pleasing lifestyle. This is the heart of the home, where family and friends may meet and relax, but it is also a room in which aesthetic preferences and individuality of taste can be indulged and satisfied. This book highlights specific aspects of decorating the central room of the house including how to arrange furniture to accommodate sociable groups, the use of rich colors and lively patterns, how to... Tovább

Fülszöveg

THE HOUSE & GARDEN BOOR OF
LIVING-ROOMS
Above all else, The House <L Garden Book of LIVING-ROOMS reflects the vastly increased interest we are all taking in the decorative aspects of our homes. It also reflects the current preference for a more traditional enriched style of interior decoration, interpreted with fresh originality and contemporary elegance. Here is, quite simply, a truly beautiful book which shows how other people have set about surrounding themselves with visual pleasure.
The traditional living-room sums up everything that most of us would deem necessary for a pleasing lifestyle. This is the heart of the home, where family and friends may meet and relax, but it is also a room in which aesthetic preferences and individuality of taste can be indulged and satisfied. This book highlights specific aspects of decorating the central room of the house including how to arrange furniture to accommodate sociable groups, the use of rich colors and lively patterns, how to display objects in an interesting manner, choosing frames for and hanging pictures. It also deals with all aspects of indoor lighting from chandeliers to picture lights, demonstrates how elegantly dining areas can be integrated into the living-room and even how to enhance the ceiling by decorative treatment and embellish walls with friezes and cornices. The beautiful, all color photographs were selected from the very best which have been published in House & Garden during the recent past and the living-rooms -from all over the world - reflect the taste of both renowned decorators and gifted amateurs.
LIVING-ROOMS is the third in a House & Garden series of books on interior decoration. Like the two previous books - Romantic Rooms and Classic Rooms - it is a source of inspiration and a record of some of the world's most stylish interiors. Vissza