Synopses & Reviews
During the week, interior designers select fabulous fabrics, furniture, paint, lighting, and accessories for clients’ homes. On the weekends, they can devote themselves to beautifying their own. Materials and finishes that later appear in commissioned work often appear here first, as designers use the rooms and walls of their primary and secondary residences like a blank canvas for perfecting details and techniques central to their trade.
Thirty-eight private primary and vacation residences belonging to today’s most renowned decorators from around the country inspire with full-color images of exquisitely appointed chic city apartments, elegant townhouses, minimalist midcentury gems, quaint cottages, historic mansions and farmhouses, cozy log cabins, and beachside retreats in locations ranging from Palm Desert to Palm Beach, Austin, Chicago, East Hampton, and Boston.
Michele Keith’s lively, accessible text brings each distinct personality to life, revealing how and why the designers gravitate to styles ranging from firmly traditional to coolly contemporary to Hollywood Regency, how the attributes of each location—setting, proportions, and character—influence design direction, and how designers including Martha Angus, Barclay Butera, Eric Cohler, Andrew Fisher and Jeffry Weisman, Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz, Eve Robinson, and Vicente Wolf choose to spend time in the intensely personal spaces they have created. Each designer’s top five favorite decorating tips encourage all eager to perfect their own homes to begin.
About the Author
Michele Keith is a freelance writer based in New York City. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times, Departures, Traditional Home, New York Spaces, and O, The Oprah Magazine. Her previous books include Country Living Easy Makeovers and Great Country French Style.
Table of Contents
MARTHA ANGUSSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
ST. HELENA, CALIFORNIA
ANDREW FISHER & JEFFRY WEISMAN
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
HEALDSBURG, CALIFORNIA
STEPHEN SHUBEL
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA
MICHAEL BERMAN
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
MOLLY LUETKEMEYER
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA
BARCLAY BUTERA
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA
PARK CITY, UTAH
PAM DUNCAN
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
TRES LAGUNAS, NEW MEXICO
JOHN PHIFER MARRS
DALLAS, TEXAS
EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
RENEA ABBOTT
HOUSTON, TEXAS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
BEVERLY JACOMINI
HOUSTON, TEXAS
ROUND TOP, TEXAS
LAWRENCE BOEDER
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
ROLLING PRAIRIE, INDIANA
ALEX JORDAN
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
SUE BURGESS
CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND
UPPERVILLE, VIRGINIA
ERIC COHLER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
CHRISTOPHER COLEMAN
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
ELIZAVILLE, NEW YORK
BENJAMIN NORIEGA-ORTIZ
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA
EVE ROBINSON
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
WATERMILL , NEW YORK
VICENTE WOLF
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
MONTAUK, NEW YORK
LEE BIERLY AND CHRISTOPHER DRAKE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
DESIGNER TIPS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
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