Decorating With Antiques: Confidently Combining Old and New [Hardcover]

Caroline Clifton-Mogg (Author), Fritz von der Schulenburg (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1999

Decorating with Antiques explains how some of the most talented interior designers approach a room and its contents.The first section of the book, shows how furniture, fabrics, and fittings from very different periods can be mixed successfully. The Rooms chapter illustrates how antiques can be used throughout your home.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch; 1st edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821225650
• ISBN-13: 978-0821225653
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 10 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #397,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #76 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Interior Design > Style

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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a book that really explains HOW to decorate!, January 17, 2001

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B. Lang (New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Decorating With Antiques: Confidently Combining Old and New (Hardcover)

This is by far my favorite decorating book!! If you have antiques (or just old or quirky things you really love) this book explains how to arrange them with other furnishings in a way that is both beautiful to look at and also very livable. I'm decorating my tiny house, and have been reading a lot of decorating books. This is the ONLY book I've come across that explains HOW to decorate. It breaks down this daunting task (it seems daunting to me since I don't know where to begin) into smaller components that make sense. Each chapter explains how to work with the different elements of your home, such as Furniture, Fabrics, Lighting, but also explains the elements of each room, such as choosing Flooring and Wall Color. It also tells you how to pull together items that don't necessarily match through use of Color, Texture, Pattern, and through Proportion & Scale (yes, even I was able to understand these concepts because of the direct, yet eloquent wording of the text and great pictures that reinforced the concepts being explained). Some of the pictures had the typical 14-foot ceilings and grand spaces that I will probably never live with, but many others were of small-sized rooms that were beautifully done. Even the 14-foot-ceiling pictures had many, many ideas that I could use because these rooms were decorated by function--most contained small groupings of furniture (i.e., sitting areas, dining areas, etc.) that broke up the large spaces and made them look comfortable and inviting. I just finished reading the book, and I'm looking forward to going back and really study it again. I do feel more confident that I'll be able to create a home that is lovely and comfortable.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A book for those who appreciate the eclectic look, November 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Decorating With Antiques: Confidently Combining Old and New (Hardcover)

In many ways, the pictures in this volume reminds me of interiors shown in books on French style. Rather than trying to create museum-perfect rooms that represent a certain period in time, this book is about combining what you love in ways that are pleasing to the eye and easy to live with. So, if you wish to have a stylish home that mixes antiques with more modern furniture and is accented with collections representative of cultures from around the world, this book is for you!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the BEST decorating book, and I have at least 20, February 15, 2003

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John P. Garry (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Decorating With Antiques: Confidently Combining Old and New (Hardcover)

This book explains in so many useful ways how to create a home, that makes you proud of living in it. The photographs are very beautiful and well chosen, and the author explains step by step how to mix colors, patterns and not to forget how to arrange furniture and pictures in order to create a relaxed atmosphere. You will not regret buying this book, it is next to the awesome pictures really worth reading! ENJOY!!!