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Dream Homes: 100 Inspirational Interiors

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My wife and I are getting started on designing the interior of our new home. To this end, I visited three bookstores browsing through about 40 books for ideas on interior decoration. This book stood out as having the most inspiring and tasteful designs, as well as providing a large number and variety of photos, all at a very good price. Highly recommended. As one other reviewer pointed out, written text is limited, but this is made up for by the superior quantity and quality of photos. The book more than serves its purpose. For written guides on interior design, I plan to purchase: "The Home Design Planner" by Katherine Sorrell.

For an outstanding sourcebook of interiors which stand out from the many, DREAM HOMES: 100 INSPIRATIONAL INTERIORS is an exceptional purchase recommended for any discriminating art library strong in interior design titles. No single style represents a 'dream home': it can be Mediterranean, Californian, Asian or a blend. A hundred examples of perfection in all areas are culled from homes of all styles from around the world, presenting the work of the planet's most talented interior designers. There are over 800 lovely color photos of these spaces, plus in-depth explanations by design expert Johanna Thornycroft, which explains how each home was created or transformed. A rich, gorgeous presentation of many examples.

Diane C. Donovan

California Bookwatch

Great book with beautiful pictures. I found it very useful for my work. Some of them are a little over the top but an inspiration nonetheless.

A great book full of very interesting ideas and brilliant details that you could take and make it work for your own space and/or house. I usually bookmark the details and patterns and use them when creating a bigger scale picture. It works wonderfully! I am into clean lines, open space, and clutter free houses - this book has all you need if you're looking for this. And if you're looking for something else, it does offer dozens of other styles to look at. So, it's good for a variety of different tastes and preferences. I really enjoyed reading the stories of old houses, takes your imagination back in time. Great assemblage of information and wonderful stories.

Isn't the greatest book I have read on this topic, nevertheless there are several useful things in the book ...

This book is full of pictures but very little information. The pictures are beautiful but I was expecting more written ideas and advice.