Two of today's most acclaimed interior designers share their secrets in this ultimate guidebook for creating a beautiful home.
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Offbeat. Know what you are buying...,
By Usonian33 (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dwellings: Living with Great Style (Hardcover)
This is NOT a "decorating book" for for someone about to redo a room in their home, and looking for ideas. The book has a curious layout I found interesting: small size, no dustjacket, heavy on text; that should tip off potential readers that this one is a little different. It is more like a design essay (and it's highly readable), with photos, close-ups of fabrics, endpapers spread throughout with fancy script font, etc. There is no "how-to" here, no HGTV budget tips, no "oh THAT'S what I'll do with my lamp!" inspirations. You just sort of curl up with this and learn about their approach to design (they probably hand this to potential clients). The book is a luxury, so spend money elsewhere if you are looking for design reference.
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Stylish but vacant,
By P.J. Whitter (Virginia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dwellings: Living with Great Style (Hardcover)
I found this book to be like a stylish but vacant house. It looked good from the outside, but once I got inside the book, there wasn't very much in there to keep my interest. I actually became annoyed with myself for spending money on this when I tried to read this book and realized that the authors have nothing new to say. I've read it all before. Many times. ("It is your personality that brings a room alive." Oh really? I read that 20 years ago in my mother's old Better Homes and Gardens decorating book. "The bed will influence all other choices in the room." I paid money to read that? )I also find it annoying that they keep talking about themselves in the writing.-who cares? The pictures are too small. Although the rooms look pretty enough, I kept wanting to see more of each room or to have room pictures used larger, because it was frustrating that I felt I couldn't see enough of the rooms or enough of what is in the rooms. (They take a whole room pictures of a bedroom or a living room and use it on the equivalent of maybe a quarter of a page and put some fabric design or wallpaper pattern behind it. Ick.) I definitely did not get my money's worth on this book.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the money,
By tommie van deusen (San Francisco Bay area) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dwellings: Living with Great Style (Hardcover)
This book looks good at first glimpse but then it falls apart. The admittedly stylish graphic design cannot compensate for the small pictures, the trite prose, and the old ideas. I expected this book to offer something really fresh but it didn't. I feel majorly ripped off.
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