Customer Reviews

Farrow & Ball: The Art of Color

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I was waiting for this book for some time and had high hopes because I know that Farrow and Ball make great paint. The book was a disappointment however, because the quality of the pictures was poor and the text rather boring. I had somehow expect it to be better. I also think many of the homes pictured were rather dated looking and not as interesting as some of the new rooms we see in other publications.

Although the mission for the book may have been to showcase the F&B colors, they achieved far more. This book has full color photos on every page and is a wonderful compendium of period rooms. For me the photo of the brown and white dining room (walls painted in Dauphin, a color that looks quite different on walls than on my tiny chip) was worth the price of admission --- especially considering you can get a (barely) used hardcover copy of this book for less than $10. One of the best bargains I've ever seen, in a truly useful and gorgeous design book.

I like this book. It's wonderful for ideas, but I think that it's more of a book for a professional designer. Not many of us live in castles. For how to paint your own home, I recommend Farrow and Ball "Living with Color." It identifies palettes and makes the job easier.

I bought this book as a birthday gift for my son-in-law's 40th birthday. He is an arichect in Charleston, South Carolina and has become quite intrigued with Farrow and Ball. He used some of their colors to paint his design studio. So, I bought this book "unseen" because I hoped it would be "well done" and I must say that I was not disappointed! The photography by Edward Addeo is nothing short of amazing. You can really appreciated the subtlety and depth of the Farrow and Ball paint colors. Also, an added extra bonus to this book is that one of the homes featured belongs to friends of mine and their daughter happends to be best frinds with the "birthday boy's" first cousin. So, serendipitously, I found the perfect birthday present!

My son received this beautiful book as a Christmas present. I am hoping to get one of my own.
I love the way the photographer uses natural light. Addeo's photographs really give you a sense of how color enhances furnishings and determines the atmosphere of a room. Color has to be bold but yet subtle or it will compete. A quality paint is called for hence-Barrow & Ball. This is a great book for decorating ideas.

Great photographs and fabulous ideas for the home - the quality of paints from Farrow & Ball is known worldwide.

I love this book! I received it as a gift for the holidays and I instantly fell in love. The Brooklyn mansion is a gorgeous masterpiece!