The House & Garden Book of Bedrooms and Bathrooms [Hardcover]

Leonie Highton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1995

Increasingly used for working, listening to music, watching TV, and consuming intimate meals, the bedroom has become as much a design challenge as larger, more public rooms. Highton has selected the most interesting and varied bedroom designs from North American and international editions of House & Garden to show just how wonderful this room can be. 280 color illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Dozens of bedrooms previously shown in the old House & Garden magazine are presented here. Styles from Gothic to Modern are lavishly photographed and feature four-poster beds, large sitting-room bedrooms, and cozy corners that just fit a bed. The bathrooms shown here are those "en-suite," just off the bedroom, and present a continuity of design that enhances both rooms. Those interested in bedroom decoration will find convenient access to ideas without having to sift through numerous books and magazines.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

This sequel to other 'House and Garden' titles focuses on the bedroom's interior design, profiling selected and varied bedrooms published throughout the years in various editions of 'House and Garden'. Numerous eye-catching shots cover fine details in a presentation interior designers will find important. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Hardcover: 223 pages
• Publisher: Vendome Press (September 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865659613
• ISBN-13: 978-0865659612
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,140,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Remodeling & Renovation > Bathrooms

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a well-loved and +frequently+ re-read volume, January 29, 2003

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miskatmeerkat (east coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The House & Garden Book of Bedrooms and Bathrooms (Hardcover)

this is one of my +favorite+ design books, for many reasons.

first, if you're partial to classic, traditional design that's +also+ modern and fresh, without any fustiness, the rooms in this book will appeal to you mightily. there's a decided "rich" feel to them.

regardless, there are many emulateable aspects of these rooms, that, while they might not be spelled out explicitly, are visible enough to be a good guide so that one can replicate the look of these rooms even if one doesn't reside in an english manor home or have 22-foot ceilings.

the lavish and enthusiastic use of textiles, the adventurous use of color (all schemes, dark, light, saturated, blended, traditional, "modern"), the mixing of old pieces with new, displaying art, etc. -- this book is a great visual signpost.

the text is excellent as well, but for folks who are beginner designers or who aren't good (yet) at seeing a fantastic pic and duplicating it, this might just be a fantasy setting volume.

for those who are used to seeing a lot of pics of decorated rooms, and can easily pluck ideas from them, this book is a trove of great ideas terrifically presented.

an extra bonus is one of the first (if not the first, i cannot remember) chapters -- devoted entirely to canopy beds. i have one, and i've found no other book that has given me as many ideas as to how to drape/furnish it.

don't overlook the back of the book!!

this section is called "decoration in detail" (or something similar). in it are sets of smaller pictures that are grouped according to a theme -- mantlepieces, windows, collections, etc. that take issues that are common to just about any interior and offer an at-a-glance view of various approaches that address a variety of styles.

one of my favorite volumes -- for its usefulness, its artistry, its practicality and its fantasy.

thank you, leonie (the editor). :)

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring, September 28, 2011

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J. Reuter (Dallas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The House & Garden Book of Bedrooms and Bathrooms (Hardcover)

I love decorating books, and loved the old House and Garden magazine, so expected to love this. Unfortunately, all the rooms look alike, just the colors change, so its boring, boring, boring.

5.0 out of 5 stars The House & Garden Book of Bedrooms and Bathrooms, May 30, 2011

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Stanley Carey - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The House & Garden Book of Bedrooms and Bathrooms (Hardcover)

This book became my best friend and idea source when doing a bedroom from the beginning. It had the most beautiful rooms and ideas of any of the books I used as sources. It is a book I will keep.