Customer Reviews

Hue

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I am a huge fan of Wearstler's irreverent, colorful design, but this book was a serious letdown. For a tome titled "Hue", she was hardly creative with real color. The fabric cover itself is just white! The entire book is just 12 rooms or so shot from different angles to highlight a particular artifact in a particular color. Worst of all, she used the same books and artifacts over and over. The glamor shots of her and her sons were out of place and the spread of her jewelry and shoe collections were quite self-indulgent. While text in a design book is often superfluous, hers is limited to an "interview" at the beginning without any real discussion of the rooms presented. Don't waste your money on this one.

Not the best book for realistic inspiration for your next interior project.
Very eccentric for my taste and I like living outside of the creative box.

Buy this one after you have all the others on your list.

Nice photography.

The shots with Kelly & her boys seem too staged.

I'm going to return my copy. I don't think I'll ever feel the need to flip through it again.

Yes, the book is certainly colorful. If that's all you're looking for, you could buy a Pantene color book. If you're looking for interiors that aren't patently ridiculous, look elsewhere. I'm amazed that Ms. Wearstler finds clients who buy off on her design schemes, as they seem designed for show, not living. But of course we should have been tipped off by the cover of the book that this particular tome is all about Kelly, not about real design. I have actually admired some of her work in the past, but I found nothing in this book that was remotely livable.

Kelly Wearstler is confident enough in her design ability that she tries to challenge herself with going in new directions pretty often. She has defintely proved with this book and her design work for Viceroys Anguilla and Snowmass that she is not a one-Hollywood Regency-trick pony. She has to be commended for not doing years of the same interiors.

This book is great as an inspiration piece. I have been overwhelmingly inspired by her work. That said, because Kelly's aesthetic is so layered and textured, it would have been great for her to talk about some of the specific treatments. For example, are all of the wallpapers custom? What was her inspiration for the color and design of the wallpapers? What was the overall feel or direction she was going for when designing her house? How did she select the artwork? Are the furniture pieces high and low or all high end (okay, so they are all high end)? It would be great to get inside her head a little bit.

But it seems like most people will probably never have the opportunity to examine her design process with any degree of satisfaction. And I say that only because Kelly Wearstler has turned into a major brand with product extensions all over the place. Brands don't like to be controversial and they don't like to reveal too much about themselves to keep the mystique and fantasy going. I could be wrong, just a feeling.

I mean, sure Kelly's in this book with her kids, but it is all about creating a fantasy of having it all: personal beauty, stunning interiors, great kids, a house that has movie star lineage, an awesome wardrobe, glamour and above all wealth. I think she's very smart and media savvy to do it; her books are basically brochures she gets paid for creating. However, I wish there could be a discussion of her work on a deeper level.

I do also wish that she would showcase more homes of people with wealth lesser than hers. Her average client is probably not as adventurous either I bet. I'm curious to see what that would look like, but maybe she is too busy to do a lot of residential because she has so many spinning plates?

Kelly's book "Hue" is chocked full of beautiful photography of her work, which offers pages and pages of color, textural & interior inspiration. The pages are filled to the brim with photo's and no text, and are organized by color theme. This book is not a "how-to" book with decorating tips but rather a book filled with the brilliant inspiration and beauty of Kelly's work. Overall, it's a wonderful one to add to any library!

After waiting months for Kelly Wearstler's new book to arrive, I finally received a copy and I'm not disappointed. The pages are dripping with color and Kelly's one-of-a-kind style. The book has has a Q&A in the front with the designer and then it's chaptered by colors...but not just any colors...think Camellia, Wisteria & Vermillion and Jonquil Citrine & Dahlia....very fresh and exciting.

Kelly W. has no problems in the confidence department. Each dazzling page of her work shocks, surprises and forces the viewer to consider new ways of looking at the world. I cannot say I am a fan of her work but I will say that flipping through this bold portfolio inspired me to be a little more daring in my own interiors. I cannot imagine actually living in one of these spaces. I think I would quickly tire of the decor. Still, I must say that after having seen this book I was haunted by the wallpaper that lines the interior of the book. I just kept thinking about it until I had to admit to myself that if it came in gold rather than red I would LOVE it in my own mudroom. In my opinion, the best part of this book is the exhaustive list of colors on page one and two, starting with Abalone, Absinthe, Abyss and ending with Zinzolin, Zircon, Zymenchlora. Read this book to challenge your senses.

Kelly Wearstler is heralded for her daring use of color, and her new book, HUE does not disappoint! The book serves as visual eye candy, with color-saturated images divided into chapters with anything-but-basic names like Camellia, Wisteria, Vermillion (aka pink, purple and red). Page by page, HUE offers one bold statement after another with Wearstler's richly layered interiors sprinkled with her equally striking product collections. Whether it is for yourself or a gift for someone else, HUE is surely a must-have for the Holiday season!

For those of you looking for a how-to book, keep trying. This book is chuck full of amazing photos after amazing photos. If you aren't inspired after seeing the rich layers and textures and colors, then shame on you. The text is short and I am okay with that. Kelly was daring before and in this next book she pushes the envelope even further! Such an amazing evolution!!!

Kelly Wearstler is a design star. But the true star of this book is the photography. The pictures are stunning. As expected in any Wearstler book, Hue is filled with ideas that inspire, awe and even shock. If you don't run to Home Depot, waving your credit card, begging for orange or pink or even green paint after reading this book well you're a stronger man than I.