Customer Reviews

Signature Style: Creating Beautiful Interiors

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A must-have book for anyone who loves beautiful interiors. If you are an interior designer, or are looking for a gift for someone who loves to design - this is it! Stunning photographs enhance the work of the talented designers featured in this enjoyable and useful book.

This has been my favorite book now for a couple of months, and I finally had to write a review that disagrees with the previous negative ones. There's no nice way to say this, but maybe there is a new money-old money difference in perception here. What I see in the book is one gorgeous and highly livable room after another. Lively, vibrant, personal and comfortable homes obviously used by real people. What I didn't expect was that I would pick up as many decorating ideas for my own home as I did.

Another reviewer said the book was not like Traditional Homes magazine. I disagree. This book is very much like the magazine. I enjoy the stories about the interior designers and the pictures of interesting homes that they have decorated. Several friends have seen the book on our coffeetable, so I plan to give several books for upcoming holiday gifts. A lovely gift book because it is large, colorful, and beautifully bound.

I loved reading about these top designers and seeing their work. If you love Traditional Home magazine, you'll love the book. It's not how-to book but an interesting "read" and a chance to tour some beautiful homes. It's a little like going to a desiginer showhouse. You'll come away with lots of ideas for your own home. I did.

I truly enjoyed the beautiful photos in this book. Lots of ideas and details in the photos. It would be hard for you NOT to pick up some ideas for your own home---just from looking at the photos. Well done!

I love this book and must disagree with another customer who reviewed it saying that obviously the magazine had nothing to do with it. I know one of the featured designers, who confirmed that he was chosen by the magazine editor to appear in the book. And the long bok introduction is written by the editor in chief herself.

I inadvertently thought that the entire book would be Mary Douglas work only. She is one of my favorites interior designers, and was therefore disappointed to find that several designer's were featured.

I found this book to be extremely boring. While the pictures were done well, the content was way too traditional and museum-like. The rooms didn't look like anyone could live in them, and that the furniture ought to be slipcovered in plastic like some of our Grandparents homes.

I can't believe some of the ratings I've read on this book that were Negative! This is an abosolute fantastic book, the photographs are superb, the rooms are fantastic! This is one of the best design books I have seen before. I wish that more were this colorful and diverse in its presentations! Thanks for allowing me to review this wonderful publication.

I had checked this book out of the library and loved it so much that I purchased it I love it even more now that I own it