Timeless Interiors: Rooms Inspired by the Past [Paperback]

Barbara Stoeltie (Author), Rene Stoeltie (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2006

Timeless Interiors is about capturing the romance of the past without throwing away your washing machine and living in an old fashioned way. Primarily an inspirational source book, it shows how to recreate the tricks designers use: she shows why a room looks romantic and how to get that effect through colors, paint, wallpaper, flower arrangements or still-lives on a shelf. The opening chapter of the book is a detailed story of the featured houses. The following sections are divided room by room: halls, sitting rooms, studies, bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchens and dining rooms. The creators of these interiors are not all designers by trade, but with imagination they have created an individual and romantic style of their own.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I have nothing but praise for both Barbara's writing skills and Rene's photography. They are brilliant at finding interesting places to photograph. -- Min Hogg World of Interiors

About the Author

Barbara Stoeltie and her husband Rene Stoeltie are regular contributors to magazines including World of Interiors. Image A(c) Aaron Hawks Rene Stoeltie's interiors have been featured in Decoration Internationale and his photographic work has appeared in magazines all over the world, including The World of Interiors, House and Garden, Elle, Country Homes and Interiors, Harper's Bazaar, Classic Homes and La Maison de Marie-Claire. Image A(c) Aaron Hawks

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln; 1 edition (November 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0711226105
• ISBN-13: 978-0711226104
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,658,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment from a great team..., August 3, 2009

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Michele G. Sdougas "Palladio's Daughter" (Boston) - See all my reviews
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Even though the Stoelties are at the upper eschelons of interiors publishing this book's lack of text and use of often seen photos made for a huge disappointment from a blogosphere recommended book. I got the impression that many of the photos may have been "leftovers" from other shoots. Bought used, it took me less than an hour to go through the entire book.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty pictures, January 4, 2007

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Les "Everywoman" (Boston, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

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The photographs in this book are stunning. However, if you're looking for decorating or design ideas this is not the book for you. There are virtually no practical ideas included -- it's more of a conceptual work.