Weekend Retreats is a celebration of the intimate narratives of retreat and relaxation—from charming coastal New England houses to restive woodland retreats. Lifestyle meets design know-how and inspiration in this thoughtful collection of design influences and singular approaches to well-lived style that will inspire all those wishing to style their country homes. Whether your idea of serenity abounds in rustic antiques or a plethora of well-curated oil paintings and designer throw pillows, the homes featured are distinctively enjoyed and the histories of design decisions are unraveled in savvy detail. This collection features not only beautifully styled rooms but also playful gardenscapes where the owners entertain and enjoy their retreats away from the inconveniences of modern life. Every space is a playground for the owners, and their tastes and whimsies are reflected in their unique colors, textures, and designs. The book includes modern country style interiors with glimpses of vintage antiques and casual elegance. From objects collected from travels abroad to artifacts of the good life, Weekend Retreats will provide escape from the ordinary.
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"Salk shows a terrific range of these houses, and here her experience as a magazine editor for the late lamented House & Garden magazine really shows. Too often weekend houses seem like after thoughts, decorated with left-over furniture, but not in this book. Weekend Retreats is full of many much-loved houses, often carefully restored, and decorated with personality and style." ~1stDibs.com
"[You] might just be curious to see what constitutes the weekend dream retreats of people who are not investment bankers, but rather designers, decorators, writers, artists, with informal but creative, park your- bicycle-in-the-drawing-room, tastes." ~Quest Magazine
"[You] might just be curious to see what constitutes the weekend dream retreats of people who are not investment bankers, but rather designers, decorators, writers, artists, with informal but creative, park your- bicycle-in-the-drawing-room, tastes." ~Quest Magazine
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Susanna Salk is a leading design maven, stylist, and author of A Privileged Life: Celebrating Wasp Style. Salk is also contributing editor for Bon Appetit magazine, 1stdibs.com, and ivillage.com, as well as regularly producing lifestyle segments for NBC’s Today Show.
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There is nothing more disappointing to me than reading an interior design book where they speak of details but then do not show them and that happened throughout this book. Time and time again the author mentions interesting details found in the home but then there is no picture to illustrate the point. I find that extremely frustrating. Don't talk about something if you aren't going to display it because it is such a let down to the reader. I can understand if that happens once or twice but in every single retreat shown there were features discussed that were never pictured. And while the pictures shown were beautiful, I wish they were more pictures that illustrated the entire space. I want to see a room, be able to visualize the flow, in addition to the features, but so many of the pictures were difficult to put into context when the surroundings are cut off. Additionally, every retreat shown is from the northeastern states (Maine, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island). To me, this is perfect because I'm from the northeast and I'm interested in purchasing a weekend retreat in the northeast, but the title should have been clarified so that other readers would have more of an idea of what type of book they're getting. A better title for this book would have been North Eastern Retreats.
Another problem with this book is the contradiction between the text and the photo captions. I found several instances where one thing is said in the text and another thing is said in the photo caption. An example of that would be p. 165 the author says "...like the 1820s goatskin surveyor's box belonging to a Texan grandfather who was a U.S. congressman" and then the photo caption on p. 169 says "The cowhide box belonged to her great-great-great-grandfather, an early congressman...." Is it goatskin or cowhide? I know it's a small difference but I was able to point out numerous instances where the text and the photo caption didn't match, so I found that frustrating.
One other issue, and I know it's sort of nit-piking, is the spelling errors in the photo captions. There were some grammatical errors, but mostly there were spelling errors. I'm wondering if this was a formatting issue but it should have been caught and fixed before going to print.
1. "The Empire chest was givento Gladstone...."
2. "Not only was it more economical butthe outcome is the epitome....
3. "In Foley's bedroom an 1820s mahogany sleigh bed is flanked by a tree-trunk table decorated withquince branches...."
4. "The family built the stone fireplace and barbecue grill to harmonize with thestone buildings...."
I'm not going to list them all but there were enough to make me take notice and certainly enough to complain about.
I know it doesn't sound like it but I really did enjoy this book. I don't think I would necessarily use this as inspiration for my own retreat but I think it's much more than a coffee table book.
Another problem with this book is the contradiction between the text and the photo captions. I found several instances where one thing is said in the text and another thing is said in the photo caption. An example of that would be p. 165 the author says "...like the 1820s goatskin surveyor's box belonging to a Texan grandfather who was a U.S. congressman" and then the photo caption on p. 169 says "The cowhide box belonged to her great-great-great-grandfather, an early congressman...." Is it goatskin or cowhide? I know it's a small difference but I was able to point out numerous instances where the text and the photo caption didn't match, so I found that frustrating.
One other issue, and I know it's sort of nit-piking, is the spelling errors in the photo captions. There were some grammatical errors, but mostly there were spelling errors. I'm wondering if this was a formatting issue but it should have been caught and fixed before going to print.
1. "The Empire chest was givento Gladstone...."
2. "Not only was it more economical butthe outcome is the epitome....
3. "In Foley's bedroom an 1820s mahogany sleigh bed is flanked by a tree-trunk table decorated withquince branches...."
4. "The family built the stone fireplace and barbecue grill to harmonize with thestone buildings...."
I'm not going to list them all but there were enough to make me take notice and certainly enough to complain about.
I know it doesn't sound like it but I really did enjoy this book. I don't think I would necessarily use this as inspiration for my own retreat but I think it's much more than a coffee table book.
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