Winter House [Hardcover]

Charlotte Moss (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 22, 2005

Lavishly illustrated and endlessly inspiring, Winter House is the ultimate guide to creating a place—and a frame of mind—that will bring you joy throughout the years.

A winter house is a place to recharge your body and your spirit. Whether you spend the season on the slopes or in a cozy apartment in a snowy city, you can capture that feeling of warmth and welcome in your own home.

In Winter House, acclaimed interior designer Charlotte Moss shows how to transform your home into a beautiful and inviting retreat. Using her own quintessential winter house as an example, Moss demonstrates how rich, patterned fabrics, gorgeous tableware, and other unique design details combine in a warm and sumptuous environment.

Within Winter House are spaces for every purpose, from inviting areas designed to accommodate festive gatherings of family and friends to calming escapes for private relaxation and reflection. As she moves through each room, Moss shares her techniques and tips, including her favorite “Little Luxuries,” which are simple concepts adaptable to any environment, such as a bed tray for enjoying breakfast under the covers. And because, as Moss says, “A winter house is too good not to share,” there is a host of innovative ideas for entertaining guests and for holiday decorating.

Winter House is the perfect reference for creating your own winter sanctuary.

More than just a home, a winter house is a frame of mind. —Charlotte Moss

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About the Author

Charlotte Moss is an interior designer with licensed furniture, fabric, and decorative accessories, and her own home fragrance line. She has appeared internationally in numerous home magazines and on television shows and is a frequent lecturer on lifestyle and the home. For more inspiration, visit charlottemoss.com.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter (November 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400054389
• ISBN-13: 978-1400054381
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 0.7 x 11.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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62 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning & Inspiring, January 11, 2006

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L. K. Royet (Clayton, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winter House (Hardcover)

I received this book for Christmas and I literally haven't been able to put it down since! This is one of the best interior design books I've seen for a long time. I've always admired the Charlotte Moss interiors I've seen in magazines, but I never realized how really talented she is until I saw this book. Her use of colors, mixing of fabrics & arrangements of furniture & accessories is amazing and she has inspired me to already make some changes in my own home that I'd been afraid to do until now because I thought they wouldn't work. This book was also a joy to read because of the friendly, conversational tone and the fact that Moss shows you how to put some things together without having to go out and spend a fortune. I even made some changes using items I already had because all I did was switch things around a little based on what she'd done. This book is a sumptuous feast for the eyes and I highly recommend it. It's sitting on the top of my coffee table book collection right now and will be there for a long while!!!

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What makes a winter house a home?, March 11, 2006

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D. Donovan, Editor/Sr. Reviewer "California B... (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winter House (Hardcover)

Interior designer Charlotte Moss focuses on how to change a home to a warm retreat using her own winter house as an example: WINTER HOUSE is thus both a review of her designs and a survey of what makes a winter house more accommodating. There are spaces for all purposes, from family gatherings to private rooms for reflection: a room-by-room survey is accompanied by organization and design tips, reflections on innovations and 'little luxuries' adaptable to any environment, and plenty of entertainment ideas. Color photos pack nearly every page and accompany the author's examples of what makes a 'winter home' style.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful reading for any time of year, February 18, 2007

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H. Winnen "Down Under Book Lover" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winter House (Hardcover)

I love this book. I have a lot of decorating books and can say that this one is something special. Charlotte Moss has a very traditional decorating style, which I like, and there were plenty of detailed photos of each room. The text covered how she decorated the house and also how she and her husband and guests live in the house. There are chapters on decorating for Christmas, wrapping presents and other holiday activities. It is just a charming book that made me wish that I was one of the friends and relatives who are invited there.