Garden Style (Better Homes and Gardens) (Hardcover)

~ Linda Hallam (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Garden Style is a rich book of ideas for those who have sun porches, glassed-in plant rooms, areas in the home that seem to be neither outside nor inside but somewhere in between. There's advice on how to accent plant life with bright patterned rugs, glass topped tables, or wicker chairs. Also included are ideas for kitchens and living rooms "inspired" by garden style: a few gaffes here, including curtain rods made from twigs, which look, well, weird. Much more successful are pages devoted to a "miniature conservatory," like the terrariums kids buy in kits, but these are built carefully and delicately--an ecosystem small enough to fit on a kitchen shelf. For those whose potting sheds have become dark caverns full of lost tools, there's a section devoted to this often neglected but highly important room, one that, if bright and well-organized, can inspire even the most weary gardener: all the tools lined up, all the seeds and bulbs labeled and in order, full of promise. For the city dweller there's advice on roof gardens designed around the skyline, and these have a wonderful feeling of oasis and secrecy. --Emily White

Product Description

The good folks who for half a century have been helping you decorate your home now offer this generous volume of fresh-air ideas for bringing the outdoors in.

Over 200 colorful pages show you how to turn your interior space into an inner garden with simple, imaginative touches. Here is a taste of the scores of rich ideas you’ll see in this artistic decorating guide:

- Painting floral borders on a porch ceiling
- Painting flower motifs on bathroom fixtures
- Using bundled branches as drapery rods
- Decorating your wall with a painted rose trellis
- Accenting a room with touches of plants and flowers

This rare publication offers a wealth of ideas specifically suited to each region and climate that will draw the breath and magic of nature into your home.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Meredith Books; 1st edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696209292
• ISBN-13: 978-0696209291
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #452,434 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous photography, April 18, 2000

By	dallas (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I love decorating books and have a slew of them, but this is one of the best. It contains page after page of fabulous photos, and is an inspiration for anyone who wants to brighten up a home with ideas from the garden. For browsing on a gloomy, rainy evening, this book can't be beat. It is also a superb coffee-table book that your guests will enjoy as much as you do. Highly recommended!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous-You get your money's worth 10 times over!, October 5, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Roanoke, Va) - See all my reviews

Page after page of stunning photographs of beautiful environments that real people can aspire too! My brain wanted to explode trying to figure out all the different things I wanted to incorporate into my home using this luscious book's examples. Its just a feast for the imagination.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm buying this for all my friends, April 14, 1999

By A Customer

I bought my first copy of this book for a family member who was so excited about Garden Style that she asked me to leave so that she could sit down and spend time alone with it. It's beautifully photographed and full of ways to bring the outdoors inside. (My favorite idea? A new birdbath used to hold magazines on a porch.) There's even a guide to garden shops around the country-something I plan to copy and take along as we travel. I'll be buying more copies for Mother's Day and birthday gifts.