To Each His Home: Inspired Interiors as Unique as Their Owners (Hardcover)

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Rooms Of Their Own, "Almost all architectural photographyespecially of residential interiorsinvolves a healthy dose of fiction. These images are, in the crudest sense, product shots, idealized versions of a space or building that are closer in spirit to advertising and promotion than straight journalism. While not necessarily bad or immoral, this practice often results in images that raise the question: Who lives like that?Bilyana Dimitrovas new book, To Each His Home: Inspired Interiors as Unique as Their Owners (Princeton Architectural Press), celebrates a sort of DIY sub version of the Architectural Digest aesthetic. Dimitrovaa former photo editor at Metropolis and certainly no stranger to the iconic imagemeticulously documents eight residences, none of them created by professional designers but all of them very much designed (if your definition of design includes a fierce, almost theatrical, sense of purpose). I wanted to find homes that I was fascinated and excited by, the 31-year-old photo grapher says. More than anything, it was that heightened intentionality that I responded to." -- Martin C. Pedersen --Metropolis: (December, 2008)

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"We are loving this new book by friend of Free People, Bilyana Dimitrova called To Each His Home. The book highlights eight really imaginative homes with beautiful photographs by Bilyana. Above are some sneak peak images of the book. You can see more on the website. Wouldn't you love to live in one of these?"

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; 1 edition (September 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156898796X
• ISBN-13: 978-1568987965
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #600,052 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect condition, fun coffee table book, fast service, December 22, 2008

By	Kit Cat "Inspired Reader" (Twin Cities, Minnesota) - See all my reviews

A very nice book of eclectic and unusual interior & exterior home designs. The stories are not by interior decorators or anyone following the typical 'asid' formulas. These homes are from regular folks with a personal flair of individuality. I'm inspired by their freedom to express their life's passion and creativity. Yes, Modern, Traditional, Southwestern, Country, Mediterranean or Asian are all nice typical styles. But those typical and common styles are so boringly tidy with an 'industry standard' of what to buy and where to put it. This book says; 'why not follow your heart and let your creative juices flow?' This book inspires the reader to be creative and use their own individual passions, style and uniqueness. This is not a 'how to' book. These are the stories, with beautiful photos, of individuals who decorate with their life's passions. This is the story of creative expression, interests and passions in ones personal habitat.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely diversity of approaches and ideas, February 11, 2009

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Both college-level collections strong in architecture and general-interest lending libraries strong in homeowner's and home guides will find useful and revealing To Each His Home: Inspired Interiors as Unique as Their Owners. It tours eight lovely homes that express their owners' personalities, blending color photos with interviews with each homeowner and surveying American spaces and different choices in color, setup, and style. The homes were created by visual artists, a musician, an inventor, and even a former boxer, and provide a lovely diversity of approaches and ideas.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Maybe better for a cafe than your home, December 26, 2008

By	Crazys Everywhere "Crazys Everywhere" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

I gave this as a gift (online) not having reviewed the full interior, and the receiving party returned it immediately.
This book is mariketed in a lighthearted eclectic manner, but when one actually goes through it, you discover the heaviness many people choose to decorate their homes in. One example is a home which places an old doll in a coffin in the corner of a bedroom with blood coming out its neck and red walls... While I love the individual expression, and find the morbidity in a great deal of this book facinating, it's difficult to swallow.
This book has a definite following, just marketed incorrectly. It's Rocky Horror meets interior design, interesting color combinations and individual expression on the dark side. If that suits your fancy, then it's a fabulous book.