Best Interior Decoration & Ornament
Weaving together the insights and guidance of dozens of wallpaper and paint specialists, textile fabricators, accessories artisans, and interior designers, Lemieux has curated an unparalleled education in recognizing the hallmarks of timeless, heirloom-quality pieces. Named to Fortune ’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs, CHRISTIANE LEMIEUX is founder of the lifestyle brand LEMIEUX et CIE.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great book. Which makes this book a great resource for use by you or your friends should you be lucky enough to be able to afford to commission some of them."
"There are 5 main sections to the book: Walls, floors, furniture, textiles, and accessories."
"This book should be required reading for anyone new to design. DON'T MISS THIS BOOK!"
"I really wasn't sure what to expect but the reviews were good so I thought worst case scenario it would look lovely on a coffee table."
"This is a very impressive book!"
"This has turned out to be one of the hottest books in the interior design field this year - And I bought it before it got hyped and expensive!"
"A must read for everyone with an interest in interior design and/or just wanting to understand how to make their home look better!!"
A unique and fascinating chronicle of the construction and furnishing of an early 20th-century country house, vividly brought to life by letters from the family archive Never-before-published drawings from Horace Trumbauer's architectural office, including the original and revised plans for all three floors, drawings of interior finishes and exterior details related to the main residence, as well as designs for other projects on the estate, including a never-built gate lodge, beautifully represented in Trumbauer's colored rendering More than 400 historic and newly commissioned images and two 8-page gatefolds An intimate portrait that captures the elegant lifestyle of the Montgomerys and the majesty of their beloved home and estate. Real-life American counterparts of the Granthams of Downton Abbey, the Montgomerys are best known as the family on which Philip Barry based his 1939 play, The Philadelphia Story , featuring Katharine Hepburn, who also starred in the later Hollywood film of the same name. He weaves the details of architectural design, furnishings, collections, and the history of a gentleman's farm with wonderful accounts of the people who lived and worked there. A masterwork of patrician American ambition, Ardrossan was built in the very grandest anglophile style, but with all the up-to-the-minute comforts and innovations of modern living and none of the privations of the drafty, poorly plumbed manses across the Atlantic that inspired it. To this day, the distinguished rooms that the architect Horace Trumbauer conceived and the blue-chip decorators White, Allom & Company filled with elegant eighteenth-century recreations are an evocative testament to a long vanished age.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a stunning, beautifully researched portrait of the Robert and Hope Montgomery estate, "Ardrossan" , lovingly completed in 1913, in homage to Mr. Montgomery's ancestors from the northern coast of Scotland."
"My wife grew up in the area."
"This book with its lavish photos, blue prints of the manor house, and deep research is more than just a pretty coffee table book."
"I am now cross-eyed as I read this amazing book from cover to cover in two seating...It's a wonderful and poignant tale of an amazing home that was the glory of the Mainline of Philadelphia."
"He follows the occupants of the house, who inspired the 1940 movie, “The Philadelphia Story” for several generations with a keen eye for their unique social standing and empathy for the ups and downs of their lives."
"A new insight into the history of the house a friend of mine lives in, a house I've visited, been a guest in.. An amazingly beautiful place, each and everything about it cries out for explanation, love and understanding."
"A little too much space devoted to the wonderfully eccentric family though, IMO."
"live near here and gave this book to my husband for Christmas - beautiful photos of the estate with loads of description; one of the most beautiful homes on the old Main Line."
With an artful mix of color and black-and-white photography that includes portraits, interiors, gardens, and still-life shots of flowers, food, and more, The Authentics examines the lives and work of these visionaries in an inspiring tribute to confidence, originality, and the power of finding one's own voice. MELANIE ACEVEDO is a lifestyle and portrait photographer whose editorial and advertising clients have included Dove, Target, Samsung, IKEA, Starbucks, Elle , Casa Vogue , World of Interiors, Living Etc ., and Jonathan Adler.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It is impressive to see and read about those few who stand out, as unique and talented individuals, in our world of the "masses"."
Best Interior Design Style
BEST SELLING PREMIUM QUALITY GRAYSCALE COLORING BOOK. Awaken the beauty of the natural world as you color over the gray in this premium grayscale adult coloring book. Printed one-sided on 100lb archival quality, acid-free paper 48 stunning grayscale photographs of flowers, plants and landscapes for you to color Perforated for easy removal and framing of your colored picture Extensive Coloring Resources & Guidance : video tutorials, tips & techniques for the pages of Beautiful Nature as well as hundreds of examples of colored pages from the book provided at huelish.com/get-started Watermarked on the back of each picture for the colorist's name and date. Grayscale adult coloring books introduce a new way to color.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Where her first book focused on animals, in “Beautiful Nature”, Ms. Stocker has turned her attention to flowers, plants, and landscapes. I was so very happy to see succulents included as well as some of my favorite flowers (roses, peonies, hydrangea, orchids, and the list simply goes on and on.). 48 Beautiful Nature grayscale designs with plants, flowers and landscapes. Printed on one side of page. Paper is heavyweight, acid-free, slightly rough, white and perforated. Pages are water-marked on the back with an area for you to sign your projects. Alcohol-based markers bleed through the paper readily. Water-based markers bleed through in tiny spots with the exception of my Tombows brush end markers which did not bleed through in my tests. I could lay down great color, layer, and blend equally well with both wax and oil based pencils."
"Nicole has used heavy paper, printed on one side only with a lovely border around the pictures so that you aren't climbing right up on the binding of the book when you are coloring. Pros: Heavy paper with a nice feel. Detailed, well designed photos for every level. Support for beginners or anyone needing the extra help. Long term entertainment without becoming bored (oh look...another butterfly or mandela). Cons: A bit intimidating at first but take baby steps and it will be ok. No clue how long until her next book."
"Beautiful Nature is just the best follow-on from Nicole Stockers first book, Beautiful Creatures."
"Love, love this book."
"I LOVE this book !"
"I fell in love with Beautiful Creatures but Beautiful Nature turned me into a grayscale addict. The archival paper has superb quality that allowed me to experiment with different kinds of mediums."