Archive Contents:
Home Comforts: The Art & Science of Keeping House Cheryl Mendelson
Sharing Nature with Children Joseph Cornell
Working from Home Paul and Sarah Edwards
Formal Victorian (Architecture & Design Library) Ellen M. Plante
Garden Rooms: Create and Decorate Outdoor Garden Spaces Catriona Tudor Erlee
The French Touch: Decoration and Design in the Most Beautiful Homes in France Daphne de Saint Saveur
Express Yourself with Color Linda Hallum and Heather Lobell
The Furniture Guy's Book Joe L'Erario and Ed Feldman
Adirondack Style Ann S. O'Leary
Country Interiors: Room by Room Coarol Merideth
50 Favorite Rooms By Frank Lloyd Wright Diane Maddex
Santa Fe Style Christine Mather and Sharon Woods
Home Design Guide Barty Phillips
1000 Chairs Charlotte & Peter Fiell
In the Arts and Crafts Style Barbara Mayer
Not So Big House, A Blueprint for the Way we Really Live Sara Susanka with Kira Obolensky
In The Neoclassic Style: Empire, Biedermeier and the Contemporary Home Melanie Fleischmann with Mick Hales
Classical Furniture David Linley
Shabby Chic Treasure Hunting and Decorating Guide Rachell Ashwell with Glynis Costin
Shabby Chic Rachell Ashwell
Lillian Too’s Easy-to-use Feng Shui, 168 ways to success Lillian Too
Art Deco Interiors Patricia Bayer
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Sharing Nature with Children
Joseph Cornell
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You never know what you’ll encounter in nature, which is why this classic guidebook is so much fun.
The 20th anniversary edition is a revised and expanded version of the popular bestseller, endorsed
by the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and the Audubon Society. It’s filled with nature awareness activities
that are sure to delight children as well as adults. Cornell’s philosophy of instructional outdoor games
is highly respected by educators worldwide and promises to be an excellent guide for parents, teachers,
camp counselors, and scout leaders.
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Self-employment experts Paul and Sarah Edwards
have compiled a complete guide to working from
home, from strategies for convincing your boss
to let you telecommute to entry plans for starting
a home-based business. There are surveys to help
you decide if home-work suits you, advice for
equipping and structuring your home office, ways
to promote your business and much needed tips for
juggling work and family. This is a great source
for anyone considering a major work-style change!
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Working from Home
Paul and Sarah Edwards
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Formal Victorian (Architecture & Design Library)
Ellen M. Plante
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In “Formal Victorian,” Ellen Plante shows off
exteriors, architectural touches, window treatments and
other design details with mouthwatering and evocative
close-ups. With minimal copy and many gorgeous
photographs, this book is a highly visual complement
to “The Victorian Home.” Plante is a regular
contributor to Victorian Homes magazine, and
her work has been featured in Country Living
and American Country Collectibles.
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Spending time outdoors can be more than casual recreation; creating spaces
for relaxation, entertainment and quiet contemplation is high on the priority
list for many. “Garden Rooms” by Catriona Tudor Erlee covers all the bases, from
making gardens in spaces of any size to decorating outdoor rooms in style. Lush
color photographs on nearly every page provide fertile soil for the imagination
with accompanying instructions for moonlight and water gardens, paving patterns,
tips on outdoor furniture, decorating styles and more. This is rich reading — for
springtime or anytime.
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Garden Rooms: Create and Decorate Outdoor Garden Spaces
Catriona Tudor Erlee
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The French Touch: Decoration and Design in the Most Beautiful Homes in France
Daphne de Saint Saveur
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Daphne de Saint Saveur’s “The French Touch” peeks inside some of
France’s most beautiful homes for a taste of the country’s rich design
tradition and ideas for bringing that famous sense of style to your own
home. The 254 full-color images illustrate sophisticated French design
inside the house and out, demonstrating how the home can become an
extension of its inhabitants with the effortless grace and chic for which
the French are renowned.
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Everyone is comfortable with color (after all, who doesn’t buy clothes?) until they think about applying
it to walls or furniture. This helpful book rekindles enthusiasm by demystifying color planning,
offering lots of updated, inviting and energizing pictures backed with helpful tips and accessible
advice. "Express Yourself" is a very good jump-start for decorating novices and those who’ve
been away from the game for awhile.
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Express Yourself with Color
Linda Hallum and Heather Lobell
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The Furniture Guy's Book
Joe L’Erario, Ed Feldman
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Juggling expert furniture repair, pop culture hilarity and swerves into
B-movie lore, it’s no wonder the “Furniture Guys” have attracted a TV audience
of millions. Using their trademark zany approach, the duo presents 10 projects
with step-by-step guidance on stripping, staining, upholstering, basic repairs,
scratch removal and more. A roll-top desk, Victorian throne chair and pine
hat-rack are among the items examined in detail; additional handy tips include
setting up a work area and scouting yard sale bargains. All this and a good
laugh ... just be sure to put down your circular saw before the bellyaches and
snorts begin.
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Adirondack or lodge style evolved in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries as wealthy industrialists built rugged, luxurious "camps" in
unspoiled remote locations. The look, evoking a not-so-distant pioneer past, touched
a national chord and became hugely popular; similar hideaways (of all sizes) can
still be found in mountain and lake regions throughout the country. Now a new
generation has rediscovered the lodge look, seeking ways to incorporate its setter
style and philosophy into their own getaway homes. "Adirondack Style"
is a handsomely styled and photographed book, sure to broaden your knowledge and
appreciation of the era and its design.
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Adirondack Style
Ann S. O'Leary
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Country Interiors: Room by Room
Carol Meredith
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Celebrate the straightforward, comfortable feeling of today’s country style.
Country Interiors presents individualized expressions of home that blend
antique and contemporary elements in an easygoing way. Beautifully
illustrated interiors inspire readers to create their own distinctive
country homes, while 200 lush color photographs explore a range of country
styles for every room.
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Finding books about Frank Lloyd Wright is easy.
Finding the right one (sorry, we couldn’t help it)
is a little more difficult. Much has been written
about his structures, but Wright was just as meticulous
about his interiors, designing windows, furniture,
and even accessories. "50 Favorite Rooms By Frank Lloyd
Wright", by Diane Maddex, is a spectacular survey of
Wright’s interiors. Brief descriptions accompany full-page
color photos of these exquisite rooms, revealing details of
color, design and texture. The book spans the full range of
his architectural career, including both residential and
public spaces. In a world of expensive coffee table books,
this volume is a great value. No Wright fan should miss it.
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50 Favorite Rooms By Frank Lloyd Wright
Diane Maddex
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In The Neoclassic Style: Empire, Biedermeier and the Contemporary Home
Melanie Fleischmann, with Mick Hales
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We were crushed at the news that this book was out of print,
then thrilled to learn that the wonderful but expensive hardcover
is now available in paperback – and every bit as beautiful.
Beginning with Empire and Biedermeier design, this historically
rich journey covers both originals and updates in furniture and
decorating accents. The text is excellent, as is the stunning
photography of Mick Hales. The grand finale is page after page of
brilliant design ideas blending classic with contemporary. Forget
about tucking this book away between your marble obelisk bookends;
you'll want to keep it handy for a long while.
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Shabby Chic
Rachell Ashwell
These companion books set the tone for creating a romantic look with flea market
finds and lots of faded slipcovers. Both books use lush visuals to encourage creativity;
Shabby Chic is the first and more substantial of the two. Clever ideas peek out of every page as
Ashwell succeeds in illustrating her message: seek and find beauty in unexpected places, then make it your own.
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Shabby Chic
Treasure Hunting and Decorating Guide
Rachell Ashwell
with Glynis Costin
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Art Deco Interiors
Decoration and Design Classics
of the 1920s and 1930s
Patricia Bayer
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Art Deco, the reigning design trend of the 1920s and ’30s,
brought modern art and design into everyday life. Its explosive
impact and widespread acceptance changed interior design forever.
Today’s interest in Retro design is an ongoing tribute to Deco’s endurance.
“Art Deco Interiors” chronicles the entire period from its early, “opulent”
stage (with Egyptian, African and other exotic influences) to the streamlined
“Moderne” style associated with such icons as the Chrysler Building and 1930’s
movies. This book is an English import, but does a fine job covering Art Deco
in both America and Europe. You could enjoy it for the great illustrations alone:
many are from the period, others are outstanding color photos of recent restorations.
But don’t be surprised if you end up captivated by Patricia Bayer’s thorough
and well-written history of the era that revolutionized 20th century interior
design.
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This quality coffee table book illustrates the best of southwestern design.
Serenely gorgeous photos feature old and new architecture, as well as the
Georgia O’Keefe, blue-sky-and-adobe environment that is the real bedrock
underlying this area’s unique sense of style. Dyed in the wool Chippendale
fans beware: you could end up with an entirely different view of what makes a
classic. With historical references ranging from ancient Pueblo architecture
to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pottery House, “Santa Fe Style” provides a genuine feel
for southwestern character, as well as its sense of style. The authors, both Santa
Fe residents, add a healthy dose of humor and local color to their stunning examples
of architecture and interior design.
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Santa Fe Style
Christine Mather and Sharon Woods
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Home Design Guide
Barty Phillips
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This is a very inviting book, starting with a vinyl cover that looks and feels great.
A quick thumb-through promises a one-stop resource for room planning, style information, and practical
advice on choosing carpet, wallpaper, paint, etc. There’s lots of very good information between
those soft covers in a compact and well-organized format. This book will likely become the first
resource you check on an interior design question.
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The very best chairs are not only design masterpieces, but offer instant insight into a
period or style. Charlotte and Peter Fiell’s 1000 Chairs is a full-color, one-a-page
collection of the most innovative chairs from the 19th century through the late 1990s.
This chunky little book delights and amazes with a huge selection of vintage chairs that
remain fresh and even startling up to 100 years after their creation. 1000 Chairs is short
on prose, but offers an eye-popping and intuitive way to understand the design trends of
the century. It’s also a great gift.
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1000 Chairs
Charlotte & Peter Fiell
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