Old and New: Combining Past and Present In Contemporary Homes - Softcover
Old and New
Katherine Sorrell demonstrates the art of creating a home where old and new live happily side by side. She shows how to add interest to your home with unexpected or individual pieces. The main part of the book, Spaces, takes you through every room in the house, showing how to combine objects to create a home that is original, comfortable, practical and stylish. 'Getting it Right' provide hints and advice, such as choosing larger items with classic lines and understated colours and introducing fun and colour. The Elements section looks at the main ingredients of the Old & New look, from battered leather sofas to 1950s pressed-glass bowls. Forget old-fashioned notions of 'good taste' and approach the decoration of your home with a spirit of adventure and imagination. More than 58,000 copies sold in hard back.
Katherine Sorrell demonstrates the art of creating a home where old and new live happily side by side. She shows how to add interest to your home with unexpected or individual pieces. The main part of the book, Spaces, takes you through every room in the house, showing how to combine objects to create a home that is original, comfortable, practical and stylish. 'Getting it Right' provide hints and advice, such as choosing larger items with classic lines and understated colours and introducing fun and colour. The Elements section looks at the main ingredients of the Old & New look, from battered leather sofas to 1950s pressed-glass bowls. Forget old-fashioned notions of 'good taste' and approach the decoration of your home with a spirit of adventure and imagination. More than 58,000 copies sold in hard back.
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Katherine Sorrell is Associate Editor (Features) of Homes & Gardens magazine. She has also written for numerous publications, including The Times, the Sunday times, the Telegraph, the Independent, and Elle Decoration. Her previous books include The Ultimate Home Style Guide, Modern Comfort, and Living Textures. In 1999 she was a selector for the prestigious Chelsea Crafts Fair in London and also the Crafts Council's buyer's Guide to Contemporary British Textiles for the Interior.
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- PublisherRyland Peters & Small
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1845975464
- ISBN 13 9781845975463
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