Chris Madden The Soul of a House: Decorating with Warmth, Style, and Comfort |  | Authors: Chris Casson Madden, Sarah Elizabeth Palomba Publisher: Rizzoli Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 131,005
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published) Media: Hardcover Pages: 208 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4 Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 9.4 x 1
ISBN: 0847833704 EAN: 9780847833702 ASIN: 0847833704
Publication Date: October 19, 2010 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description From best-selling author and design icon Chris Madden comes the first book on her design philosophy, and how to achieve her comfortable, chic style. Design expert Chris Madden has spent years chronicling other people’s beautiful rooms. Now, for the first time, she presents her own design sensibility as illustrated by examples such as her elegant one hundred-year-old carriage house in upstate New York and a mid-century modern family getaway in the mountains of Vermont. Organized by type of room, each house is explored—from entryways to bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, mudrooms, greenhouses, and terraces, as well as specialty rooms like yoga studios and a man’s study—through rich photography and dozens of practical styling tips. Readers learn how to layer fabrics and colors for seasonal decorating; how to repurpose materials; and how to recognize a room’s quality of light. Also featured are sidebars on caring for guests, collecting, and living in an old house versus a modern house. An avid gardener, Madden explores the way outdoor space frames and supports a house. This lush and elegant volume is an eminently practical resource of ideas for creating rooms in which to celebrate family, entertain friends, and provide personal sanctuary.
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