Decorate : 1,000 professional design ideas for every room in your home

271 Pages·2011·52.13 MB·English

by  Becker

D E C O R AT E
1,000 professional design ideas for every room in your home
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holly becker joanna copestick
photographs by Debi Treloar
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Decorate : 1,000 professional design
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display using a collection / Holly Becker & Joanna Copestick;
photography by Debi Treloar.
of identical objects in
different sizes. The variety
ISBN 978-1-4521-0865-0
of scale forms a perfect
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One thousand professional design
collections of glass close
ideas for every room in your home.
to a natural light source
to enjoy their
full beauty.
Contents
“Set an inspiration date for yourself. Visit an
art gallery. Go window shopping. Spend the
afternoon in a bookstore.” Carrie McCarthy, author
Introduction .....................................................6
SECTION 1: Space Matters ................................12
White Space Thinking . ........................................16
Using Your Space ...............................................26 SECTION 3: Room by Room ............................ 144
Linking Spaces ..................................................32
Flexible Spaces ..................................................38 Kitchens ..........................................................148
Compact Space...................................................48 Urban Kitchen . .................................................156
One-Room Living ...............................................54 Cook’s Kitchen .................................................160
Sociable Kitchen ..............................................168
Living Spaces ..................................................172
Midcentury Modern Living ................................176
SECTION 2: Setting Your Style ...........................62 Relaxed Luxury ................................................184
Bedrooms .......................................................190
Feeling the Style .................................................66 Bedroom Storage .............................................196
Simple Style ......................................................74 En Suite Bedroom ............................................202
Natural Style ......................................................84 Bathrooms ......................................................206
Modern Style .....................................................92 Luxury Bathroom .............................................216
Flea Market Style .............................................100 Children’s Rooms .............................................218
Colorful Style ...................................................108 Girl’s Room ......................................................220
Floral Style ......................................................124 Boy’s Room .....................................................226
Eclectic Style ...................................................132 Creative Spaces ...............................................228
Modern Glamour Style .....................................138 Working from Home .........................................234
SECTION 4: Attention to Detail .......................236
“For me home is simply about shelter, in Creating Finishing Touches ...............................240
Mirrors ............................................................250
all manners of speaking. It’s a place of
Lighting ...........................................................252
rest and refuge, a place where I can play, Pillows ............................................................256
Flowers ...........................................................258
relax, unwind, or create—home is the Table Settings ..................................................266
place that replenishes my soul.”
Pia Jane Bijkerk, stylist
Afterword ........................................................272
Acknowledgments ............................................272
Contributors .....................................................273
Directory ..........................................................279
“
Use your critical eye
to see
and use your heart
“
to feel–
and then trust your
INSTINCTS.
Shannon Fricke
Introduction
8 introduction
‘I want my home to work for me not the
other way around and so every design
choice I make is based on practicality as
well as aesthetics. I really believe a home is
something to live in, not just to admire.’
Atlanta Bartlett , designer
introduction 9
woodland tableau This page Simple white wooden shelves
decorated with painted tree branches form a witty backdrop for
a display of nature-inspired paraphernalia.
still life Previous page Everyday objects such as china bowls
and ceramic plates are often beautiful pieces that merit special
attention. Place them together on shelves, windowsills or in
cupboards so that they give you pleasure every day.
10 introduction
Decorate
is a different kind of market or a beautifully framed mirror at an auction, saving up
decorating book. Rather than concentrating on one trademark to invest in a key piece of vintage furniture or simply adapting
look or a particular design aesthetic, we have concentrated an existing chair or table are all ways of creating room
on ideas – more than one thousand of them – to provide fresh schemes that reflect you and your personal style.
insight into how you can transform your home.
We have asked some of today’s most interesting and inspiring
Ask any decorator what inspired them to create a space and creative minds for decorating ideas that reflect a sense of
the answers are extremely varied. For some a painting can personal style, creativity and confidence at home. Some
trigger a whole colour scheme, for others a piece of quirky have opened their style notebooks to provide inspiring
retro furniture fuels an eclectic old and new scheme, while ideas; others allowed us to photograph their space where
many rooms may start from an appreciation of the white space we experienced firsthand how and why their decorating
itself – walls, floor and windows. Sometimes the architecture advice truly works; and still others shared recent examples
of a space gives a design direction or else a favourite fabric or from their professional portfolios, showcasing their talent
a trusted paint colour will dictate a country or a modern feel. and innovation. From homes that are quirky to those that are
Learning to see the potential of a dusty cupboard in a flea carefully edited, wherever we travelled we gathered insight
‘Decorating is an extension of
your personal style. Finding
your decorating style depends
on knowing what you love at a
gut level.’ Carrie McCarthy, author