The Well-Loved House: Creating Homes with Color, Comfort, and Drama - Hardcover

Ashley Whittaker; Christopher Spitzmiller

 
9780847869527: The Well-Loved House: Creating Homes with Color, Comfort, and Drama
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0847869520 ISBN 13: 9780847869527
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, 2021

Synopsis

Ashley Whittaker s work is distinctively classic and sophisticated, but also inviting and warm. Dubbed a neo\-traditionalist, she fearlessly marries adventurous colours and patterns in rooms yet still manages to retain a sense of elegance and restraint. In The Well\-Loved House, she shares a selection of dwellings, from gracious Connecticut estates to chic Manhattan pieds\-a\-terre to waterfront beach houses on the Florida coast, most exclusively photographed for this book, including her own house never before seen. Whittaker believes houses are meant to be beautiful, but also lived in and enjoyed, and she shares her knowledge and strategies for achieving this interplay. Within each house, Whittaker offers guidance on furniture plans, complementing the architecture of a space, playing with colour, and mixing pattern. She explains why it is important to have consistent threads throughout a home, but also contrast and juxtaposition. The results are stunning: Bohemian patterns mix with classic palettes; rich, saturated colour mingles with highly polished finishes. Lacquered blue walls show off a collection of blue\-and\-white porcelain. An inviting L\-shaped sofa and games table reinvent an unused library into a favourite space for socialising. Whittaker s houses all share both a sense of drama and a sense of comfort they are homes that welcome you at the end of a long day, homes for living, homes to love.

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About the Author

Ashley Whittaker's work has been featured in Veranda, House Beautiful, the New York Times, Southern Living, Coastal Living, and Domino. Acclaimed ceramicist Christopher Spitzmiller is the author of A Year at Clove Brook Farm.

From the Back Cover

Ashley Whittaker s work is distinctively classic and sophisticated, but also inviting and warm. Dubbed a neo\-traditionalist, she fearlessly marries adventurous colours and patterns in rooms yet still manages to retain a sense of elegance and restraint. In The Well\-Loved House, she shares a selection of dwellings, from gracious Connecticut estates to chic Manhattan pieds\-a\-terre to waterfront beach houses on the Florida coast, most exclusively photographed for this book, including her own house never before seen. Whittaker believes houses are meant to be beautiful, but also lived in and enjoyed, and she shares her knowledge and strategies for achieving this interplay. Within each house, Whittaker offers guidance on furniture plans, complementing the architecture of a space, playing with colour, and mixing pattern. She explains why it is important to have consistent threads throughout a home, but also contrast and juxtaposition. The results are stunning: Bohemian patterns mix with classic palettes; rich, saturated colour mingles with highly polished finishes. Lacquered blue walls show off a collection of blue\-and\-white porcelain. An inviting L\-shaped sofa and games table reinvent an unused library into a favourite space for socialising. Whittaker s houses all share both a sense of drama and a sense of comfort they are homes that welcome you at the end of a long day, homes for living, homes to love.

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Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0847869520
ISBN 13 
9780847869527
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256