Design and Decorate Interiors : Inspirational Ideas for Stylish Living

Taylor, Lesley

ISBN 10: 1853687952 / ISBN 13: 9781853687952

Published by New Holland (Publishers) Ltd., London, UK., 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Design and Decorate Interiors : Inspirational Ideas for Stylish Living
• Publisher: New Holland (Publishers) Ltd., London, UK.
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853687952
• ISBN 13: 9781853687952
• Binding: Glossy Pictorial Board
• Illustrator: Pictorial Illustrations Throughout.
• Condition: Near Fine (NEAR NEW)
• Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD (AVERAGE)
• Signed: Not Signed or Inscribed.

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Synopsis

Book by Taylor, Lesley

Review

Lesley Taylor will be a familiar figure to many since the launch of her television career in 1990. This frenetic beginner's introduction to the furnishing, shaping, and lighting of interiors, shares television's frenetic style--it will no doubt be snapped up by the Changing Rooms brigade. But it is more practical than that, reflecting Taylor's journalistic background (she is the author of many features for interiors magazines including Perfect Home and Ideal Home).

Taylor wisely points out that the best way to learn which furniture, furnishings and coverings work together is by flipping through a range of interiors magazines. No one book can substitute for a handful of carefully chosen subscriptions. Taylor's own attempt here to cover all bases--from Shaker to tribal--can become positively feverish, as when she describes a trompe l'oeil painting of a window with its view beyond. "This option," she writes, "means you could create the vista of your dreams, maybe overlooking the Hanging Gardens of Babylon".

But Taylor's enthusiasm is infectious. Each full-page photograph is fully explored, Taylor explaining in detail how all the elements work together to shape and style each interior. Her approach to colour and tone, and the way they can be used to reshape often poky modern interiors, is especially good. --Simon Ings