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How to Decorate and Live Well
Clarkson Potter
November 2011
On Sale: November 1, 2011
256 pages
ISBN: 0307720136
EAN: 9780307720139
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Style is a luxury, and luxury is simply what makes you happy. Over the years, design expert Deborah Needleman has seen all kinds of rooms, with all kinds of furnishings. Her conclusion: Itβs not hard to create a relaxed, stylish, and comfortable home. Just a few well-considered items can completely change the feel of your space, and The Perfectly Imperfect Home reveals them all. Ranging from classics such as βA Really Good Sofaβ and βPretty Table Settingsβ to unusual surprises like βA Bit of Quirkβ and βCozifications,β the essential elements of style are treated in witty and wonderfully useful little essays. Youβll learn what to look for, whether you are at a flea market or a fancy boutiqueβor just mining what you already own. Celebrated artist Virginia Johnsonβs original watercolor illustrations bring the items and the inspiring rooms of world-famous tastemakers to vibrant life. Styling tips and simple how-tos show you techniques to put it all together to create, say, a beautifully made bed (the fast way and the fancy way), an inviting reading nook, or an effortlessly chic display of pictures. According to Deborah, the point of decorating is to create the background for the best life you can have, with all its joys and imperfections. This book will show you how. deborah needleman is the editor in chief of WSJ. Magazine and creator of the Off Duty section of The Wall Street Journal. She was the founding editor in chief of domino magazine and coauthor of domino: the book of decorating. virginia johnsonβs illustrations have appeared in books by Kate Spade and on textiles carried in more than one hundred stores, including Barneys, Liberty of London, and Net-A-Porter.
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