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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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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: Itโs 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 โA Really Good Sofaโ and โPretty Table Settingsโ to unusual surprises like โA Bit of Quirkโ and โCozifications,โ the essential elements of style are treated in witty and wonderfully useful little essays. Youโll learn what to look for, whether you are at a flea market or a fancy boutiqueโor just mining what you already own. Celebrated artist Virginia Johnsonโs 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 johnsonโs 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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