| While most people want the ease and comfort of newly constructed homes, they appreciate the rich architectural and design details used in older homes. Packed with full-color photographs and innovative advice, this is the definitive guide to bringing old world charm to new construction. Top interior designers and artisans contribute their talent and expertise to give readers practical and beautiful solutions for turning new but bland homes into distinctive, beautiful, and comfortable living spaces.
Readers will learn about professional techniques such as using color, adding paneling, moldings, and built-ins, and how to properly scale architectural features for today's homes. Artisans and designers offer insider tips and techniques for achieving a custom look. Budget-conscious homeowners will also find do-it-for-less alternatives to high-end design, as well as plentiful resource information.
The book features:
- Strategies, tips, and techniques from today's top designers and artisans on a wide array of styles
- 200 beautiful, four-color photographs
- Resource information, including an international source directory
- Money-saving do-it-yourself-for-less alternative solutions
Chapters include:
- English Country
- French Twist
- Marvelous Murals
- Country Classics
- Urban Sophistication
- Continental Flavor
- American Classics
- Southern Charm
- Harlem Rebirth
- Grand European Style
- And much more
This insightful book, filled with 250 inspiring full color photographs, will help you transform your new home into a vintage space rich with history, warmth and comfort. Inside, fourteen leading designers show you how they brought historical interest, human scale, timeless style and welcoming warmth to newly built or gutted residences. You'll find hundreds of ways to create classic-yet-fresh spaces through architectural details, bold color, rich textiles, antique and reproduction furnishings and much more. Step inside and begin your journey of discovery. You'll find:
- A large, new Palm Beach home decorated in Bermuda cottage-inspired splendor by Ann LeConey.
- A large builder's house reimagined as a charming Colonial by Carl D'Aquino and Francine Monaco
- A historic townhouse revived and imbued with chic sophistication by Joe Nahem.
- An Asian-influenced penthouse by Peter Chu.
And that's just the start—you'll also find winning projects by top-rated designers Robert Couturier, Elissa Cullman and Ira Grandberg, Jack Fhillips, Steven R. Gambrel, Glenn Gissler, Anthony Ingrao, Scott Salvator and Randall A. Ridless.
In addition, New Spaces, Old World Charm, is an invaluable resource, listing the designers' favorite sources, from reproduction textile manufacturers to specialists in architectural salvage to period hardware vendors. Over 145 "to the trade" and retail sources are profiled, including artisans such as light fixture and tile designers, muralists, faux finishers, refinishers, and more—all sharing tips of their trade.
For house lovers, for designers, for dreamers—there are few books that offer as rich an assortment of ideas and sources as this one. New Spaces, Old World Charm indeed has its own charm. It's a book sure to bring delight, whether you keep it for yourself or give it to somebody who truly values timeless craftsmanship and quality.
About the Author
Ann Sample is an interior designer, a professional journalist, and a published author. She has been a reporter for Fortune and Entertainment Weekly and an editor for Women's Day Special Interest Publications.
Contents
Foreword by Robert Couturier; Introduction; Updated Colonial with Carl D'Aquino and Francine Monaco; Resources: Reproduction Furniture; Urban Sophistication with Joe Nahem; Resources: Antiques; Revival Chic with Elissa Cullman and Ira Grandberg; Resources: Restored and Hand-Painted Furniture; Anglo-Caribbean with Jack Fhillips; Resources: Architectural Salvage; Resources: Walls; Refined Rustic with Glenn Gissler; Resources: Light Fixtures; Twisted Traditional with Scott Salvator; Resources: Window Treatments; Grand European Style with Robert Couturier; Resources: Textiles; Continental Flavor with Anthony Ingrao; Resources: Flooring; Bermuda Cottage with Ann LeConey; Resources: Carpet/Area Rugs; Old Glory with Steven R. Gambrel; Resources: Hardware; Resources: Accessories; Refreshed Traditional with Randall A. Ridless; Resources: Plumbing; Eastern Influence with Peter Chu; Trade Tips; Resource Directory; Index/Photo Credits. |
