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Search - Decorating with Antiques: Confidently Combining Old and New

Decorating with Antiques Confidently Combining Old and New
Author: Caroline Clifton-Mogg, Fritz von der Schulenburg

"Using antiques successfully in a contemporary home is both a question of arrangement and a matter of style. Just a few well-selected pieces can transform even the most modest of rooms, but it can be a daunting task to create a cohesive overall look from an eclectic mix of items. In Decorating with Antiques, Caroline Clifton-Mogg explains ho... more »w some of the most talented interior designers working today approach a room and its contents to create this juxtaposition that is so desirable and yet so notoriously difficult to achieve. Hundreds of specially commissioned photographs from locations in England, Europe, and the United States show the beautiful rooms they have created. Each of the designers has his or her own individual style, but what is common to them all is that none are bound by conventional rules of fashion or association. They will put, with seeming haphazardness, an antique next to something brand-new, a piece of junk beside a treasure, an Eastern artifact alongside a piece of Western origin. Each piece must be able to both stand on its own merits and combine well with other pieces, and choosing such furnishings requires an experienced eye. Intelligent selection is combined with confidencethe confidence to know that there is no rule that says you must decorate in only one style or period, or cannot mix the seemingly unmixable. The first section of the book, Arranging Antiques: Shows how furniture, fabrics, wall hangings, china, glass, light fittings, and frames from very different periods can be mixed successfullyfor example, a Louis XVI sideboard with a Le Corbusier chair. The Rooms: section illustrates the way in which antiques can be used throughout your home to create stylish interiors, and also to augment outdoor spaces such as gardens, porches, and conservatories. Finally, an illustrated "Guide to Antique Styles" shows how to identify the most popular periods of international antique styles, including Regency, Tudor, Shaker,and Art Deco. With hundreds of beautiful color photographs, this book is a must for anyone who is looking for the confidence to decorate a home with an array of beautiful objects and furnishings, and to create a look with pieces from the past that is absolutely of today. With 400 color photographs, 25 color illustrations The best rooms are a fusion of periods, styles, and inspirations. Every room is a composition in itself, and to balance harmony and scale, knowing what to leave out and when is as important as knowing what to put in."

ISBN-13: 9780821225653
ISBN-10: 0821225650
Publication Date: 11/1/1999
Pages: 192
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Publisher: Bulfinch
Book Type: Hardcover
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