The Decoration of Houses
by Alexandra Stoddard
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Alexandra Stoddard continues her creative and insightful guidance by showing us how to make our homes a real expression of our true selves. Starting with the Fifteen Defining Principles of Interior Design, Stoddard grounds us in the classic standards that make any home timeless and follows with inventive suggestions. Her own bold ideas about color, pattern, and texture are affordable tips from her own vast experience involving every imaginable decoration problem. From lighting a room to show more adding fabrics, furnishings, and the perfect finishing touches, she offers her expertise while always encouraging us to listen to our inner voice for the final answer. show lessTags
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I have so many of Alexandra Stoddard's books they almost take up a full shelf in my library. Her outlook on life is fantastic. This book is kind of a departure because she is talking about the details of decorating rather than mixing it in with her gracenotes. I learned alot about different floors and furniture. The only thing I cannot understand is her insistence on white walls and curtains. Too sterile for me!
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Alexandra Stoddard has designed the interiors of mansions and embassies as well as cottages and one-room studios for clients ranging from notable individuals to young people just starting out. The recipient of the first full scholarship ever awarded by the New York School of Interior Design, she brings more than thirty-six years of design show more expertise to her work. For fourteen years she worked with Eleanor McMillen Brown, one of the doyennes of interior design, before starting her own design firm, Alexandra Stoddard Incorporated. She appears frequently on television and radio nationwide and has been featured in major magazines internationally. Author of twenty books, including her most recent book on decorating. Open Your Eyes, and her classic. The Decoration of Houses, she is a sought-after speaker on the art of living. She lives with her husband. Peter Megargee Brown, in New York City and Stonington Village, Connecticut. show less
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1997
- Epigraph
- Love of beauty is taste . . .
the creation of beauty is art.
--RALPH WALDO EMERSON - First words
- [Foreword] One hundred years ago, the mother of American interior design, Edith Wharton, wrote the seminal book, The Decoration of Houses.
You'll have to be patient as you go through the process of establishing your personal style.
[Conclusion] Think of this book as a beginning, not an end. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)[Foreword] For such an epiphany we must sincerely prepare ourselves to set out n the journey.
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)This is essentially the artist's way, and you are invited to participate in the banquet.
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)[Conclusion] In a world where technology plays an increasingly prominent role, by adhering to the immutable classical principles set out in this book, you have all you need to create heaven here, through the satisfying and sustaining decoration of your house.
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- Genres
- Home & Garden, Nonfiction, Art & Design, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 747 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Interior design / Glassware / Furniture
- LCC
- NK2110 .S762 — Fine Arts 3600-(9990) Other arts and art industries Decorative arts Interior decoration. House decoration General. History, etc.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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