Elements of Style - Designing A Home & A Life
From the rising-star designer and author of the hit blog, Elements of Style, a full-color, fully illustrated document packed with honest advice, inspiration, ideas, and lessons learned about designing a home that reflects your personality and style. Elements of Style is a uniquely personal and practical decorating guide that shows how designing a home can be an outlet of personal expression and an exercise in self-discovery. Drawing on her ten years of experience in the interior design industry, Erin combines honest design advice and gorgeous professional photographs and illustrations with personal essays about the lessons she has learned while designing her own home and her own life—the first being: none of our homes or lives is perfect. Like a funny best friend, she reveals the disasters she confronted in her own kitchen renovation, her struggles with anorexia, her epic fight with her husband over a Lucite table, and her secrets for starting a successful blog. Organized by rooms in the house, Elements of Style invites readers into Erin’s own home as well as homes she has designed for clients. Fresh, modern, and colorful, it is brimming glamour and style as well as advice on practical matters from choosing kitchen counter materials to dressing a bed with pillows, picking a sofa, and decorating a nursery without cartoon characters. You’ll also find a charming foreword by Erin’s husband, Andrew, and an extensive Resource and Shopping Guide that provides an indispensable a roadmap for anyone embarking on their first serious home decorating adventure. With Erin’s help, you can finally make your house your home.
From the rising-star designer and author of the hit blog, Elements of Style, a full-color, fully illustrated document packed with honest advice, inspiration, ideas, and lessons learned about designing a home that reflects your personality and style. Elements of Style is a uniquely personal and practical decorating guide that shows how designing a home can be an outlet of personal expression and an exercise in self-discovery. Drawing on her ten years of experience in the interior design industry, Erin combines honest design advice and gorgeous professional photographs and illustrations with personal essays about the lessons she has learned while designing her own home and her own life—the first being: none of our homes or lives is perfect. Like a funny best friend, she reveals the disasters she confronted in her own kitchen renovation, her struggles with anorexia, her epic fight with her husband over a Lucite table, and her secrets for starting a successful blog. Organized by rooms in the house, Elements of Style invites readers into Erin’s own home as well as homes she has designed for clients. Fresh, modern, and colorful, it is brimming glamour and style as well as advice on practical matters from choosing kitchen counter materials to dressing a bed with pillows, picking a sofa, and decorating a nursery without cartoon characters. You’ll also find a charming foreword by Erin’s husband, Andrew, and an extensive Resource and Shopping Guide that provides an indispensable a roadmap for anyone embarking on their first serious home decorating adventure. With Erin’s help, you can finally make your house your home.
From the rising-star designer and author of the hit blog, Elements of Style, a full-color, fully illustrated document packed with honest advice, inspiration, ideas, and lessons learned about designing a home that reflects your personality and style. Elements of Style is a uniquely personal and practical decorating guide that shows how designing a home can be an outlet of personal expression and an exercise in self-discovery. Drawing on her ten years of experience in the interior design industry, Erin combines honest design advice and gorgeous professional photographs and illustrations with personal essays about the lessons she has learned while designing her own home and her own life—the first being: none of our homes or lives is perfect. Like a funny best friend, she reveals the disasters she confronted in her own kitchen renovation, her struggles with anorexia, her epic fight with her husband over a Lucite table, and her secrets for starting a successful blog. Organized by rooms in the house, Elements of Style invites readers into Erin’s own home as well as homes she has designed for clients. Fresh, modern, and colorful, it is brimming glamour and style as well as advice on practical matters from choosing kitchen counter materials to dressing a bed with pillows, picking a sofa, and decorating a nursery without cartoon characters. You’ll also find a charming foreword by Erin’s husband, Andrew, and an extensive Resource and Shopping Guide that provides an indispensable a roadmap for anyone embarking on their first serious home decorating adventure. With Erin’s help, you can finally make your house your home.
From the rising-star designer and author of the hit blog, Elements of Style, a full-color, fully illustrated document packed with honest advice, inspiration, ideas, and lessons learned about designing a home that reflects your personality and style. Elements of Style is a uniquely personal and practical decorating guide that shows how designing a home can be an outlet of personal expression and an exercise in self-discovery. Drawing on her ten years of experience in the interior design industry, Erin combines honest design advice and gorgeous professional photographs and illustrations with personal essays about the lessons she has learned while designing her own home and her own life—the first being: none of our homes or lives is perfect. Like a funny best friend, she reveals the disasters she confronted in her own kitchen renovation, her struggles with anorexia, her epic fight with her husband over a Lucite table, and her secrets for starting a successful blog. Organized by rooms in the house, Elements of Style invites readers into Erin’s own home as well as homes she has designed for clients. Fresh, modern, and colorful, it is brimming glamour and style as well as advice on practical matters from choosing kitchen counter materials to dressing a bed with pillows, picking a sofa, and decorating a nursery without cartoon characters. You’ll also find a charming foreword by Erin’s husband, Andrew, and an extensive Resource and Shopping Guide that provides an indispensable a roadmap for anyone embarking on their first serious home decorating adventure. With Erin’s help, you can finally make your house your home.
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An absolutely beautifully illustrated and informative book. A beautiful addition to our coffee table decor. Highly recommend the purchase!
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Not only does the book look stellar on my coffee table, it’s actually a good read. Love the design tips, styles and home decor outlined throughout the book.
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Bought this book as a table stage, but its fun to read and Ive learned a few new things. God bless and Thank you!
| Imprint | Simon & Schuster |
| Pub date | 23 Oct 2014 |
| DEWEY | 747 |
| DEWEY edition | 23 |
| Language | English |
Elements of Style: Designing a Home & a Life (A Guide to Home Design) Gates, Erin [Used - Good] [Hardcover]
Delivery $12.82
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Elements of Style: Designing a Home & a Life (A Guide to Home... by Gates, Erin
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Elements of Style: Designing a Home & a Life by Gates, Erin
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An absolutely beautifully illustrated and informative book. A beautiful addition to our coffee table decor. Highly recommend the purchase!
Not only does the book look stellar on my coffee table, it’s actually a good read. Love the design tips, styles and home decor outlined throughout the book.
Bought this book as a table stage, but its fun to read and Ive learned a few new things. God bless and Thank you!
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I bought this for my bookshelf decor and it not only does it look great but the book is all about style and the photos are simply stunning.
Wonderful book! The rooms and decorative spaces shown throughout this book are just amazingly beautiful to me.Loved every minute of reading this book and enjoying every page of beautifully decorated rooms. Will use this book over and over again for decorating ideas and inspiration.
Great coffee table boos with good design inspiration!
Such a fortunate find.Noticed this book based on how beautiful the cover was. The inside doesn't disappoint either being introduced to this delightful designer & her personal design project story. A wonderful read for anyone who loves home décor books with heart & soul. This book also reads like a personal story, is informative & provides a few chuckles along the way. Erin Gates has a very personal, engaging writing style & provides many great ideas.
This book not only looks fantastic on my coffee table but is also a great read. Erin Gates shares her interior design story and provides an intimate insight into her approach to design, highs and lows. It's a big YES from me!
Really well illustrated book ,gorgeous content and very stylish sitting on my coffee table .
| Imprint | Simon & Schuster |
| Pub date | 23 Oct 2014 |
| DEWEY | 747 |
| DEWEY edition | 23 |
| Language | English |