Elements of Style: Designing a Home & a Life (A Guide to Home Design)

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Elements of Styleis 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.
Organized by rooms in the house, Elements of Styleinvites readers into Erin’s own home as well as homes she has designed for clients. Fresh, modern, and colourful, 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 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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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1476744874
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 23 Oct. 2014
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781476744872
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1476744872
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.13 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.73 x 2.54 x 23.18 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 37,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 30 in Home Improvement Extensions & Renovation 93 in Interior Decorating & Design 4,051 in Arts & Photography (Books)
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