Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts

9.12.2011

Autumn Classics

Realist Paintings by David Jamieson

How Proust Can Change Your Life, Alain de Botton. The most down-to-earth self-help book I have ever read (and loved).
Lazy mornings in bed and fading daylight. Forest Canopy Bed via Anthropologie.


Recently gifted to me, Barefoot Contessa How Easy is That? by Ina Garten. I love her sweet demeanor and delicious recipes. I'm so looking forward to trying a few recipes this month (I'm eying her Fleur de sel caramels recipe).

6.01.2010

Country


Jasper Conran, English fashion designer and photographer, spent a year exploring the English countryside, documenting it on film. These rugged and dreamy images from his book Country feel like stepping back in time.




All photos from "Country".

This stunning coffee table book is on sale at Amazon.

3.29.2010

Since I'm an Avid Reader...

I seem to have a small obsession with collecting beautiful design books lately. It started with Celerie Kemble's To Your Taste, then Home By Design, then Modern Glamour...and tonight, I fell for another beautiful picture book. I'm sure it has words in it, but truthfully, they will not be read. Unless I don't understand something in the picture.



I have admired Suzanne Kasler's website and design work for a long time (and still anxiously await her textiles collection!). Her interiors are elegant and timeless, and I love the way she uses colour. Bright red books on a shelf, a turquoise vase on a mantel; her look is feminine and clean. There are so many beautiful photographs in her book Inspired Interiors! It is definitely a must-have if you share her style!



Of course, when I'm not drooling over these glamorous design books, they sit openly on my nightstand. Even the bindings are a thing of beauty..........or at least Lonny says so:
If you have the luxury of owning stacks of colourfully-bound books and plenty of spare time, I keep seeing these colour-coordinated bookshelves and stare in envy every time. To me, it's like a piece of art.
Of course, the time and patience this "art" requires is beyond my realm. In these moments, I pile my collection in no particular order and remind myself that being "eclectic" is okay, too.
*Photos in this post taken from Lonny Magazine, Suzanne Kasler, etc.
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