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Found Style: Vintage Ideas for Modern Living
For most folks, creating a home where the decor reflects their personal style and taste requires more than just simply perusing the pages of a catalog. Unique style comes with successfully blending the old and new, the unexpected with the familiar - a white antique stove and modern chrome refrigerator placed side by side, or a 50s kidney-shaped coffee table accented by an...more
Hardcover, Abridged, 176 pages
Published
July 1st 2003
by Chronicle Books
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This is supposed to be an idea book - inspirational, avoiding lengthy how-to's, heavy on photos. It's perfectly adequate in that respect, and there's probably not much to say about shopping for junk to make your house look nice. Be creative, re-purpose things, don't spend a lot of money, use items that are functional in addition to being beautiful. What else is there to say about it, really? The taste of the authors is definitely different from my taste, so my response was more "grimace!" than "...more
4.5ish
I really, really, really loved looking through this book. there were some pages where I was thrilled because the decorations, furniture, colours, etc. were completely 'me'. there were also many other pages where I still really liked what I saw but wouldn't want those rooms to be mine.
I really, really, really loved looking through this book. there were some pages where I was thrilled because the decorations, furniture, colours, etc. were completely 'me'. there were also many other pages where I still really liked what I saw but wouldn't want those rooms to be mine.
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Found Style: Vintage Ideas for Modern Living by David Butler (2003)
Jun 28, 2010
Jillian
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Shabby chic lovers, girls who shops at Anthropologie
Shelves:
design
Super cute. Some great ideas:)
Feb 19, 2008
Amy
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Vintage buffs, junk collectors, and those who like to pore over pages of eclectic interiors.
Incorporating vintage styling into modern interiors and re-using or decorating with found objects seems to be becoming popular, and this is one of a few books I've seen on the topic. I enjoyed the ideas for incorporating vintage furnishings from different eras (the book focuses on mid century), but the most interesting part was smaller found items used in creative ways for lighting, displays, etc.
This is one of my favorite sources of inspiration for interior decorating, and I refer back to it often for ideas. So lovely!
I was pleasantly surprised by how accessible and even inspirational this book is.
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