"Sense of Colour + Space" is a 'how to' book with its own sense of style. Interior stylist Shannon Fricke presents the design tools needed to create home decor that truly reflects the owner's individuality. Her approach combines sensory awareness with practical skills and a basic grasp of design fundamentals in order to discover and apply an innate sense of individual style. Shot by leading interiors photographer Prue Ruscoe, "Sense of Colour + Space" has a relaxed, eclectic visual style that is sophisticated and cutting edge, but always accessible and engaging.
Shannon Fricke is a well-known interior designer, stylist, homewares designer, blogger, author and TV presenter. Her books, Sense of Style: Colour and Sense of style: Space have been translated into Dutch, Danish, Spanish, Finnish and Chinese. Her latest book, How To Decorate has been published in Australia and the USA through Penguin and Random House. A regular stylist for respected home magazines here and overseas, she has presented more than sixty episodes of HOME for the Lifestyle Channel and was voted Favourite Female Subscription Television Presenter at the 2005 ASTRA Awards. As well as HOME, Shannon has appeared on Postcards from Home, Houseguests and An Insider's Guide to Collecting. Shannon also writes regularly for Inside Out magazine. Shannon lives with her family on their farm between the New South Wales coast and country, where she spends her time cooking, gardening and doing 'farm chores'. She passes on her down-to-earth style of decorating in her regular and well-attended How to Decorate workshops.