Pure Style Home & Garden

by Jane Cumberbatch

Jane Cumberbatch's unique approach to interior and outdoor decoration is based on the timeless appeal of natural materials, uncluttered objects and a relaxed mood. For the home, Jane offers a sourcebook of ideas for all the rooms in the house, from the kitchen to the bedroom. A visual catalogue of the constituents of pure style, this shows the colours, fabrics, textures, scents, items of furniture, functional and decorative objects and lighting that are appropriate for each room. For outdoors, Jane presents stylish and practical ideas for furnishing, and living in, your outdoor spaces. It offers inspired suggestions for all the elements that make up a garden - colour and lighting, texture, surfaces, boundaries, furniture and fabrics, containers and even the contents of the potting shed.

Genres: Design, Nonfiction, Interior Design, Reference, Adult

312 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1996

Reviews

[Addie · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5

[Manintheboat · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lord, there is so much white in this book you'd think it was a TED conference.
I don't know about you, but in my house the furniture is either shades of rust, grease, mud, or blood.

[Clover · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like collecting knick knacks and displaying them in your living space, then this book is probably not for you! (I'd recommend Life of Bowerbird though) if you are a fan of clean and bright minimalist spaces with a sort of country vintage flair then you just might orgasm a little when you flip through this book. it's divided into design elements (colour, texture, scent and taste, etc) which are great for getting ideas (also text if you feel like reading) and there's there are a few tutorials scattered throughout. Also, the author seems to really love blue checker boxes.

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

All these decorating books are from my favorite PUBLISHER - who knew i could have a favorite publisher! Ryland, Peters, and Small. I LOVE the style!

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not really sure who the intended audience is for this Big a Book of Obvious.

[Mike Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

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