At Home with the Past: How the Love of Old Things Creates Beautiful Interiors

by Steve Gross

Book Overview

How can you bring the beauty and grace of the past into your own home? The rich, idiosyncratic aura of bygone days evokes a sense of roots--whether grand or modest, playful or serious--that offers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517703718
• ISBN13: 9780517703717
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.9" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

Apartment Buyer With a Tight Budget

My husband and I are buying our first apartment so I'm always looking for inspiration. After paging through countless decorating books I knew this was the one I wanted to own. Each of the 20 homes showcased exemplifies personality over cookie-cutter design concepts, each shows old objects used in unexpected ways, and finally, and maybe most importantly, the houses and apartments are intensely personal. You know people actually live there. From a railroad apartment to a renovated church, At Home With the Past consistently inspires me to follow my instincts and not the dictates of the style du jour. The clincher for me, however, is that anyone with an eye for the unexpected beauty in flea market finds or even curbside freebies can achieve a great look with a small budget. Another point to remember is that the furnishings and decorative items were acquired over time, which provides an added depth. As the personality of the owner changes and grows, so does her taste. It takes time to make a house (or an apartment) a home.

This is a mind-blowing work of art.

I bought this because I am a fan of their first book, OLD HOUSES, and this was such a refreshing surprise to see a repeat with a twist. What a treat to see these imaginative interiors with great use of color, objects and psychedelics.Maybe someday the magazines will catch up to their way hip aesthetic. Can't wait to see what this rad photographer duo is going to surprise us with next.