Blue and White Living

by Stephanie Hoppen

Book Overview

Fresh and crisp with a classic appeal, the combination of blue and white is the world's most popular decorating scheme. From Chinese tiles to French fabrics, from the deep blues and bright whites of Greece to the pastels of Wedgwood china, these colors can be found around the globe, used in the most beautiful ways. With Blue & White Living, you can bring those same styles into your own home, whether you are decorating a grand mansion or a country...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609603566
• ISBN13: 9780609603567
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.0" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Blue & White Living...A primer

I'm a little baffled by a couple of reviews that stated that Stephanie Hoppen's Blue & White Living did not give them ideas for laying out a similar look in their own home. Other than every page containing what totals to hundreds of different Blue & White rooms, I fail to see how you could miss. If you have no imagination or just can't cobble together a look of your own, based on these rooms, I think a designer would be the best thing for you. I got inspiration on most every page, and it is well dog-eared now. The tea containers, the blue & white transferware, toile, stripes, plaid, and examples of blue in every room give plenty of fodder for your own ideas. I recommend this book, as I do the rest of Hoppen's great books.

For the most part I liked it.

A reader in WisconsinI read the book and for the most part I enjoyed it. The book have giving me many ideas on the the basic theme of blue and white. Two disappointment that I did have is that the color combinations were some what limited. (few blue-greens, violets, greyblues etc.) Also it tended to lack practical ideas for the average home. However for the most part it is helpful.

Beautiful book of blue and white decor.

This book is a must for anyone who loves blue and white decorating. The photographs are magnificent! I highly recommend.