New Spaces, Old World Charm: The Art of Elegant Interiors

by Ann Sample

Book Overview

Chapter 1: Updated Colonial with Carl D'Aquino; Chapter 2: Bermuda Cottage with Ann LeConey; Chapter 3: English Country with Mario Buatta; Chapter 4: Artisan: Handcrafted Tile with Ann Sacks; Chapter... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071439293
• ISBN13: 9780071439299
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.9" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

An Inspirational Guide...

I purchased this book in the hopes that it would assist in my transforming a newly-contructed house into a charming, old-style home. Without a doubt, it did! Sample's guide offers a variety of styles, all of which are inspiring. I particularly enjoy the featured designers sources listed after each home (especially my favorite, Elissa Cullman's Revival Chic) and the trade tips that accompany each chapter. I find Sample's book to be inspirational yet practical, user-friendly and concise, and beautifully photographed. It has a permanent home on my coffee table.

Beautifully Done and Very Useful

Too much space is not a problem for me but maintaining a classic style for my home is, or was before I found this book. Ms. Sample's book didn't overwhelm me as many of the other design books I looked at did with impractical ideas. While it is beautiful enough to suffice as a coffee table book, my original copy is dog-eared and highlighted throughout with ideas and suggestions I was able to use and customize for my own needs. Highly recommended for anyone with classic, old world style!

Great Inspiration book!

What a great design book! This book is replete with gorgeous pictures of interiors, of an array of styles; however,it also comes with the added value of having the sources for the items in each of those pictures. One of the best design books of this season!

A superb collectible

This wonderful book has it all.It is loaded with beautiful images,fabulous designers and a wonderful resource section that is invaluable for anyone renovating an existing prewar or postwar home. Ann Sample is a wonderful writer and this is a book that will do a lot more then sit on my coffee table. I carry it with me as I am currently renovating our 1920's house and have used many of the resources thus far even though I am not a licensed designer. This is really a great book.

Stunning Book

My wife and I are in the process of redecorating our house and a friend slipped this gem under our Christmas tree and thank god he did. Let me say we are using Ms Sample indirectly to redecorate our place. Her writing, ideas and images have provided the direction we needed to get started and the blueprint to design our dream interior. This book is gorgeous, the writing superb and the ideas are genius. It's a welcome addition to anyone's library no matter what shape their house or apartment is in. Be careful though, we had friends over for the holidays and they tried to swipe it. Highest recommendation.