Pottery Barn Bedrooms

by Sarah Lynch

Book Overview

For more than half a century, Pottery Barn's signature blend of comfort and style has been a source of inspiration in homes across America. In Pottery Barn Bedrooms, we share our favorite decorating... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0848727606
• ISBN13: 9780848727604
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Oxmoor House
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.2" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Pottery Barn in Neutral

Décor is a very personal thing, which probably accounts for the widely divergent reactions of readers of this book - they either love it or hate it. A small design team have selected and completely decorated, with Pottery Barn furnishings and accessories, 24 rooms, large and small, in homes of varying types, including a Victorian townhouse, small cottages, farmhouses, a saltbox, a ranch house and a modern home inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright design -- in what amounts to variations on a single theme - simplicity, informality, tranquility. The décor of each room complements the character of its setting, reinforcing it with restraint & subtlety, without being obvious or overwhelming. There are plenty of props, artefacts and accessories to add interest but nothing cutesy or kitsch, and the overall impression is of simple comfort. Personally, I love this book, but I can see how some people might be put off by its limited colour schemes and understated style. People who are not fond of beige will probably not be happy with the book. A more apt title might have been "Pottery Barn in Neutral". The emphasis - which may be due to the designer's bias -- is on warm neutrals - ecru, linen, cream, sand, taupe, honey, butterscotch or camel. There is lots of light, in white or cream painted walls, furniture and woodwork, in white sheets and matelasse or in sunlight filtered through sheer curtains. When there is colour, the palettes are often subdued: watery blue, chambray, celadon, muted reds or sienna. Colors are also neutralized by combining with white or cream in checks, toile, pinstripes, quilts, woven rugs or cabana-stripe Roman shades. You won't find any formality here, no moiré wallpaper, no brocade or satin or tapestry bedspreads, no black, royal blue or emerald green, no loud colours or sharp contrasts. My favourite room in the book (except for a rusty old iron bedstead which I would have freshly repainted in bronze) is done almost entirely in winter-white and cream, right down to the white painted floor boards, and accented by colourful cushions and bed-skirt of red plaid taffeta. I find it reminiscent of old-fashioned English country cottage and the whites & pastels of Swedish country. I can hardly wait to adapt some of those ideas to that attic room I've been renovating.

Pottery Barn Bedrooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)

GREAT book and great series (all the Pottery Barn Design Library books)! I have an interior design background, and this series is the best I've ever read --- great design and storage ideas that are easy to do and the ideas are multi-faceted, so you could use in another room, etc.

Loved this book!

I just got this book to complete my set (I have Living Rooms and Bathrooms) and it's great! There are lots of really clever ideas for giving a room a new look without spending your life savings--and the photos are just gorgeous. There are good tips for choosing color (which I always think is the hardest thing to do) and TONS of ways to change the accessories in a bedroom. The book is just as beautiful as the Pottery Barn catalogs, but has new decorating ideas in it that I had never seen there--or anywhere else before.

Great!!!

Thank you Pottery Barn! 'Bedrooms' is a fun read, lots of ideas, especially on colors and design. I haven't put the book down yet.