Product Description

The traditional drawing room is the heart of the home and also a room in which aesthetic preferences and individuality of taste can be indulged and satisfied. This book contains chapters on the general character and disposition of the drawing room and how to combine comfort and elegance. There are chapters on important design elements such as lighting, the hanging of paintings, the choice and groupings of favourite objects, the use of colour, curtains and pelmets, friezes, cornices and ceiling treatments as well as classic, gothic and rural drawing room design. The photographs used in this book have been taken from "House and Garden" magazine.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #787273 in Books
• Published on: 1991-09-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Customer Reviews

A fabulous reference book for lovers of lush interiors.
For those who love the look of a lush, fully appointed interior, this is a great book to refer to for inspiration. It has many truly sumptuous examples of tufted upholstery (seems to be quite popular there in England!) along with lavish window treatments and room arrangements. The minimal treatment of contemporary style rooms was welcomed here, thank goodness! This book was a real hit with coworkers and friends and you might perhaps restock it as you should probably expect to see more orders for it!