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| "The narrating voice in Living Room is insistent but quiet, though it sometimes achieves loudness without any apparent effort. At other times it seems to continue in the -reader's mind even after stopping for the day. It is an important new presence, faintly disturbing and endlessly attractive."-John Ashbery
Readers may be voyeurs, but the subtler gifts are not for the fast glancers. Take a good slow second look at Geoff Bouvier's Living Room . . . bravura performances, both accessible and elegant, both immediate and subtle, both hilarious and serious. . . . With virtuoso reversals, switches of vantage, changes of scale, inside-outings, they accomplish metaphysical, not only physical, effects.-from the introduction by Heather McHugh
Each of Geoff Bouvier's prose poems brims with industry and restless attention, and the dramas they contain are manifold. Here a solitary mind and there a whole social sphere are cross-sectioned for observation at moments rife with emotional collisions-awesome tediums, mad reliefs. In style and substance, Living Room enacts the urgency one feels to stretch out against cramped quarters. Introduced by Heather McHugh. |
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| | ISBN: 0971898189 Date Published on 9/1/2005 |
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| Usually the first room to greet guests, the living room is not only the most public area of any home, but also its most multifunctional. This essential room fills a variety of roles—from entertainment center to study area, children’s play zone to library, not to mention serving as the family’s gathering space, complete with couch and coffee table. Now Chris Casson Madden, nationally renowned design expert and author of Bedrooms, Getaways, and A Room of Her Own, imparts a wealth of decorating expertise in her new book, Chris Casson Madden’s New American Living Rooms. Showcasing a dazzling array of some of the most beautiful rooms across the country, Madden proves that living rooms can be at once practical, inviting, and inspiring.
Living rooms often present unique design challenges: they can range from great rooms with fifteen-foot-high
ceilings that stretch across half the house to small spaces that relate awkwardly to the rest of the home. In addition, the multifunctional character of these areas makes them all the more complex. Yet Madden highlights a myriad of design solutions that can make decorating this room painless, even pleasurable. She offers options and ideas to suit many tastes—whether you favor sleek, modern styling or old-world elegance, Asian-inspired elements or classical influences.
With homes from California to Connecticut, New Mexico to Maine, the book features nearly two dozen extraordinary living rooms. For large, open spaces, Madden offers creative ways to integrate all the activities of a living room, dining room, family room, library, bar, and study. She examines spaces that open onto gardens, pools, kitchens, or play areas and others that are centered around musical instruments, entertainment units, art, or books. She offers terrific ideas for handling storage and equipment problems and shows how the same room can be used for quiet time, family time, and entertaining.
Ultimately, Madden presents living rooms that are gorgeous, at times even luxurious, while remaining comfortable, nurturing, and appropriate for the families who use them—a difficult balance to strike, but it’s what makes Chris Casson Madden’s New American Living Rooms the essential guide to decorating these rooms for real life. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
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| | Readers can choose from six living room makeovers: pastel tones, versatile yellow, clean white, neutral brown, classical cream and bleached blue. They'll learn how to use color to enhance a room, the secrets of paint effects and how to combine materials to create the kind of atmosphere that is right for their home.
They'll also find clear, concise decorating techniques, 25 creative step-by-step projects and a handy reference guide to materials. |
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| | ISBN: 1558706046 Date Published on 8/1/2001 |
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| | Contemporary Asian Living Rooms takes you into 50 of Southeast Asia’s most inspiring homes and hotels. Dozens of beautiful interiors, displayed in more than 150 full-color photographs, provide the most up-to-date design ideas. Created by some of the leading talents in contemporary Asian design today, these interiors feature creative shapes, contours, materials, and new ways of working with the space where family and friends spend most of their time. An excellent volume for browsing, and a perfect source book for ideas. |
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| | ISBN: 0794601790 Date Published on 3/15/2005 |
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| | Well known for her gorgeous design and style books, bestselling author Diane Dorrans Saeks now brings her flair for breathtaking interiors to a new series with a practical twist and a great price, the California Design Library. Starting with the kitchen and living room and featuring inspiring color photographs throughout, each edition focuses on one home area, setting the trend for homes around the country and offering ideas, examples, and tips from the professionals on everything from selecting a great sofa to choosing the right countertops. Diane Saeks consulted with designers, decorators, architects, savy homeowners, and, for Kitchens, even some of the country's best chefs, to discover the most exciting, livable, and innovative ideas in design today. Including big ideas for small spaces and advice on how to avoid common pitfalls, the California Design Library makes the comfortable elegance of West Coast style a perfect fit for almost any setting, wherever you live. |
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| | ISBN: 0811813096 Date Published on 8/1/1997 |
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| | Decorating decisions for today's living and dining rooms are rooted first in our lifestyles. How the room is going to be used will govern everything from the type and style of furnishings, window treatments and lighting, to the colors on the wall. No matter what your situation, formal or casual, open concept or divided spaces, bestselling author and dynamic TV host Debbie Travis offers enduring styles with 60 stunning projects that will transform your living and dining spaces into the favorite rooms in your home. |
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| | ISBN: 0609805509 Date Published on 10/16/2001 |
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| | Lavish photography and excellent decorating advice point the way to an exciting new living room, no matter whether you live in a small studio, a large loft, or a sizable home. With this book’s focus on fabrics, floors, focal points, and lighting, it’s easy to fashion a flawless space. Set up cozy corners; make an impact with soft furnishings; add tantalizing textures; install dividers; arrange furniture to establish individualized areas. There’s something for every taste. |
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| | ISBN: 1843301857 Date Published on 3/28/2004 |
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| | As the central room of the home where one can relax and linger, today's living room must be both convivial and comfortable. Living Rooms visually guides the reader on a tour of unique and innovative living rooms-from those of renowned interior designers to those of ordinary individuals-offering the reader the opportunity to discover how to express refinement and re-create various decorative styles with a myriad of design combinations. Whether striving for a sleek, modern look or preferring to stress old-style elegance, this book provides inspiration for how to arrange your living room to best express your taste and imagination. |
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| | ISBN: 2850186465 Date Published on 9/1/2003 |
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