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With its emphasis on light-infused interiors and fresh painted surfaces, Swedish interior design is easy to live with, traditional and yet contemporary in its appeal. Katrin Cargill distils the chief characteristics of a look that embraces the cool colo rs and modest proportions of Gustavian interiors and the unpretentious charm of country nostalgia. Five practical chapters – The Essence of Swedish Style, Color and Paint, Furniture, Fabric and Accessories – show how you can adapt and recreate this style in your own home. The photographs, many of little-known Swedish interiors, feature rooms where the look has been successfully recreated and some of the period houses that provide the inspiration.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 745
EAN: 9780711218130
ISBN: 0711218137
Label: Frances Lincoln
Manufacturer: Frances Lincoln
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 2003-10-01
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Studio: Frances Lincoln


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• Swedish Interiors
• Swedish Room (Creating the Look)
• The Swedish House
• Painted Rooms: Scandinavian Interiors by Sigmund Aarseth
• Neoclassicism in the North: Swedish Furniture and Interiors 1770-1850


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Beautiful interiors -
This is a lovely book with beautiful color pictures from what I think is authentic interiors. The author walks us through the essence of swedish style via colors, fabrics, accessories and furniture. I miss not having typical interiors and suggestions of how to decorate individual rooms such as hallways and kitchens etc. The main focus is on livingrooms and bedrooms. I still think it's a good purchase and this book gives me a lot of inspiration.

Good basic intro but prissy -
This is a good and basic introduction to the elements of Swedish style in interior design.

There is a simple historical summary that captures the background to Swedish design without making erudite comments on the style itself, other than to list the fundamental principles.

The asthetic choices are very tuille and English in flavour; something that a middle-class London matron may aspire to. The lack of real recourse to original Swedish design and then imaginative and tasteful modern alternatives makes this book disappointing.

"The Swedish Room" is far more inspiring and authentic.

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