Bring a fresh, livable take on American style into your home with designer Mark D. Sikes’s illustrated guide to classic rooms. Its light-filled interiors pair polished details with relaxed comfort, giving you ideas to draw on as you shape your own spaces.
Explore looks inspired by California indoor-outdoor living, natural fibers and crisp color. Turn through the book for ideas for porches, pool houses, family rooms, kitchens and more, from casual blue-and-white schemes to rustic coastal rooms.
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Eight design chapters: Discover approachable decorating ideas across a range of styles and rooms.
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Blue and white: Indigos, stripes, batiks and wicker bring casual character to porches and pool houses.
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Timeless neutrals: Chinoiserie, gilt, glass, mirrors, banquettes and French chairs shape semiformal rooms.
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Garden greens and bright colors: Rattan, cotton and treillage woodwork meet playful chintz, florals and layered influences.
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Sun-faded coastal style: Weathered fabrics and furniture create a relaxed, rustic feel.
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Design guidance: Each chapter combines images of Sikes’s interiors with inspiration and advice.
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Book details: Hardcover, 256 pages, illustrated; 1.1 x 10.2 x 8.6 inches. Published September 20, 2016.
Mark D. Sikes brings a fashion-informed eye to interiors, drawing on his background in visual merchandising and design. The foreword is by film director and screenwriter Nancy Meyers, and the photography is by Amy Neunsinger.
Keep it close when you want a room to feel classic yet relaxed, or browse its images to find a new color combination for your next decorating project.
