Book Description
With this fabulous book-and-CD combination, anyone can produce personalized gift wraps and stationery; generate original templates for stencils, needlework, and stained-glass art; and create stunning designs for a huge variety of uses. All that is needed is a computer (PC or Mac) and an image-manipulation program (such as Adobe Photoshop); the simple step-by-step tutorials show even the novice how to proceed.
The 100 striking repeat patterns are infinitely adaptable to home crafters and professional designers alike. Each pattern is included on the copyright-free CD as a layered file that can be easily repeated, recolored, added to, subtracted from, and scaled up or down by the user. Patterns are grouped by type-geometrics, plaids and stripes, florals and foliage-and are inspired by everything from Islamic mosaic to Renaissance wall ornament, from Indian paisley to Pop art. A superb tool for teaching the basics of pattern design, this package is also a rich stimulus for the visual imagination. AUTHOR BIO: Keith Hagan is an accomplished graphic designer, illustrator, film animator, art director, and copywriter. He has developed well-known graphic work for such companies as Shell, Marks & Spencer, and The Wall Street Journal.
Customer Reviews:
For private use only.......2007-09-26
Nice patterns but nevertheless three stars only because you may not use any of these patterns for professional or commercial work. I didn't expect that when I bought the book. So be warned.
From the CD-ROM:
Terms and Conditions of Use
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2. You may, subject to the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement:
a) Use, modify, enhance, and reproduce The Images (provided that You do not violate the rights of any third party) as a design element in any non-professional, non-commercial application.
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Disappointing.......2007-04-10
The patterns are uninspired so having the CD to this book does no good.
The palettes are okay however I think Pattern and Palette Sourcebook 2: A Complete Guide to Choosing the Perfect Color and Pattern in Design andPatterns and Palette Sourcebook: A Complete Guide to Choosing the Perfect Color and Pattern in Design have much better.
Although the two aforementioned do not have vector files included on their CDs.
Don't waste your money, it's BS !!!.......2007-04-04
The book sucks, 90 out of a 100 patterns are HIDEOUS, most of them really basic and boaring too. Image files aren't even in layers for editing in photoshop, as advertised. A complete waste of money.
A new paradigm for this kind of book.......2007-03-25
The patterns are interesting and varied, and the files are set up in layers so it is very easy to recolor and play with them in Ilustrator. If you've used the Dover series before, you'll know the annoying limitations of working with black and white TIFFs. This books leaps over those issues, and so the files are infinitely more useful. It's unclear what legal restrictions are placed on the images, but for home users of course this isn't an issue. The book itself has an interesting binding and the images are bright and well printed.
A wonderful resource.......2005-12-16
I am an invitation and announcement designer (www.bellacartastudio.com) and was looking for new patterns that I could scale and edit as necessary. This is so easy to use--I just brought one of the EPS files into Photoshop, was able to change its scale before opening it (and it becoming a raster image) and then was able to easily alter the colors. It is great! Now I'm looking for more of these types of books with iconic patterns! This was wonderful!
Customer Reviews:
Two books in one, neither especially effective.......2005-03-23
Although it isn't immediately apparent from a flip through the book, Decorating With Color has two sections. The first, on applying color theory, is pretty good, and made me want to learn more. Ah, I thought. Now that I have the basics, the rest of the book will go into the subject in more depth.
But it didn't work that way. Instead of extending the initial overview (which covers the effects of different color palettes on decorating rooms), the second section switches into an introduction to faux finishes and how to apply them. That's very nice, but it it's no longer about decorating with color; it's now about decorating with paint.
More formally, the sections of the book include: A sense of color; the color palette; color effects in your home (which sounds like color theory but the first subhead is "quick paint effects"); color and style (primarily the use of stencils).
I took the book out the library, so I'm happy to have picked up the bit of wisdom this book had to impart. However, I suspect there are much better books out there to serve my initial impulse: to learn how to choose colors for my new home.
excellent resource for faux!.......2003-06-24
I have dozens of books on faux and color theory. This book is the best one. It combines both subjects. It covers the different faux techniques as well as how to apply color. The photos of finished rooms are great, and the photos of each step make learning very easy. Even though I am a professional decorative painter, I still am learning more from this book.
Book Description
We all have favourite colours that make us feel happy, comfortable, and relaxed. When it comes to decorating our home, these are the colours to which we turn. But there is more to successful decorating with colour than navigating our way through paint charts. The appearance of colour alters in changing light, in small or large spaces, in rooms with high and low ceilings, in interiors that are heavily or sparsely furnished. "At Home with Color" by Matthew and Grainne Dennison addresses all these issues and shows you how to achieve a stylish, cohesive look in every area of the home. In contemporary homes living spaces are arranged fluidly: one area flows into another in increasingly informal arrangements. "At Home with Color" reflects this trend, showing you how to use colour throughout your home, in spaces for entertaining or relaxing, in bathrooms, kitchens, and bedrooms.
Book Description
* Displays innovative techniques for flower arranging * Over 200 photographs * Sakul Intakul has made floral installations for the Queen of Thailand * Sleek, contemporary, cutting edge design
Flowers have always been an integral part of the cultural fabric of Thailand and a constant reminder of the country's Buddhist heritage and identity. As in other Asian cultures, flowers are lavishly used in Thailand to mark rituals and rites of passage; they are indispensable in age-old acts of worship, in celebrations, and in daily life. On their way to work, many Thais offer flowers and a heartfelt prayer at wayside shrines. Every day, scores of women at the royal court create floral offerings for the venerated Buddha images in Bangkok's temples and palaces. Thai Airways routinely presents orchid corsages to female passengers.
This stunning and refreshingly original book goes beyond the everyday: it elevates flowers from mere floral arrangements to meditative floral "installations." Created from a combination of exotic and colorful tropical flowers, plant materials--fibers and leaves from banana plants and coconut trees, culms and twigs from bamboo--and unconventional materials like wire netting, harmoniously blend a strong, usually three-dimensional, structure with the sweet and subtle elements of flowers. The philosophy behind the arrangements, the interiors or occasions for which they are appropriate, and a brief explanation of the techniques and materials employed will inspire readers to create their own artistic arrangements.
Customer Reviews:
Tropical Colors.......2006-05-22
I own hundreds of books on all types of design. This book on design with tropical flowers is the absolute most beautiful I have. The ideas depicted in this book are very simple for the most part and easy to do. And yet, the designs create a spectacular effect.
Beautiful Flowers.......2006-01-16
This book is a feast for the eyes. I stumbled on this book in a bookstore and was just mesmerized by the pictures. Beautiful exotic flowers in vivrant colors are arranged artfully in creative settings. Photography is brilliant.
Book Description
• Exciting new approach to choosing color for the home
• Book is organized from baby blue to midnight blue—with azure, teal, robin's egg, cobalt, lapis, Ming, and Wedgwood in between
• Packed with stunning full—color photographs
Think of decorating with blue and most people think of blue and white, or maybe a touch of sunflower yellow. It's time to stop thinking small and start thinking big—big like the sky, big like the ocean. This imaginative guide shows readers exactly how to use blue, in all its many shades and tones, to create distinctive, personal palettes for the home without the stress of experimenting. Success is guaranteed every time, whether the interior is traditional, modern, country, or eclectic. Choosing Blue is packed with practical design advice on matching and choosing colors as well as ways to select accents to use with blues for wall coverings, textiles, and accessories. Choosing Blue offers an eye-opening new way to look at color in the home.
Customer Reviews:
Plenty of lovely decoration ideas for incorporating blue into an overall home scheme.......2006-04-04
Choosing Blue: Color You Can Live With discusses how to decorate with blue and complimentary combinations to create distinct home styles without experimenting. Success is guaranteed with an approach which pairs design tips with overall insights on mixing and matching complimentary colors. Organized by shades of blue, Choosing Blue provides color photos throughout and plenty of lovely decoration ideas for incorporating blue into an overall home scheme.
Book Description
Unique, interactive handbook combines color preference quizzes, inspiring photography, and how-to advice and tips.
Helps readers create fresh, new color schemes based on their existing furnishings.
Teaches reader how to choose background colors that transform existing furnishings into lively new schemes.
Teaches the reader how to create a personal palette, how to use the color wheel for real life situations, and how to work with today's most popular, pretty, and classic palettes.
Offers specific how-to painting projects, plus a bonus tip selection on paint choices, techniques, advice, and insider pro tips.
Book Description
Create beautiful faux finish effects with the Color Shaper, a new painting tool from Forsline & Starr.
Transform your home with lovely malachite, marble, stone finishes, or with the soft patina of grained wood; or choose a fresh look from a collection of fanciful, new faux patterns. In these pages you will find twelve easy projects, along with a host of colorful, creative variations to add drama to your décor.
--Simple, step-by-step instruction, plus dozens of faux finishes to try on furniture, moldings, floorcloths, shutters, tile, borders, and blinds
--Seventeen faux finish "recipes," to decorate any surface you choose
Customer Reviews:
Great easy-to-create projects, neat effects.......2001-04-30
This is a great book for the decorative artist. The effects you can achieve are both stunning and easy to create. They give a unique look to any project.
The book starts out with an overview of wide color shaper types and basic strokes as well as instructions for preparing and finishing surfaces. Then it shows you how to create faux stone, faux wood, fabric looks and fantasy textures. Some projects include a malachite chest, marble table, blue patterned cupboard, kilim floorcloth, damask roller blind and ceramic tile trivet.
Further pattern recipes are in the back. Some of these include lapis lazuli, woven plaid and wavy cross-band design. The instructions for everything are excellent, demonstrated step-by-step with photos. Most projects use latex paints, glazing liquid and a water-base varnish and include a complete materials list.
My only wish for the book was a suppliers list. Wide color shapers can be difficult to find. Buy this book with the color shaper included if you can.
Customer Reviews:
Let's get the record straight........2006-07-21
I'm amazed by the bad reviews this book has gotten. I was absolutely enthralled w/it. Let's get this straight, everyone is looking for something different in a design book. Some ppl want to learn how to design on a budget; some people want some how-to knowledge; some ppl just want to look at pictures and formulate their own ideas about how to decorate and get a spark of creativity, or ideas. I myself was the kind of person who wanted some pictures & differently designed rooms to look at to get some creative ideas. And I was not disappointed. If I was wanting to learn decorating on a budget or JUST how-to stuff, I would have been. It just isn't that kind of book. After all, look at the title. It doesn't promise those things.
The book is a tad misleading because it doesn't really have 750 tips. For example, in the book in the fireplace section it gives tips on how to start a fire. Ok, not only does that have nothing to do w/design or decor, but the book uses several steps breaking down how to start a fire, each listed as one tip. Also it gives you some storage solutions. Great for packrats, but I have closets, clean them out regularly & get rid of stuff I don't use to make room for what I do use. Oh, and also in the home office decor section it gives you several tips when you are just moving into a house & setting up your home office, such as making sure that room is wired so you have enough power & whatnot. Has nothing to do w/decorating, plus is just common sense.
I agree that it has some rooms in the book that I would hate to live in or even stay the night in. :) But isn't this a lesson learned?? You learned what kind of things to avoid when you are decorating. I am sure there are plenty of ppl who like that kind of decor, otherwise it wouldn't be shown. Another reviewer talked about a horrid pink floral room that looked to be straight out the 80's. Some ppl really like that kind of room, esp if they're older & not as hip. It's almost like a "period room."
Wrapping up... the pictures are great, some of the tips are helpful. It would be a great book to pore over w/someone you are moving in w/so you can get an idea of what their taste is compared to yours. That's how I used it, and it was useful. It gave me some great ideas too. I recommend it and I look forward to looking at some other House Beautiful decorating books; this was my first.
More photos, less type.......2005-05-01
The photos lovely, as is the variety of design styles offered.
The small bits of info was rather pointless. Cut the little text bits and add more photos.
This is a nice book to have around and review often; studying the photos gives lots of style ideas, but I think you do need to look it over a number of times.
Mine was a library book, but if I found it on sale, I'd buy it.
Beautiful book..........2005-04-17
I had to double check that I had the same book as some of the other reviewers. In my edition, the photographs are quite lovely, with a couple of exceptions now that I've given it a much closer look. A couple reviewers comment about the overdone style of the rooms, but there are so many rooms, in so many different styles, it is hard to say something like that. There are definitely some floral-frilly rooms, and some rooms that are certainly not for those who harbor disgust for toile (I'm rather indifferent to it) . . . but there are just as many very sophisticated, simple, elegant, subdued rooms pictured as well. Perhaps that is what I like about the book-- there are so many different styles, that almost anyone could find something inspirational in it. French country is overrepresented, I admit, and from someone who is not too excited about shabby chic either, there are too many pictures of that for me. Some photographs reek of nouveau riche. But there are also colonial, modern country, modern eclectic and other styles well represented in some very pretty pictures. I agree strongly with the editorial review's point that someone looking for a "how-to" book will be disappointed. This book is all about the pictures (which I love), with tips spread throughout on sidebars. The entertaining or efficiency tips I could do without ("give old clothes to an organization"), but a lot of the decorating tips are interesting. As a serious Type A personality, I "flag" things of interest in books-- this book has so many flags I had to stop! From lovely little ideas like storing makeup in darling old silver cups to helpful advice like how to choose a frame for a period piece of art, I would describe this book in relation to a decorating "library," as the frosting on the cake . . . beautiful, and full of neat pieces of advice that don't make it into the substantive "how-to" decorating books. This book would not be the basis of your interior decorating library-- but is full of sweet solutions on the back end. **I am editing my review to add that, if I could I would change my review to 2 stars because I've only had the book a short time and the spine is falling apart-- cheap construction for a nice, expensive book that should be coffee table quality!**
Very Disappointed in House Beautiful.......2005-03-22
I am a House Beautiful (HB) magazine subscriber and think Mark Mayfield is an excellent editor of a great mag. This book however was a huge disappointment...the photo quality is really poor throughout the publication, and many of the rooms they depict look like they were taken in the eighties...lots of floral, poufy rooms with poor color quality...House Beautiful is much more modern and hip than the rooms displayed in this book. It was many of the 750 design tips that made me laugh...many of them really corny and obviously simple...that really turned me off. I wish I could get my money back...what a waste....Check out the POTTERY BARN design books...I own them all and thoroughly enjoy the colors, design, furniture position (not all PB furniture either)and narratives...
Great photos, lousy advice.......2004-02-11
This is a gorgeous coffee-table style books overflowing with fabulous photos of interiors. I say interiors rather than homes because it clear that no one could actually survive in any of these ornate, pristine, elegant, and rather stuffy rooms.
The "750 tips" are given in sidebars, and poor production has allowed that some of the tips are not on the same page as the photo to which they refer. This book also contradicts its own advice - frequently - as when it says to "always hang pictures 10" above seating" accompanied by a lovely photo of a sofa that is backed up directly against framed pictures. Or when they advise not using scatter pillows on chairs or stools, yet this is done throughout the text.
750 is a bit of an exageration - they break down "how to build a fire" into many small tips, counting each one.
Overall, a fairly useless book, but the photos are pretty. A nice gift for the billionaire on your list.
Book Description
Bring the world of color into your home.
Decorating with Color, the latest from the editors of Martha Stewart Living , features eleven color palettes inspired by nature and everyday objects. Within each palette, whether honeycomb, sea glass, lustreware, or melon, you will discover how to create comfortable, inviting rooms that shelter and soothe.
Color can be intimidating. Many of us rely on neutrals, unsure of how to combine stronger colors without having them clash. Yet for Martha Stewart, a house is not a home until it is filled with color.
In Decorating with Color, Martha and the editors of Martha Stewart Living share the lessons they have learned over years of decorating hundreds of spaces. In some cases, changing the look of a room may be as simple as painting the inside of a kitchen cabinet blue or displaying a collection of sunny yellow pitchers atop a dark chest of drawers. Or you might choose a lively green for the bedroom walls but keep the fabrics and furniture understated. The eleven palettes in this book will help you recognize the colors and textures that add up to beautiful, cohesive rooms. In each chapter, you will find examples of paint chips, fabric swatches, and simple, stylish projects to inspire you whenever you decorate.
Customer Reviews:
Soothing Simplicity with Style.......2006-08-09
Rich, velvety chocolate, beach glass, jonquils, blue skies, cotton candy, silver spoons, lavender sachets and seashells---if these are the images that bring you joy then this is the book you should you shouldn't be without when making your color choices. If you oooh and ahh over Pottery Barn catalogs, then you have pretty good idea already of what to expect from the color choices within this book--serenity.
Previous reviews on this book have taken me by suprise!
If you don't like earth tones and colors picked from nature, then this is absolutely not the book for you. The cover is a CLEAR indicator of what is within so how people purchased this book and found themselves suprised by it's contents is beyond me.
If you desire serene, rich color with monochromatic tones and eye catching contrasts that don't pop your eyeballs then this book is a must have.
Martha only explains the importance of subtle contrast and color placement with regard to depth and space, but the information contained within is crucial to developing a smooth finish and painting with results that rival that of professionalism. This book is so much more than a "look at me and my shocking photographs" that you might find in other books aimed at color.
While Martha has always favored greens and yellows in her work, this book explores use of blues, greys, pinks and even lavender with silver. The results are soothing, restful rooms that tantilize the eyes without tiring them.
It's a smart, easy-to-use design instruction that reads well and produces even better results.
Martha's paint colors are available at Kmart, Sears, Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams and Fine Paints of Europe. This means that if you like the colors within this book, regardless of your budget, you will be sure to find a match at a local paint store near you. That's an added bonus that I've found priceless!
Very Informative, Better than "Decorating Details".......2006-06-30
Martha Stewart's "Decorating with Color" is a wonderful book to help you choose and match colors with the color wheel in mind. I love her overall monochromatic color schemes with an accent color thrown in from the opposite end of the color wheel. I subscribe to her magazines, and while these ideas are featured there as well, it's nice to have them all in one book. I liked this book more than "Decorating Details." Another good decorating book is "Instant Impact" - in my opinion the best of the Trading Spaces books.
hnnnnngh... just subscribe to her magazines........2002-07-04
please, if you regularly buy martha stewart living magazines, DON'T bother buying this book. unless of course you want to see more of the same, but packaged altogether with nice binding and a deceptively original cover. it's not even actually "more" of the same, but actually "the same" -- this is a compilation of reproductions, old stuff that was published over the years. not too fresh, and particularly aggravating to someone who's a subscriber.
Loved It!.......2002-04-19
My husband and I are at the tail end of redecorating our house and this book came out just in time to help me plan the color scheme for our sunroom (I love the celadon color scheme). I only wish I'd had this book before decorating my other rooms. (I keep looking at my white ceilings now and wishing I'd painted them a color!) Anyone who loves the sophisticated understated monotone color schemes that are one of Martha's trademarks will find this "best of" book a useful addition to their decorating collection.
How old is this book anyway?.......2002-03-22
How can a new book look this old? It's the same old sagey, seafoamy greens and pale yellows that Martha has pushed for, like, 20 years now. I like Martha, but I was assuming that her new book would be about new colors that are more on trend than this. I'm disappointed.
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This book is a celebration, a way of sharing my involvement with color and the way it enhances and enriches so many aspects of life. It is the ultimate expression of vitality."--Tricia Guild
Tricia Guild may be the world's greater master in the use of color to decorate. Showcase a glorious palette of hues throughout your home, with her help. She'll guide you through the infinite possibilities and ease any hesitancy about how to go bold with color. Every inspiring photo bursts with aquamarine, sharp lime, cornflower blue, primrose yellow, and other opulent shades. They're present in the flowers, the fabrics' vibrant patterns, the papered or painted walls, the furniture, and the artworks. Take a detailed look at the major color families--white, blue, green, yellow, natural, terracotta, and red--all the while analyzing specific examples. Use the color boards created especially for this book, all with suggestions for combinations and contrasts, and color palettes for easy reference. These tones add warmth and energy to an interior; know the effects of light, scale and proportion; and learn how to introduce a shade into a room through objects and soft furnishings. You'll never want a home without color again!
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