Pottery Barn Home (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great for Decorating Ideas
  • like having the last 4 years of pottery barn catalogs!
  • Christmas Gift
  • Great ideas and photos, specific tips
  • Great book
Pottery Barn Home (Pottery Barn Design Library)

Manufacturer: Oxmoor House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0848727657

Book Description

Introducing the ultimate sourcebook for the stylish home: Pottery Barn House Home is filled with easy ideas for decorating, updating, and furnishing a cohesive, welcoming space. Whatever your style or budget, whether youre completely remodeling or simply refreshing one room, youll find inspiration and practical guidelines to make your home a special place to be.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great for Decorating Ideas.......2007-08-23

This is a great book for decorating. It has ideas and is full of inspiration, a must have for decorators or beginners. Even could go for just a coffee table book.

5 out of 5 stars like having the last 4 years of pottery barn catalogs!.......2007-01-31

really liked it! i ordered 4 of the other books on living, dining rooms, ect. and really all i needed was this book it covered everything.

5 out of 5 stars Christmas Gift.......2007-01-10

The Pottery Barn Design Library was requested by my daughter as a gift for Christmas so I sent for it as soon as I learned of her wish. Pottery Bran is not available in Australia but she has copies from visits to the States and just LOVES it ! She is more than delighted with the Library and said she is savouring it page by page. I have yet to sit and go completely thur it.. Something for me to look forward to.

5 out of 5 stars Great ideas and photos, specific tips.......2007-01-04

The plainly laid out interior paint plans for the entire home was worth the cost alone, but then there are the pictures and ideas, and most of all the license to step outside of the box a little. Love it.

5 out of 5 stars Great book.......2006-07-03

Very informational and has a lot of pictures. I wish I would have bought this one before purchasing two seperate titles, because this one includes them.
Kids Rooms (Pottery Barn Kids)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Not quite what I was expecting
  • A Good Book - depending on your needs.
  • Great Book!
  • The Best Kids Room Book
Kids Rooms (Pottery Barn Kids)
Margaret Sabo Wills
Manufacturer: Oxmoor House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0848730569

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Not quite what I was expecting.......2007-01-12

I bought this book hoping to get some decorating ideas for our kids' rooms. It was not at all what I was expecting. It gave me a few ideas for storage, but not worth buying.

4 out of 5 stars A Good Book - depending on your needs........2007-01-11

I thought this book would be about kids BEDrooms, but it's encompasses all kid spaces. It's great if you are building a home, remodeling or have the space to create as they do. I was disappointed that there wasn't more about kids bedrooms, but I picked up a FREE copy of the Pottery Barn Kids catalogue at my local store and that had what I was looking for.

5 out of 5 stars Great Book!.......2006-11-04

This is a great book. I love the entire design library from Pottery Barn. Lots of fun ideas & good pictures.

5 out of 5 stars The Best Kids Room Book.......2006-03-22

I own almost all books on decorating kids rooms and this is by far the best. It has great tips on how to use everyday and/or easy to make items to make kids rooms fun and fabulous. There are a lot of items in the book that they sell but they definitely do not push their product.

I am NOT a fan of Pottery Barn in general, as a matter of fact, I just bought the "Work Spaces" book and found it to be awful, sort of junky old stuff. However, this book is a MUST if you are decorating for your kids. Very practical and useful. My 4 year old son and I looked at every page and he loved every boys room and playroom in this book.

This book was not what I expected at all. Most kids books are full of outlandish or impractical but beautiful rooms. The rooms in this book are definitely not what I would call beautiful, but are very fun and practical for your kids. These are definitely not showplaces. The rooms they illustrate include a bathroom, bedrooms, a playroom, and art spaces.

A word of caution, though. This book does not have several bedrooms, playrooms, or bathrooms. It has a couple of each, but great advice to make your childs room great fun!
Pottery Barn Outdoor Spaces
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great Ideas
Pottery Barn Outdoor Spaces
Christene Barberich , David Matheson , and Clay Ide
Manufacturer: Oxmoor House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0848730550

Book Description

Celebrate the pleasures of the outdoors. Pottery Barn Outdoor Spaces is filled with inspiration and expert advice for planning and decorating outdoor rooms of all shapes and sizes. Create living rooms, napping spaces, and entertaining areas that extend beyond the walls of your home. In chapters devoted to everything from cooking and dining to playing and relaxing, you'll find quick and easy techniques for designing open-air rooms that reflect your style and are a natural continuation of your favorite indoor spaces.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great Ideas.......2007-01-03

I just finished flipping through this book at a bookstore and liked everything I saw. There were several great ideas that you could flat out copy for yourself, or at least draw some good inspiration from. You should be an artist or artist at heart to make this book work for you if you plan to make some designs yourself. I gave it 4 stars out of 5 because I thought they could have gone into a bit more detail for each design idea. This book reminds me of Candice Olsons 'Divine Design' show on HGTV. Again, great ideas.. its just up to you to put it to use!
Pottery Barn Bathrooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Scant resource guide
  • Not practical, but very inspiring
  • Pottery Barn store
  • Worse than their catalog--there's nothing you can get
  • Best of the Pottery Barn books
Pottery Barn Bathrooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Judith Nasatir , and Clay Ide
Manufacturer: Oxmoor House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0848727614

Amazon.com

Over the past 50 years, Pottery Barn has developed a reputation as a home furnishing chain with its own distinctive, elegant designs. Intended for both the serious re-modeler and the aspirational dreamer, Pottery Barn Bathrooms does a thorough job of explaining the elements that make a bathroom comfortable and stylish enough to serve as a private retreat or communal spa. Each of its ten chapters is devoted to a single subject (fixtures, lighting, color, windows). After a quick overview of basic issues related to each topic, readers are invited to tour spectacular bathrooms through luscious photos and text explaining the color palette, room plan, and materials used. While the rooms tend toward the high end in terms of materials and available space, there's a wealth of useful advice throughout that would be welcome to almost anyone looking to spice up an existing bathroom or planning to build a new one. --David Bombeck

Book Description

Demystifying the principles of interior design with hundreds of simple decorating ideas, Pottery Barn Bathrooms is the essential guide to bringing comfort and personal style to the bath. Photographed exclusively for this book in homes across America, Pottery Barn Bathrooms is packed with easily achievable ideas that help you create the ultimate bathing spaces, from powder rooms to spa baths.

Key Features:
-Room tours of real-life living spaces give you access to well-designed homes of all kinds, from country cottages to city apartments
-Color palettes and quick-reference guides to materials make it easy to apply dozens of creative ideas to your own home
-More than 250 specially commissioned photographs illustrate everything you need to know, from choosing fixtures, fittings, and furnishings to decorating with accessories

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Scant resource guide.......2007-09-08

I bought this book because it has the exact look I want for my bathrooms--traditional bridge faucets, vintage type toilets, white tiles. I got few ideas for my dressing room layouts. But where s the resource guide for all those wonderful faucets? I don't think Pottery Barn sells those? I agree you'd get the same info and design inspiration from their catalogs. Not very practical.

4 out of 5 stars Not practical, but very inspiring.......2007-01-24

I just got this book and I have to say that I really enjoy it. That being said, I do agree with some of the negative reviews here also, insofar that people are unhappy with amount of practical ideas it presents. I would say, if you are remodeling your bathroom and are looking for a how-to book, decor-wise, then this is probably not the book for you. But if you just enjoy getting new design ideas and just being creatively stimulated, then you should definitely purchase this - the imagery is gorgeous, and it has already given me loads of ideas for my own house as a whole. So: not perfect, but still worth buying!

1 out of 5 stars Pottery Barn store.......2005-08-21

This book is like walking into the Pottery Barn store, so this should be a catalogue instead of an ideas book. Lots of white. The bathrooms are comfortable looking, but not very original. I got more out of Japanese Bath book than this one.

1 out of 5 stars Worse than their catalog--there's nothing you can get .......2005-03-16

This is my first review, but I have to let other people know what they are buying.
We are building an addition which includes a master bathroom and a half bath. My husband is a industrial designer and I'm a graphic designer, so we are designing them ourselves. We also subscribe to Metropolitan Home magazine, so our sense of design is up to date and we know what good looking bathrooms are(designed by well known and expensive professionals)
I've bought several books at Lowe's and borrowed some at the Library. Since there is no pottery barn store where I live, I ordered it online. Big mistake. It was even worse than the Pottery barn bed & bath catalog. The bathrooms pictured in the book are all huge. Most of them are as big as the master bedroom. And I agree with another reviewer, no typical tub or shower. In order to get those look, you should expect to sepend at least $40000(material and labor) if you have the space. Although it looks good, people don't recommend hardwood floor in bathrooms(even worse with freestanding tubs!). Color schemes look all the same, woodworks are all white, You'll get few ideas from this book. There's no examples of half bath or powder room. The products in the examples are mostly pottery barn, and there's a section on how to buy furnitures for your bathroom. I'm going to try to return this book if they accept.

Please don't buy this book, go to your local library instead.

4 out of 5 stars Best of the Pottery Barn books.......2004-08-27

I have read/used three of the Pottery Barn books listed in order of my opinion of them: Baths, Living Rooms, and Bedrooms. Baths was very good, with beautiful photographs, interesting and innovative ideas, and some useful design advice. Most of the book provided a several page showcase for an individual bath with discussion of what made it special.

Living rooms was OK. It's content was more canned, but it still had some inspiration and enough ideas that were useful that although I would not put it amongst the best such books, it was worth an hour or two to browse.

Bedrooms hit the bottom of the list for me. The content seemed especially canned. The ideas were not fully developed and most of them appeared to me more appropriate to someone's first apartment than an established home (so it just needs the right audience?). Lot's of the pictures involved just using eclectic pieces and did not involve actually developing a decorative theme.
Pottery Barn Bedrooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Buy it used
  • Pottery Barn in Neutral
  • Pottery Barn Bedrooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)
  • Look elsewhere for inspiration
  • Look elsewhere for that "Pottery Barn" inspiration.
Pottery Barn Bedrooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Sarah Lynch , Prue Ruscoe , and Clay Ide
Manufacturer: Oxmoor House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0848727606

Amazon.com

Clearly, finding the right bed—Platform or canopy? Four-poster or sleigh?—is crucial for any bedroom. But as this book makes clear, a comfortable mattress and a stylish frame are just the starting points in designing a multi-purpose bedroom in which to sleep, relax, dress, eat breakfast, or exercise. Organized into ten chapters focusing on a single subject (lighting, color, texture), the book breaks down otherwise complex topics in ways that are accessible and easy to absorb. Each chapter begins with a basic overview, followed by room "tours" told through sumptuous photos and explanatory text. Particularly useful are the two-page spreads called "Find Your Style" which help readers determine which approaches—Subtle or brave color? Soft or vibrant lighting?—will work best for how they plan to use their rooms. Whether you're designing a romantic boudoir, a guest bedroom doubling as an office, or a siesta space at a summer cottage, Pottery Barn Bedroomsoffers the necessary tools to make the planning and execution as easy as possible. --David Bombeck

Book Description

Pottery Barn Bedrooms guides readers through all the decorating possibilities for the most personal room in the house. Encouraging a warm, inviting refuge the book provides detailed tips and techniques that still allow for personal style and individual needs. Pottery Barn Bedrooms inspires more than just a good night's sleep.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Buy it used.......2007-07-03

I am glad I bought this used as I did not feel it was worth full price. The rooms are all the same. Not much inspiration. If you like color (at least more than off white, tan, light blue and cream) than this book is definitely not for you.

5 out of 5 stars Pottery Barn in Neutral.......2007-03-22

Décor is a very personal thing, which probably accounts for the widely divergent reactions of readers of this book - they either love it or hate it.

A small design team have selected and completely decorated, with Pottery Barn furnishings and accessories, 24 rooms, large and small, in homes of varying types, including a Victorian townhouse, small cottages, farmhouses, a saltbox, a ranch house and a modern home inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright design -- in what amounts to variations on a single theme - simplicity, informality, tranquility.

The décor of each room complements the character of its setting, reinforcing it with restraint & subtlety, without being obvious or overwhelming. There are plenty of props, artefacts and accessories to add interest but nothing cutesy or kitsch, and the overall impression is of simple comfort.

Personally, I love this book, but I can see how some people might be put off by its limited colour schemes and understated style. People who are not fond of beige will probably not be happy with the book. A more apt title might have been "Pottery Barn in Neutral". The emphasis - which may be due to the designer's bias -- is on warm neutrals - ecru, linen, cream, sand, taupe, honey, butterscotch or camel. There is lots of light, in white or cream painted walls, furniture and woodwork, in white sheets and matelasse or in sunlight filtered through sheer curtains.

When there is colour, the palettes are often subdued: watery blue, chambray, celadon, muted reds or sienna. Colors are also neutralized by combining with white or cream in checks, toile, pinstripes, quilts, woven rugs or cabana-stripe Roman shades.
You won't find any formality here, no moiré wallpaper, no brocade or satin or tapestry bedspreads, no black, royal blue or emerald green, no loud colours or sharp contrasts.

My favourite room in the book (except for a rusty old iron bedstead which I would have freshly repainted in bronze) is done almost entirely in winter-white and cream, right down to the white painted floor boards, and accented by colourful cushions and bed-skirt of red plaid taffeta. I find it reminiscent of old-fashioned English country cottage and the whites & pastels of Swedish country.

I can hardly wait to adapt some of those ideas to that attic room I've been renovating.

5 out of 5 stars Pottery Barn Bedrooms (Pottery Barn Design Library) .......2005-10-07

GREAT book and great series (all the Pottery Barn Design Library books)! I have an interior design background, and this series is the best I've ever read --- great design and storage ideas that are easy to do and the ideas are multi-faceted, so you could use in another room, etc.

2 out of 5 stars Look elsewhere for inspiration.......2004-08-27

I have read/used three of the Pottery Barn books listed in order of my opinion of them: Baths, Living Rooms, and Bedrooms. Baths was very good, with beautiful photographs, interesting and innovative ideas, and some useful design advice. Most of the book provided a several page showcase for an individual bath with discussion of what made it special.

Living rooms was OK. It's content was more canned, but it still had some inspiration and enough ideas that were useful that although I would not put it amongst the best such books, it was worth an hour or two to browse.

Bedrooms hit the bottom of the list for me. The content seemed especially canned. The ideas were not fully developed and most of them appeared to me more appropriate to someone's first apartment than an established home (so it just needs the right audience?). Lot's of the pictures involved just using eclectic pieces and did not involve actually developing a decorative theme.

2 out of 5 stars Look elsewhere for that "Pottery Barn" inspiration........2004-04-09

I love Pottery Barn and have managed over the years to purchase their furniture and a handful of their accessories. They have wonderful ideas (that can be pulled off with a fraction of the price if you look around) that are fun to try and unique. But if you are looking to find that inspiration, don't count on this book. I find that I can get better ideas straight from their catalog instead.....and that is free! Their ideas bordered on boring and not real conducive to everyday use. I plan to stick with the catalog after being disappointed with all of their books in the set.
Pottery Barn Living Rooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful, Interesting and Helpful.
  • A Good book for living room design Ideas
  • Pottery Barn Living Rooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)
  • Middle of the road
  • Achieving Calm
Pottery Barn Living Rooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Bonnie Schwartz , and Clay Ide
Manufacturer: Oxmoor House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0848727592

Amazon.com

The traditional living room has increasingly given way to the idea of a "great room"--a space adaptable enough to entertain guests, encourage playful children, provide a comfortable place to view videos, and, yes, even accommodate the solitary reader. Pottery Barn Living Rooms leads such a reader through the basic issues and specific choices available to anyone wanting to re-do an existing space or design a new living room. Each of its ten chapters is devoted a specific subject (color, texture, lighting); all chapters begin with an overview of the topic, followed by virtual tours of rooms--both large and smaller, formal and casual—complete with gorgeous photos. The accompanying text goes on to explain how the real-life owners of these rooms created a sense of intimacy, a dramatic effect with lighting, or a convivial place in which people are likely to congregate. Whether you have high ceilings or low, a large budget or a limited one, this book is valuable for anyone looking for sensible ideas in creating a room perfect for all kinds of living. --David Bombeck

Book Description

Whether decorating, refining or updating the most lived-in room in the house, Pottery Barn Living Rooms is the essential guide. Drawing on the expertise of the country's leading home funinshings retailer, Pottery Barn Living Rooms offers tips and techniques on style, space, color, lighting and more. Over xxx phtos and detailed diagrams translate personal style to effortless dcor.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Interesting and Helpful........2006-03-08

I am rather insecure when it comes to interior design, yet I have the desire to have a beautiful home on a budget. This book helped me not only identify a color palate for my living room, but gave me ideas to easily change the look for the change of seasons. It helped my husband and I create our own casual, yet polished look that we are proud to call home!

4 out of 5 stars A Good book for living room design Ideas.......2006-02-24

I really have enjoyed this book. Though I have not found every page useful, there are enough ideas to make it worth the purchase. The chapters cover many important design aspects in a living room: your style, space, color, texture, furnishings, lighting, windows, storage, accessories and display. Be aware that it is naturally focused to the Pottery Barn style of decorating - which can be somewhat generic. But there are enough inspirational ideas that you can interpret and make them work for you whether you shop at Pottery Barn or not.

5 out of 5 stars Pottery Barn Living Rooms (Pottery Barn Design Library).......2005-10-07

GREAT book and great series (all the Pottery Barn Design Library books)! I have an interior design background, and this series is the best I've ever read --- great design and storage ideas that are easy to do and the ideas are multi-faceted, so you could use in another room, etc.

3 out of 5 stars Middle of the road.......2004-08-27

I have read/used three of the Pottery Barn books listed in order of my opinion of them: Baths, Living Rooms, and Bedrooms. Baths was very good, with beautiful photographs, interesting and innovative ideas, and some useful design advice. Most of the book provided a several page showcase for an individual bath with discussion of what made it special.

Living rooms was OK. It's content was more canned, but it still had some inspiration and enough ideas that were useful that although I would not put it amongst the best such books, it was worth an hour or two to browse.

Bedrooms hit the bottom of the list for me. The content seemed especially canned. The ideas were not fully developed and most of them appeared to me more appropriate to someone's first apartment than an established home (so it just needs the right audience?). Lot's of the pictures involved just using eclectic pieces and did not involve actually developing a decorative theme.

5 out of 5 stars Achieving Calm.......2004-01-16

I think Pottery Barn livingrooms gives clear, memorable design ideas that all point to achieving a sense of calm in your nest. Beyond that they show you how to mix textures, periods and shapes to make your space interesting. And maybe best of all they give us rooms that are nicely edited so that every special detail, or object's qualities can be appreciated. It's a very good guide to good taste.
Pottery Barn Dining Spaces (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • BROKEN COVER
  • Wider variety of ideas needed
  • Lovely Pottery Barn Dining Spaces
  • very disappointing
Pottery Barn Dining Spaces (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Kathleen Antonson
Manufacturer: Oxmoor House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0848727630

Book Description

Transform your dining space into the family's favorite gathering place. Whether you're serving a quick supper, hosting a casual party on the deck, or planning a sit-down celebration for twenty, Pottery Barn Dining Spaces offers ideas and inspiration for creating, decorating, and enjoying entertaining areas—from sun porches to great rooms—throughout your home. This comprehensive guide offers hundreds of clever and easy ideas for filling your space with a beautiful, comfortable style that's uniquely your own.

Key Features:

- Detailed room tours show you how to create attractive indoor and outdoor dining areas of all kinds

- Expert advice helps you decorate with confidence, using a wealth of styling ideas

- Real-life designs offer creative tips for decorating the table, seating a large crowd, organizing tableware, arranging centerpieces, and more

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars BROKEN COVER.......2007-08-14

The book peper cover came broken. hope to get help from your team to replace it.
best regsrds

3 out of 5 stars Wider variety of ideas needed.......2007-06-04


I loved the Pottery Barn book called "HOME", and thought this one would be as good. Unfortunately, this book lacked a variety of ideas, (when it comes to setting a table for parties and such).

5 out of 5 stars Lovely Pottery Barn Dining Spaces.......2005-12-31

Five stars for the combination of usefulness and presentation of content and the Amazon.com price. I had been wanting the Pottery Barn decorating books but the publisher price ($29.95) was a bit steep considering the number of books in the series. I only started collecting them when I saw a few in a close-out store (a steal at $7.99). I was only able to find a few in the series in the store so I turned to Amazon for the rest of the series. I have scores of decorating books and typically just leaf through them like one would a magazine. I have been pouring over PB Dining Spaces for days now. Folks who entertain frequently will enjoy this book. Room layout, accessories, lighting, furniture and various other aspects are given detailed treatment with regards to how they impact the dining and hosting experience. The language of the text is practical and accessible. The book is filled with richly detailed pictures. If you're uncertain about buying and have a Pottery Barn near you, stop by and leaf through the book. Then, order on amazon for the price.

2 out of 5 stars very disappointing.......2005-03-09

Not a great book for the average person who loves the pottery barn look and wants ideas. This book has few worthwhile ideas. I felt like it was geared to someone who has large amounts of time decorating for every season and every dinner with no budget in mind. If you're interested in typing out menus for a dinner party, making a dockside dining area, or have days on end to kill getting ready for every season than this is the book for you. I got a lot more out of the living rooms book and I now believe if you have one of the books you certainly don't need any others as a lot of the information that is useful is the same.
Pottery Barn Storage & Display (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent
  • really liked this book!
  • Beautiful Photos - an inspirational book
  • A knavish speech sleeps in a foolish ear
  • Enhanced with the showcase photography of Stefano Massei
Pottery Barn Storage & Display (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Martha Fay , Carol Endler Sterbenz , and Genevieve A. Sterbenz
Manufacturer: Oxmoor House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0848727622

Book Description

An essential part of keeping a stylish home is having a place for everything. Whether you want to keep things out of view or showcase them in the spotlight, Pottery Barn's Storage Display provides practical advice and creative inspiration. From family rooms and kitchens to entryways and utility rooms, this invaluable guide offers ideas to keep every part of your home organized-and to do it with ease and style. With more than 250 specially commissioned photographs and helpful tips that demystify the principles of arrangement and organization, Pottery Barn's Storage Display will help make creating a beautiful, clutter-free home a pleasure.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2007-02-19

I have really enjoyed this book. The colorful pictures are gorgeous! With help from this book I have created more space in my home. I have been able to store the items I use most in a way that looks beautiful and I have easy access to those items. The books also look great displayed in my living room! My company frequently asks if they can take a look at the book!

5 out of 5 stars really liked this book!.......2007-01-31

good ideas for storage and disply for every room, had ideas i had not thought of.

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful Photos - an inspirational book.......2005-07-05

I love looking at the Pottery Barn Catalog, both for the furniture and the style/inspiration that comes along with it.

This book is an extension of the catalog (some pictures are exactly from the catalog) but it adds interesting highlights, helps with color choices (such as suggesting paint chips) and gives expert tips at organizating (I found the best ones to be for closets and the laundry room.)

Obviously they promote their merchandise, but who wouldn't? It is absolutely gorgeous!

Overall, a good read with beautiful photos and interesting tidbits.

5 out of 5 stars A knavish speech sleeps in a foolish ear.......2004-10-29

"All it does is tell you to buy the stuff at Pottery Barn and how to use it - like we don't already know how to use a bookcase?? Don't waste your money."

Well that's all well and fine if you're the Candice Olsen of stylish living. I know how to use a bookcase but how to arrange a variety of items on one that is both practical and visually appealing is more the mystery. I have a eclectic movie memorabilia collection as well as many dvds, cds and books. This book showed me how I could create a media enviroment to store and display my collection while keeping it organized and simple. The book also provides good and basic advice on layering textures and using colour effectively.

So if you like the Pottery Barn style and haven't reached the title of domestic god or goddess then I do recommend this book and all titles in the Pottery Barn series. =)

5 out of 5 stars Enhanced with the showcase photography of Stefano Massei.......2004-07-06

The latest entry into the outstanding Oxmoor House "Pottery Barn" series, Pottery Barn Storage & Display specifically focuses on how ideas, tips and techniques for keeping, showcasing, and storing everyday necessities just where they are handiest, most accessible, and aesthetically pleasing through creative solutions and practical tips for storage and display in whatever room (entryway, kitchen, bedroom, living room, utility area, laundry, closet, etc) is under consideration. Enhanced with the showcase photography of Stefano Massei, the informed and informative text is the collaboration of freelance writer Martha Fay, media personality and home design expert Carol Endler Sterbenz, and professional interior designer Genevieve A. Sterbenz.
Pottery Barn Workspaces (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • IF you like Pottery Barn, you will like this book
  • The cover is the best photo!
Pottery Barn Workspaces (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Martha Fay
Manufacturer: Oxmoor House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0848727649

Book Description

A workspace at home has an appeal other offices just can't match. Whether you have a full-fledged home office or use your kitchen or den as an occasional project area, Pottery Barn Workspaces is the essential guide for creating a casual, comfortable environment with as much style as the rest of your home. Packed with creative ideas and design advice, this invaluable sourcebook will help you organize your current workroom or inspire you to transform an office, project room, or potting shed into the ultimate workspace for you and your family.

Key Features:

- Hundreds of practical decorating ideas and quick styling tips provide a wealth of options for creating attractive, organized workspaces

- Real-life workrooms offer ideas for every part of the house, from guest bedrooms that double as offices to sewing rooms

- Expert advice shows you the best choices for office furnishings, lighting, and storage, plus at-a-glance galleries of color palettes and materials

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars IF you like Pottery Barn, you will like this book.......2006-04-03

This book uses many of the retail stores' and catalog's current and (unfortunately) discontinued products. If you have often looked through the catalog or the store and thought you wanted your office to look like it does in the book, there are inspiring ideas here. For example, the designers show us new uses for old items (candy jars used to store binder clips, for example).

The downside of the book(s) is(are) that some of the items featured are older Pottery Barn items that are now discontinued. Perhaps you can find some on eBay, but some are several years old and probably can't be found. However, it still gives the reader new ideas.

The reviewer who said that it is all "junky looking old things" may not appreciate Pottery Barn's sense of whimsy and incorporating new with old. This book does plenty of that.

The one gripe I have with the book (any decorating book) is that it appears that computers, monitors, and phones do not have wires. It's very easy to arrange these staged offices and never have to plug in the cables and power cords. This book therefore makes it look a little easier than it really is.

1 out of 5 stars The cover is the best photo!.......2006-03-22

The cover is certainly misleading. The photo on the cover makes the book seem like it will show graceful, traditional, colorful, fun rooms. Do not be mislead. The rooms in this book look drab, dusty, and musty. Yuck! It really is a book full of junky looking old things. I am not talking about antiques here, just flea market junk. Certainly nothing modern or colorful or even traditional. A real disappointment. Frankly, the free catalogues have better ideas than this.
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    Pottery Barn eyes Eugene outlet.(Business)(The high-end home furnishings and accessories retailer is expected to open for business at Oakway Center by ... from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
    Gale Reference Team
    Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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    Binding: Digital
    ASIN: B000P0JKO2
    Release Date: 2007-03-30

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    This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on March 24, 2007. The length of the article is 675 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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    Title: Pottery Barn eyes Eugene outlet.(Business)(The high-end home furnishings and accessories retailer is expected to open for business at Oakway Center by this fall)
    Author: Gale Reference Team
    Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
    Date: March 24, 2007
    Publisher: Thomson Gale
    Page: D9

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