New Modern Style [Hardback]

Describes and illustrates how to mix modern and traditional furniture, lighting, and accessories to achieve a personal style. Explains how to blend modern and traditional furnishings and accessories for a personal look that is stylish and comfortable, offering an illustrated guide that demonstrates how to create harmonies of line and shape, constrast materials and textures, mix and match textiles and colors, select the right furniture and accessories, and other helpful techniques. 50,000 first printing. Modern, the style of the late 1920s to the early 1960s, is enjoying a resurgence of popularity as people find comfort in pieces from the past. This book shows readers how to blend modern with other periods and styles to create a look that’s current, comfortable, and personal.Whole-house tours illustrate modern mixes:Fine antiques spiced with modern classics Clean-lined shapes for uncluttered interiorsComfortable combinations for family livingSpecial features make it easy to recognize good pieces and use them effectivelyIllustrated primer of modern and traditional shapes:What makes a modern mix workWho’s who in modern design Includes 14 whole-house toursIt’s the handbook on picking from the past to create the look of the future:Harmonies of shape and line Contrasts in textures and materials Using fabrics, textiles, and color