Color Pattern Texture: The Foundation to Make Your Home Your Own

by Vern Yip

Overview

Vern Yip, interior designer and television star, is ready to break down the fundamental interior design elements to help you create your dream space. This interior design book delivers clear and actionable advice that illustrates for readers how to work with the foundational building blocks of interior design: color, pattern, and texture. In the first part of the book, sections on each of these three elements explain the nuances and specific capabilities of each and deliver easy take-aways that can be applied to any living space. The second part of the book helps readers apply these three design aspects throughout the home, through beautiful photography, case studies, and step-by-steps, helping every reader discover their own "home personality" that reflects who they are and how they live.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454955474
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	10/14/2025
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	112 MB
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About the Author

Vern Yip  is an internationally renowned and award-winning interior and product designer, television personality, and New York Times bestselling author. First introduced into homes across America through TLC’s Trading Spaces, Vern became one of HGTV’s most recognizable faces through his nine seasons on HGTV Design Star and his own show, Deserving Design with Vern Yip. Vern currently hosts Home Reimagined on the Magnolia Network, which also streams on Max and Discovery+. He is the author of Vern Yip’s Design Wise (2016) and Vern Yip’s Vacation at Home (2019). 

Editorial Reviews

Known for his inventive use of color and pattern, it's no surprise that designer Vern Yip's new book centers around how to use two of design's most impactful—and tenuous—elements. In a tome rich with visual interest, he walks readers through the basics of color theory and how to pattern mix like a true pro.—House Beautiful

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