Creating A Home

by Kathryn M. Ireland

Overview

Kathryn M. Ireland is a maven of materials. In addition to having her own fabric line, she freely and deftly mixes other designers’ fabrics as well as international market “finds.” Blending those with quality ironwork, wood, tile, and furniture pieces, Ireland pulls together a magnificent home of unpretentious grandeur.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423613732
Publisher:	Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Publication date:	10/02/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Kathryn M. Ireland is among House&Garden's "10 to Watch" architects and designers expected to influence 21st-century style. For the last decade, House Beautiful has named her one of the top 100 designers in the United States. She is the author of Creating a Home and Classic Country. She divides her time between Santa Monica, California, and Montauban, France.

Read an Excerpt

The restoration wasn't so much a project as a full on love affair. And it shows. The property has that rare quality: a real living atmosphere as well as perfect pitch between the design choices and the raw bones of the wonderful relic that initially caught her eye."

Table of Contents

9 Foreword by Marc Appleton

13 Introduction and History of the Libbey Ranch

35 The Great Room

63 The Kitchen

83 The Bedrooms & Bathrooms

109 Al Fresco Living

154 The Swatches

156 The Acknowledgments

157 The Photo Credits

158 The Resources