In nowadays we find inspiration in every social media, especially on Pinterest or Instagram. But what happened to take a break and leaf through a glossy magazine or a book? The smell of the printing on the pages and the books full of beautiful images and full of inspirations. Inspiration doesn’t want you to lose that bond so today we bring you a top 5 Design Books for this week about interior décor, that you couldn’t miss in your life.
- Interior Design Master Class: 100 Lessons from America’s Finest Designers on the Art of Decoration byCarl Dellatore
Interior Design Master Class collects the expertise and knowledge of the best interior designers working today. Opening this book is like sitting down to the best dinner party you’ve ever attended. A classic in the making, the book features one hundred essays by America’s top designers that explore in detail the process of designing a home, from the fundamentals to the finishing touches. Unique in the quality of its contributors, this is a book that readers will refer to again and again for advice and inspiration, an invaluable resource for practical tips and thought-provoking design.
2. Styled: Secrets for Arranging Rooms, from Tabletops to Bookshelves by Emily Henderson
Emily is a stylist, author, and T.V. host with a strong commitment to a vintage-inspired approachable home style for every single person. It’s easy to find your own style confidence once you know this secret: While decorating can take months and tons of money, styling often takes just minutes. Even a few little tweaks can transform the way your room feels. In Styled, Emily Henderson’s give ten easy steps to styling any space. From editing out what you don’t love to repurposing what you can’t live without to arranging the most eye-catching vignettes on any surface, you’ll learn how to make your own style magic.
3. Elements of Style: Designing a Home & a Life by Erin Gates
Elements of Style is a full-color, fully illustrated book packed with honest advice, inspiration, ideas, and lessons learned about designing a home that reflects your personality and style. Is a uniquely personal and practical decorating guide that shows how designing a home can be an outlet of personal expression and an exercise in self-discovery.
Erin combines honest design advice and gorgeous professional photographs and illustrations with personal essays about the lessons she has learned while designing her own home and her own life, the first being: none of our homes or lives is perfect.
4. Habitat: The Field Guide to Decorating by Lauren Liess
Lauren Liess, an interior designer and founder of the popular blog Pure Style Home, fuses her love of design and the great outdoors into all her work. In Habitat: The Field Guide to Decorating, Lauren invites readers to bring nature inside by mixing the textures of natural elements such as wood and stone with eclectic groupings of modern and quirky vintage pieces. Readers will be inspired by the unique style of these rooms, which include lovely framed botanical prints and Liess’s own textile patterns inspired by wildflowers and weeds.
The book is divided into three sections: First part focuses on the fundamental elements of design, with each chapter devoted to a particular element, such as color, lighting, and furniture; the second part addresses to the intangibles of designing a space, such as aesthetics and creating a mood; and the third part tackles unique room-specific challenges in every part of the house.
5. Vern Yip’s Design Wise: Your Smart Guide to a Beautiful Home by Vern Yip
Have you ever wondered exactly how high to hang your artwork? How about the light fixture over your dining table? Do you know how to ideally size a rug for any room, or the best way to arrange your furniture? The designer Vern Yip has the answers to these questions, and more, by revealing the right formulas and measurements that can make any room feel just “right.” And once you know these key design principles, you’re free to confidently create a home that uniquely celebrates your needs and style. Vern shares his favorite insider tips and opens his doors to show how he’s made them work in his own beloved homes. Vern Yip’s Design Wise provides both the inspiration and the clear, essential guidelines you need to create a home that perfectly reflects you.
