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The way we view our outside space, whether roof terrace, balcony or garden, has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. Today we realise the potential of exterior domestic spaces as outdoor rooms, a fact that has led to an unprecedented growth in design products for outdoor settings. Leading designers like Marcel Wanders, Philippe Starck and Ross Lovegrove have created furniture and lighting ranges specifically for the outside. Their work successfully challenges traditional garden design, developing the use of new materials and the idea of the garden as a site for installation. With more than 1,000 full-colour images, "1000 Designs for the Garden" is a lavishly illustrated sourcebook focusing on the best in contemporary garden design. Each of its ten chapters is headed up by an interview with a leading expert in garden design, architecture, product design or fine art. Packed with the very latest in outdoor furniture, garden art and both practical and luxury garden items, the book features web addresses and full specifications for every product and will appeal to both gardeners and lovers of contemporary design alike.

Title: 1000 Designs for the Garden and Where to Find Them
Author: RUDGE IAN
Format: Trade Paperback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 07/02/2011
Price: $65.00
RRP: $65.00
Imprint: Laurance King
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 9781856697033

Today's kitchens, as much living and entertaining spaces as areas for preparing and cooking food, play a central role in our homes. But planning these spaces involves so many practical considerations - hygiene, storage, access and safety all need to be taken into account - that it is easy to overlook other important design aspects. And yet the fact is that this most flexible of rooms can be the perfect space into which to introduce bold shots of colour, as well as providing the opportunity to showcase some of your favourite possessions. But how do you go about achieving this? What colours will work best? What type of flooring should you have? Will a country or city style of decor fit in with the rest of the house? What about storage? Do you need a large and extendable table for frequent family gatherings? Or is it dinner for two most nights? Whether you have a small galley kitchen or a large space that you share with others, this fascinating book will answer all your questions and more. In this unique and inexhaustible sourcebook of ideas, Stafford Cliff has put together a stunning collection of delightful photographs that will inspire you to create the kitchen of your dreams.

Title: 1000 Kitchen Ideas
Author: CLIFF STAFFORD
Format: Hardback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 07/08/2009
Price: $50.00
RRP: $50.00
Imprint: Quadrille
Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781844007370

The kitchen plays a central role in our home. Today's kitchens are as much living and entertaining spaces as areas for preparing and cooking food. But how do you go about achieving the perfect kitchen? What colours work best? What type of flooring should you have? Will a country or city style fit in with the rest of the house? What about storage? Do you need a large and extendable table for big family gatherings or is it dinner for two most nights? Whether you have a small galley kitchen or a larger space, this fascinating book will answer all your questions and more. In this unique sourcebook, Stafford Cliff has put together a stunning collection of delightful photographs that will inspire you to create the kitchen of your dreams.

Title: 1000 Kitchen Ideas
Author: CLIFF STAFFORD
Format: Limp
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 01/10/2010
Price: $40.00
RRP: $40.00
Imprint: Quadrille
Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781844008346

A title that will appeal to those interested in book culture as well as furniture and interior design, "Bookshelf" is the first publication to take bookshelf design as its subject. From the conceptual Read-Unread Bookshelf (which weighs books read against those still to be started) to the multi-function Trick (a unit that transforms from shelf-space into a table and two chairs), "Bookshelf" presents over 200 inventive and experimental shelving designs in more than 400 colour illustrations that are sure to covet and inspire. Individual specification details are provided for each bookcase, including materials and documentation, and the accompanying texts by Alex Johnson, author and editor of "The Blog on the Bookshelf", provide a fun and informative look at the history of the bookcase, as well as reflecting on how a new generation of designers have re-imagined a classic. One might have presumed that, with the advent of the e-book, the days of the bookshelf were numbered.
In fact, readers are now taking almost as much interest in the furniture that houses their libraries as the books themselves; if the titles in your collection are a reflection of your personality, then so too is the design of your bookshelf.

Title: Bookshelf
Author: JOHNSON, ALEX
Format: Hardback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 20/02/2012
Price: $39.95
RRP: $39.95
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN: 9780500516140

Seaside living is the theme of this inspirational interiors book that is bursting with new decorating ideas. Covering homes from as far apart as the Bahamas and Denmark, the book begins by looking at The Elements that go to make up the whole, including colour and texture, materials, furniture, fabrics, accessories and display. The second part of the book, The Spaces, takes a tour through the home room by room, from Living Spaces and Cooking and Eating Spaces to Bedrooms, Bathrooms and Outdoor Spaces, capturing the distinctive interior style that has evolved from living beside the sea.

Title: Coastal Style: Home Decorating Ideas Inspired by Seaside Living
Author: HAYDEN SALLY
Format: Hardback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 09/02/2012
Price: $50.00
RRP: $50.00
Imprint: Ryland Peters & Small
Publisher: Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
ISBN: 9781845976163

Title: Country Colour
Author: MILLER JUDITH
Year: 2009
Format: Hardback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 01/09/2009
Price: $35.00
RRP: $90.00
Imprint: Jacqui Small
Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781906417246

Fleamarket Chic is the smart way to decorate now, adding texture, colour and depth to contemporary interiors. In modern rooms, a distressed chair or a vintage mirror adds a perfect finishing touch. And in traditional decorating schemes, fleamarket chic is a key part of the mix: faded textiles, weathered furniture, mismatched china and the occasional flamboyant lamp or work of art are all part of the charm. Of course, Fleamarket Chic is about saving you money, along with recycling, upcycling and repurposing. But it's also about a sense of history and place, about individuality, and creating a home that reflects your life and personality. Every piece in a Fleamarket Chic interior has a story: the colourful jug you found at a car boot fair, the vintage telephone you reclaimed when a favourite aunt finally bought a modern handset, the little chair you found in a village junk shop or the old dustbins that have been converted into fashionable zinc planters.
In Fleamarket Chic, we'll show you how to spot the clever find in a pile of junk, where to look and how to negotiate, how to smarten up (and when not to smarten up) second-hand items and how to re-discover and re-use things you or your family already have.

Title: Fleamarket Chic The Thrifty Way to Create a Stylish Home
Author: BAUWENS LIZ
Format: Hardback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 09/02/2012
Price: $50.00
RRP: $50.00
Imprint: Cico Books
Publisher: CICO Books
ISBN: 9781908170156

From primitive pieces to elegant modernity, this is the definitive guide to 3,000 years of furniture design. It is a glorious encyclopedia from expert Judith Miller, a regular guest on the BBC's "Antiques Roadshow", showcasing more than 3,000 years of design. From primitive pieces to elegant modernity, this definitive guide illustrates every style and form. Packed with tips on how to recognise the key elements of each period and featuring lavish, full-colour photographs throughout. With a special foreword by furniture designer and manufacturer David Linley.

Title: Furniture: World Styles from Classical to Contemporary
Author: MILLER JUDITH
Format: Hardback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 01/11/2010
Price: $95.00
RRP: $95.00
Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781405358002

Grand Designs has been one of Channel 4's most successful series for over 4 years - now for the first time, it moves overseas to combine home-building dreams with the desire to forge a new life abroad. This book covers all the requirements for locating, buying and securing building permission in the countries targeted by most British buyers - Spain, France, Italy and Ireland. Packed full of invaluable pointers - for example, the 5 most common pitfalls for buyers in France, and how planning permission in Italy is generally a case of retrospective application - it moves through all the practicalities, with contact details for key organisations and a blow by blow account of the timing, budget and stages you should expect in the buying process. Information is given for both complete self-builds and for renovations with advice on all aspects of building abroad as well as what to do when things - as they inevitably will - go wrong. The book is strong on design advice - looking at issues such as working with the landscape, using local building materials in both traditional and unusual ways and when breaking the design mould really can pay off.
The book is illustrated with glorious examples - and salutary tales - from the series. An ultra-modern hillside house in Malaga, a restored castle in Tuscany and a converted church on Ireland's wild west coast are just some of the properties featured, all with their own powerful stories of individual dreams, disasters and triumphs.

Title: Grand Designs Abroad
Author: MCCLOUD KEVIN
Format: Trade Paperback
Publishing status: Active
Publication date: 01/10/2011
Price: $30.00
RRP: $30.00
Imprint: Collins
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780007909742