Elleen Gray by Caroline Constant, ISBN 0714839051

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Extremely private and unprepossessing, Irish-born designer Eileen Gray (1878-1976) has remained an elusive subject despite her lasting influence. Known primarily for her highly original furniture and interior design, Gray realized nine buildings in her lifetime and recorded more than forty-five architectural projects in her archive, although until recently several of her built projects were attributed solely to her collaborator, Romanian architect Jean Badovici.

After briefly studying art in London and Paris, Gray settled in Paris in 1907 and began designing sumptuous lacquer furniture, wool carpets, and draperies that reflected the sensual luxury of traditional French decorative arts. Beginning in the mid-1920s, and influenced by the Modern Movement, she turned to architecture. Her most renowned project, the villa E. 1027 on the coast of southern France, interprets Corbusian spatial principles and forms and has become an important example of Modernist architecture.

This book is the first in-depth study of Gray's entire career, providing a generously illustrated analysis of her early designs as well as her work as an architect beginning in 1926. It draws on a wealth of archival material, plans, drawings and photographs, including many of Gray's own, to place Gray in the context of contemporary movements in design and architecture as well as twentieth-century social and cultural history.


Restoring Antique Furniture: A Complete Guide by Richard A. Lyons, ISBN 0486409546

Profusely illuswtrated woodworking guide, brimming with expert tips and advice, covers proper care and use of tools, replacing lost hardware, strengthening fractured joints, and much more. Also includes step-by-step instructions for restoring an early rocker, repairing a table leg, replacing the swing rail on a gateleg table, and other projects. Illustrations of American Empire secretary, c. 1825; cherry chest of drawers, c. 1800-1820, a Shaker tilt-top table, c. 1810; and other pieces of restored furniture. Restoring Antique Furniture: A Complete Guide by Richard A. Lyons, ISBN 0486409546
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Fun with Wizard of Oz Stencils by Paul E. Kennedy, ISBN 0486402428

Enchanting precut stencils of Dorothy and Toto, the Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, and other Oz characters--for creating eye-catching posters and decorating walls, furniture, and other flat surfaces.. Fun with Wizard of Oz Stencils by Paul E. Kennedy, ISBN 0486402428
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Decorating with Collectibles & Heirlooms

That favorite heirloom quilt, Grandma's old china, a treasured photograph--how can you find a decorating style that smoothly incorporates all these and other beloved items? Just dive into these pages, filled with appealing color photos of eclectic design schemes, for inspiration. Each image reveals a room in which old and new are beautifully combined, and favored collectibles become the focal points of a chic interior. See novel ideas for displaying photos refurbishing furniture, and establishing a homespun, country look. Everywhere, color creates warmth and a feeling of comfort, texture and pattern invite you to touch the fabric, and accessories make unexpected statements. Along with advice, there are projects to make, such as a beautiful tulle frame. Decorating with Collectibles & Heirlooms
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Painting Borders for Your Home with Donna Dewberry

With photos showing the borders in actual homes, readers will find the inspiration they need to create masterpieces for every wall in the house and to decorate furniture. Painting Borders for Your Home with Donna Dewberry
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Antique Furniture and Decorative Accessories: A Pictorial Archive with 4,000 Illustrations by Thomas Arthur Strange, ISBN 0486412245

Impressive pictorial record of cathedral stalls, altar pieces, sofas, commodes, writing tables, grillwork, organs, pulpits, mouldings, candelabra, and other furniture and decorative accessories produced by such craftsmen as Inigo Jones, Mayhew and Ince, Isaac Ware, Sir Christopher Wren, and Thomas Sheraton. A rare sourcebook for collectors, decorators, social historians, artists, and designers. Includes descriptive text. Antique Furniture and Decorative Accessories: A Pictorial Archive with 4,000 Illustrations by Thomas Arthur Strange, ISBN 0486412245
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Storkcraft Beatrice 3-Drawer Chest in Cognac

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