Modern Vintage Style (17)

In Modern Vintage Style, Emily Chalmers—interiors stylist and _x000D_ owner of hip boutique Caravan—shows how using vintage items in a _x000D_ contemporary context can introduce humor, flair, and personality to any _x000D_ home.

Think antique and brand new, machine-made and _x000D_ handcrafted, shiny smooth and distressed, plastic and porcelain, all _x000D_ mixed up in a fresh, original way. Decorating should be fun and _x000D_ inspiring, so there are no style diktats; no “this-must-go-with-that”. _x000D_ Modern vintage is all about trusting your instincts and taste and using a_x000D_ bit of imagination in seeking out the right items to create a perfect _x000D_ balance of old and new. In the first section of the book, Inspirations, _x000D_ Emily offers up imaginative and varied examples of furniture, lighting, _x000D_ textiles, decorating, and collections & display. In the second _x000D_ section, Style, she shows you exactly how to pull the look together, _x000D_ applying her decorating philosophy so you can cook & eat, live, _x000D_ sleep, and bathe in tune with Modern Vintage Style.