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Bohemian Style

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Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill

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As lively and spirited as the style it discusses, this exuberant documentation of interiors by the new Bohemians will appeal to anyone who loves to see and be inspired by homes that are full of passion, ingenuity, and, above all, intensely personal and decorative settings. Tracing the history of bohemianism, the book focuses strongly on the 1920s and 1930s, when the lifestyle of artists presented a provocative challenge to conventional society. The homes and work of members of London's famous Bloomsbury group are shown and discussed--artists such as Vanessa Bell, Dora Carrington, Aubrey Beardsley, Augustus John, and Cecil Beaton, who with writers Virginia Woolf, Lytton Strachey, D. H. Lawrence, and others, lived surrounded by masterpieces of applied art. Today, based on a rejection of minimalism and a return to artistic freedom, Bohemian style often means decorating on a shoestring with improvised furnishings from cast-offs, conjuring idiosyncratic magic from the eclectic and the everyday. This book's colorful pages offer a treasure trove of easily applied decorating ideas: fast and inexpensive painted embellishments for furniture, floors, and walls; surface adornments using simple collage, mosaic, and other sculptural forms; informal fabric treatments to enliven windows, chairs, and sofas; and great tips on how creative junk shopping can produce inspired touches of bohemian style for every room of the house. 90 color illustrations.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 747
EAN: 9780823005369
ISBN: 0823005364
Label: Watson-Guptill
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2001-09-01
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Studio: Watson-Guptill


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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Let's Have Variety! -
I was so excited when I ordered this book. The Bohemian style just fits my personality so well...kind of traditional with a twist; Like heirlooms passed down and then used in a totally different way. So I was looking forward to getting to see lots of items fron varied backgrounds used in creative ways. Boy was I disappointed! The pictures are well done, using a brave lighting technique that is rare, but page after page is so similar. I thought I was looking at different views of the same room.
Boho style is all around, not only in accessories, but in paper & stationery, furniture, fabric, paintings, rugs, etc. I was hoping for a more varied picture of what is Bohemian Style and where can I find it. If I wanted a history lesson I would have looked in the "education" section. Wish I could have given it more stars, but these 2 are for the attempt and the pix.

Interesting introduction to the Bohemians -
I found this book to be very informative on the famous Bohemians, like the artists William Morris and Augustus John, and some interesting tidbits on the other artists and writers that rebeled agaisnt the social and political norms of their time.

The photographs are nice and very colorful. This is not a book for the person looking for a how to "Martha Stewart" take on bohemianism.

A quote from the book says it all.
"This book provides an introduction to what is less a decorating trend and more away of life. By definition, bohemians are true originals, mavericks,even rebels, and the interiors that display their passion and creative impulses resist rigid categorization."

Lots of History -
Less practical advice than I had hoped for, but many beautiful images.

book browsing verboten!? -
I can't buy this book. Because unlike the time when I could go into a local bookstore (now locked and shuttered for good) and look through it, and even unlike Amazon's old system where we could see a lot of whole pages, only a few pages are available doe a buyer's inspection - too few, for a book which is primarily a picture book - to impress me enough to prompt me to buy it. If bookstores used this same policy, the books would be under lock and key, and little or no browsing would be permitted.

Too bad. It sounded interesting.

Great idea! -
Move from mass consumerism and furnish your home with interesting and found objects. Make your place different. Laugh at the " keep up with the jones" set and make your point.

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