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Meditations on Design: Reinventing Your Home With Style and Simplicity

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Manufacturer: Conari Press

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Renowned designer John Wheatman shares his decades of expertise working with apartment dwellers, country homesteaders, and city sophisticates. His design principles are based on the philosophy that a living space should be functional, comfortable, and life-enriching. From displaying personal collections to incorporating light and nature, the author shows readers how to make their homes reflect who they are. Color photographs are included throughout.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 645
EAN: 9781573248235
ISBN: 1573248231
Label: Conari Press
Manufacturer: Conari Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2002-07
Publisher: Conari Press
Studio: Conari Press


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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Best of the Genre; Clear, Well-Written, Beautiful Design -
Among the many interior design books I've purchased, this is probably the best of the lot. It's not wordy or very long compared to other design books, but the photography is outstanding and the layout is nicely done.

Wheatman has taught classes in interior design and it shows. The book seems the distillation of all his years of teaching and private practice. Each word seems carefully chosen, like the accompanying photos and the actual design of the homes. I usually dislike authors with too many prescriptive rules, but his focus isn't on a particular style he's enamored of, but on a philosophy of how to make a home a better reflection of the individuals living in it.

Wheatman does an excellent job of using details from the photographs to illustrate concepts and his thought process. Nothing is wasted. This is also reflected in his focus on the importance of culling uneeded possessions, using what you already have in new ways, and focusing on creating a living space rather than "a look." Although it's a slim volume, this is probably the most influencial of the interior design books that I've seen, and I often refer to it for ideas.

Finally someone who speaks from the heart! -
EXCELLENT! In just the forward the author speaks volumes... There are no "rules", come to a project with an open mind rather than a list of shoulds and should nots based in showroom philosophy....it is not necessary to cast off everything you own and buy everything new...if you worry about a nameless, faceless prospective buyer and resale then you cheat yourself out of the comfort of a home that meets your own needs now....a home is more than an interior space...it needs to encompass your entry, your landscaping, the view of your neighborhood....people need to let go of the idea that a designer "does" a room and then it is "done"....a good home changes and evolves over time as we humans do...a good home is never "done"....it grows with the people who occupy it...

The book then goes on to offer 21 principles to be taken into account while you delve into the enjoyable and gratifying task of creating your own personal space.Photographer David Wakely does an excellent job of capturing the essence of the rooms. The author intentionally "included a number of David's nature photographs" so that they might inspire people to open up to the wonders of the outside world, encouraging people to reproduce such beauty in their own homes.

"Your home is your corner of the world. It should both enrich your life and enable you to share your gifts with others. Designing your space is all about who you are and what you enjoy. My hope in writing this book, is to inspire you to use home design ~ something we al must do in one fashion or another ~ as means of creative self expression..."

A lovely book for those who are open to receive....

Superb! -
I have a collection of books on interior design and this is one of my favorites because he covers the basics of what makes a room work for you. The simplicity of his presentation gave me volumes of ideas to work with, and I felt like I had some solid tools for creating my rooms into unique atmospheres that fed my soul. I used one of the tools right after reading the book and "edited" my master bedroom. It now has a much more calm and serene feeling to it and all I did was remove the furniture and small items that made it feel so cluttered.

Misguided by other reviews -
Based on the previous positive reviews - in particular by a professional interior designer -, I decided to buy Wheatman's book. When the book was delivered, my secretary opened the parcel and looked through the book mumbling "what a waste of money". I have to agree: The pictures have generally no information. About 20% of all pictures show foggy/misty ponds, a flower in a vase, the ocean. Why that? To reflect the style of Wheatman's writing which is somewhat poetic, that is describing the higher ideals of interior design in a romantic manner. It reminds me on these $... books you can buy in tobacco stores at major European train stations: Cheap photographs of misty valleys accompanied by a sentence encouraging you "to rest in yourself". Definitely not what I expect from an interior design book. The remaining 80% of the book deal with variations of the cover picture: Wheatman seems to have very limited resources in his design. In summary, I suggest not to buy this book, unless you like the meditative writings available at the train stations.....

Inspiration -
This is a wonderful book and my favorite interior design book. It is filled with inspiring but simple ideas to help make that connection between your heart and soul. The author's pictures of his own home made me want to move right in!

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