Book Review: Decorate: 1000 Design Ideas for Every Room in Your house by Holly Becker and Joanna Copestick

 


Looking for the perfect coffee table resource book for design/decorating for a Christmas present?
I have THE solution for you- this book!

Synopsis:  The world's top designers and leading decor experts including Kelly Wearstler, Amy Butler, Jonathan Adler, and many others come together to share over 1,000 professional tips, ideas, and solutions for every room and every budget. Written and compiled by Holly Becker, founder of the hugely popular design blog Decor8, and Joanna Copestick, acclaimed lifestyle writer, this intensive home decor program combines beautiful inspiration with nuts-and-bolts how-to for stunning results. 

More than 500 gorgeous color photographs provide motivation while line illustrations, checklists, shortcuts, and floor plans make it easy to get started. For those looking to make the most of their home and create stylish interiors, Decorate is the start-to-finish resource to keep on the bookshelf for years to come.

About the Authors:
Holly Becker is an American writer and interior design consultant who is the founder and executive editor of decor8blog.com and a weekly columnist for RealSimple.com. Holly has a daily global following of over 45,000 loyal readers on her site and "Decorate" is her first book. She currently lives with her husband in northern Germany.


Jacqui Small is an Associate Publisher at Jacqui Small Llp Publishing in England. She is an editor of food and drink books, author of interiors books. She's also a great beer judge! 


Review: WOW and WOW will be your reaction as you turn the pages of this gorgeous design book! It will inspire you, wake up your senses and illicit a whole lot of sighs as you peruse the striking photography! Seriously, if the cover didn't make you stop and look at the book, one glance inside will have you sitting down with it!

"Soulful interiors are built over time, by finding pieces that speak to your taste, style and expression"                       Michelle Adams, designer

Even though there is a definite European vibe to the book (both authors live in Europe), I found SO many things, and I find more every time I look at the book! It is divided into different sections: Spaces, Defining your Style, Room by Room, and Details. Spaces offers advice on multi-use spaces, small spaces and one room living. Many of the ideas can be used in room,s to make them bigger, or add to their versatility, in regular homes. 

I loved the 'Your Style section'- it really helps you define what IS you decorating style I always thought I was more Eclectic, but no, I more Flea Market. Other styles include Floral, Modern, Natural, Simple, Modern Glamour, and Colorful! They offer guidelines, like lighting, furniture and fabrics to assist you in defining or setting the tone you want.If you're not sure where you want your rooms to be, this section can be a huge help. I found pieces in each that I can use through out our house (aha, so I AM Flea Market, LOL!), like the idea of using this type of pendant light (right pix) over my sewing desk in our multi-purpose room, so I don't have to move it from where it is, but yet have excellent task lighting! And I love the use of the background color with the black and white matching photos in this photo display (left pix)- perfect for those small photos and rooms that need a pop of color!

The room by room section is where the designing the space from the beginning comes out. They offer line drawings of the layout of sample rooms that work very well. If you are getting ready to design and build your own house, or remodel the one you have, this section is a good place to start! We fell in love with this kitchen and plan on using ideas from it on our kitchen remodel! I LOVE the fact that the sink is in the MIDDLE of the room, at the task counter. HOW great would that be when washing dishes?


This is definitely one resource book we'll be using over and over! Think about it for that friend or family member that can use some design help- they'll thank you for it! 


Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book, free of charge, from Chronicle Books, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about the book.