Product Description

Farrow & Ball is a leader in the luxury paint and wallpaper market, catering to top designers and discerning homeowners who seek the finest quality products to adorn their walls. Offering a unique historical color palette, stunning depth of color, great coverage and a wide choice of finishes, Farrow & Ball products are found in many of the world's most exclusive properties. In Farrow & Ball: The Art of Color, Brian Coleman hosts a tour of cottages, castles, lofts and beyond that illustrate how paint and wallpaper are paramount to a room's overall design and feel. Visually stunning interiors and inspiring color schemes reveal how to build cohesive, stylish rooms by using furnishings and fabrics that blend with and accent the walls.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30723 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-21
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

From the Inside Flap
Over the last seven decades, Farrow & Ball has built a remarkable reputation as the leader in luxury paint and wallpaper, catering to top designers and discerning homeowners who seek only the finest quality products to adorn their walls. Offering a unique color palette, stunning depth of color, great coverage and a wide choice of finishes, Farrow & Ball products are found in many of the world's most exclusive properties.
Author Brian Coleman hosts a tour of cottages, castles, lofts and beyond that illustrates how paint and wallpaper are paramount to a room's overall design and feel. Visually stunning interiors, inspiring color schemes, and an abundance of design ideas reveal how to choose finishes and colors and build cohesive, stylish rooms by using furnishings and fabrics that blend with and accent the walls.
Travel across the continent from Miami to Maine, Canada to California, visiting a wide selection of extraordinary and inspired interiors. From a classically furnished pre-war Manhattan apartment to a postmodern glass and concrete home in Toronto, see how top interior designers are taking color to a new level of art, and catch an exciting glimpse of why Farrow & Ball colors are the palette of choice for today's designers.
BRIAN D. COLEMAN, M.D., is a practicing psychiatrist in Seattle, Washington. Also an old-house enthusiast, he has grown his love for historic restoration into an active second career. He is the West Coast editor for Old House Interiors and has written numerous articles on historic home design for magazines ranging from Old House Journal to Period Living in the U.K. Brian is the author of Scalamandre, Window Dressings, Historic Arts and Crafts Homes, and Cottages, among other home design books. He divides his time between New York and Seattle.
EDWARD ADDEO is a New York-based photographer whose work has appeared in Vogue, House Beautiful, and the New York Times magazine, among other publications. He has also photographed several books, including Cherished Objects and The Art of the Party. He lives with his family in New York.
Front and back jacket photographs 2007 Edward Addeo
Edward Addeo photo by R. T. Tanuki?

About the Author
Edward Addeo is a New York-based photographer whose work has appeared in Vogue, House Beautiful, and the New York Times magazine among other publications. He has also photographed several books, including Cherished Objects and The Art of The Party. He lives with his family in New York.
Brian D. Coleman, MD, divides his time between Seattle and New York. His articles have appeared in magazines ranging from Old House Journal, where he is the West Coast editor; to Period Living in the U.K. Brian is the author of seven books on the decorative arts, including the recent titles Farrow & Ball and Cottages.

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BLACKANDWHITESILHOUETTES highlighted against the simple white "Pointing" on the mantel keep the room sharp and focused, above. V Starched white French linens stacked on a chair in the master bedroom echo the white Pointing"of the walls and woodwork, facing.

Customer Reviews

Disappointed
I was waiting for this book for some time and had high hopes because I know that Farrow and Ball make great paint. The book was a disappointment however, because the quality of the pictures was poor and the text rather boring. I had somehow expect it to be better. I also think many of the homes pictured were rather dated looking and not as interesting as some of the new rooms we see in other publications.

Amazing Brooklyn
I love this book! I received it as a gift for the holidays and I instantly fell in love. The Brooklyn mansion is a gorgeous masterpiece!

Great Colors
Great photographs and fabulous ideas for the home - the quality of paints from Farrow & Ball is known worldwide.