Product Description

Coastal Style is a magnificent celebration of simple shoreside life. Featuring hundreds of fabulous photographs of homes around the world, it covers all aspects of decorative seaside style—from the creation of light and breezy rooms to the selection of simple furniture and furnishings that echo the natural beauty of the surf and sand. Also featured are tips on the best fabrics to use—from nautical stripes to cool cotton canvas—and advice on coastal colors, from shades of oyster gray to bold splashes of aquamarine. Whatever type of home you have, from a high-rise apartment to a getaway in the country, you can create a beachy feel. Simply follow Sally Hayden and Alice Whately’s room-by-room guide to seaside chic, and you will discover how to make tranquil living areas, balmy bedrooms, and shipshape kitchens. Cool understatement is key—and this extends to marine-inspired bathrooms and outdoor living areas that celebrate the lazy elegance of sun-warmed decks and the pleasure of cooking and eating al fresco. • Fabulous photographs by Paul Massey. • Hundreds of photographs provide inspiration for coastal style, whatever type of home you have.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #123921 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781845976163
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
ALICE WHATELY is a freelance writer and journalist and a former decor editor at Elle. She has written for Harpers and Queen, Ideal Home, and The Times Weekend magazine. Her books include "'Peaceful Spaces"' (Ryland Peters and Small).

SALLY HAYDEN is an interiors stylist and writer who was formerly lifestyle director at Eve magazine. Her work features in publications such as Vogue Living and Vogue Entertaining and Travel in Australia, Livingetc.,

Paul Massey is a contributor for Ryland Peters "'Coastal Style"'.

Customer Reviews

Good basic, but sophisticated beach home ideas
This is a good book on the basics of how to decorate a coastal home. For the novice in "beachy" decor or the landlubber who craves a coastal look in their landlocked home, it gives general information about paint colors, lighting, accessories, furniture choices, utilizing the natural beauty of the ocean view, and use of a variety of textures to enhance the seaside home. The photography is superb, but i found the colors atonal and drab at times and the distressed furniture and "shabby chic" look somewhat boring and unappealing. The authors' tone is quite sophisticated and they seem to write with a definite European sensibility and flair.

Beachy Style
This book is just what I've been looking for. I love beach-style living and decorating and this book delivers. Full of beautiful photos and great ideas on how to have this look in anyone's home.

Coastal Style
I absolutely adore this book, I'm redecorating my home in a coastal style and it's given me so many ideas. It will also look gorgeous on my new coffee table.