Elements Of Style
Interior designer and blogger Erin Gates brings ten years of professional experience to this richly illustrated decorating guide, though calling it merely a decorating guide would be selling it short. It's as much a personal memoir as it is a practical manual, and that combination is precisely what makes it worth your time. Gates writes with the candour of a trusted friend rather than the polish of a brand, touching on her own struggles with anorexia, the chaos of a kitchen renovation gone wrong, and a marital stand-off over a Lucite table. Real life, in other words. The book moves through the home room by room, drawing on both Gates' own living spaces and those she has designed for clients, all captured in gorgeous full-colour photography. Practical guidance sits comfortably alongside the personal essays, covering everything from selecting kitchen worktop materials to styling a bed with cushions, choosing a sofa, or putting together a nursery that sidesteps the usual cartoon clichés. A foreword from her husband Andrew adds a warm, lighthearted touch, and a thorough Resource and Shopping Guide gives readers a solid starting point for their own projects. Fresh in tone, visually generous, and grounded in genuine experience, this is a book that treats decorating as a form of self-expression rather than a performance. Your home, Gates quietly insists, should actually feel like yours.
- Author: Erin Gates
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Genre: Lifestyle & Wellness
- ISBN: 978-1476744872
- Pages: 336 pages