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Mix Metals Is the Perfect 2019 Design Trend for Bathroom Interiors

February 17, 2019

Mix Metals Is the Perfect 2019 Design Trend for Bathroom Interiors ⇒ Today, the Best Design Books blog will showcase a unique design moodboard that is inspired by the use of more natural-looking metals. While trends like copper and rose gold may not be as strong as they used to be, chrome and anodized surfaces are bound to quite in fashion for 2019, especially the first one that is the perfect fit with the 2019’s standout colors, all of which just like this metal embody warmer qualities. Have you heard about the expression mix metals? Well, if you haven’t let’s see … this expression is often used in the design industry when designers combine various metals into a single production, take, for example, silver, gold brass and even iron. This is done so in order to a visual appeal and depth to an interior design space. It also provides more textures and layers to the interiors and this strategy is actually rather effortless and it makes your home quite special. One division where this can happen beautifully is the bathroom. Chrome is back and as we said before it is the idyllic material to match with…

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Inspirations

Introduce Floral Fabrics and Fauna Patterns Into Your Home Decor

February 14, 2019

With the arrival of spring, the interior design and home decor industry will once again be in a frenzy over floral fabrics and fauna patterns. These harmonious design elements help you bring nature inside your home interiors, giving it a fresher and more lively touch. Today, the Best Design books blog explores a bit more about these two styles, from tropical paradises to jungle-themed interiors and even blossoming designs. One of the biggest trends for this year is romantic floral designs, including motifs of botanical flowers blooming to depictions of gardens. Floral fabrics come in all types of patterns and sizes and look their finest when incorporated in home decor elements such as wallpapers, curtains, pillows or even furniture designs. They come to add a strong yet graceful environment to any home interior. Using patterns inspired by fauna is one of the best ways to bring nature back into your home. For example, one of the best examples that homeowners and interior designers swear by is when vibrant motifs of flowers coexist with soaring animals. These patterns are often highly adorned and have a whimsical aesthetic to them in order…

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Add a Zen Yet Timeless Touch to Your Interiors by Using Neutral Colors

February 14, 2019

Over the past weeks, the Best Design Books blog has displayed a comprehensive range of design moodboards all focused on a particular theme. Today, we return to color trends with neutral colors. These sublime shades are often regarded as the great colors that do not oversaturate a space and actually complement really well other colors. There are endless possibilities to create a marvelous interior design using neutral tones, so now, take a look at a series of contemporary interiors that feature neutral tones as the main star! In the context of interior design, neutral means without color. Neutrals such as beige, ivory, taupe, black, gray and shades of white appear to be without color, but in many applications these hues often have undertones. Be aware of these underlying tones as you match colors or choose paint. For example, beige might have an undertone of pink, tan or gold. White might be slightly ivory, yellow, bluish or peachy. Neutrals can be used in decor in two basic ways — either as a soft, neutral only, quiet look or as background colors for dramatic accents. If you prefer an all-neutral division, the best way to have a…

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Moodboards: Get Interior Design Inspirations Using Natural Materials

February 8, 2019

The use of natural materials is going to be the biggest interior design trends for this year and, as you see, it can be done in any part of the house. Trendbook has created a stunning moodboard that features some of the best materials one should keep an eye out for when selecting the furniture designs for their home interiors, including terracotta, pearls, gold, feathers, coal, marble and wood. Now, the Best Design Books blog will let you know a bit more about this type of materials as well as give you a few interior design inspirations. Always with gold accents and contemporary style present. With some inspiration in a nature theme, you have bamboo accents and wooden stools. Wood is a detail that gives the natural look while always maintaining the luxuriousness. Mirrors can bring more light to the room too. Environmental awareness has been on the rise in every single aspect of our lives, and interior design is no exception. Designers and homeowners alike have been embracing the eco-friendly trend and natural materials have been prevalent in interior design in the past few years. Besides being good for the environment, these materials are good for…

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The Mid-Century Style Is all About Classical Silhouettes and Patterns

February 7, 2019

In this article, the Best Design Books blog returns to talk about yet another exciting design movement, the Mid-century style. Under the tagline of forecasting the future of design and home interiors, Trendbook has created a series of inspirational moodboard with the purpose of providing inspiration for one to remodel their own home interiors, so let’s take a look at the characteristics of this design style as well as a series of furniture designs that best represent it. Nowadays, Mid-century interiors are all about organic style and ease of living, and that’s reflected in their structure. The simple lines and pure forms of mid-century styles are what makes it so iconic. It is simple without being boring but eye-catching without being fussy. Furniture is kept simple and without unnecessary elements. A mid-century modern floral chandelier gives an extraordinary glow to this Art Deco apartment designed by Steven Gambrel. The stunning Dahlia chandelier was designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. The mid-century days were so rich with innovative and talented artists. Their work reflected bold new territory in the art world, and it complements this groundbreaking style perfectly. Finish the room with classic mid-century art and…

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Trendbook Creates Moodboard Based on the Neoclassic Design Concept

February 4, 2019

In the form of visual storytelling and innovative design and with the mission of forecasting the future for the home, Trendbook has recently revealed a series of design moodboards, each portraying characteristics from different design styles. Over the next weeks, the Best Design Books blog will be exploring these moodboards, starting off with the Neoclassic Design Concept. This unique design style is all about elegance and sophistication. It has a modest yet muted and it is all about timeless elegance and introducing traditional elements into our modern day. The neoclassic design style has a varied color palette with colors such as cream, gray, blue, yellow and green taking the center stage whereas tones like luster black, red, gold and silver are mostly used as patches of color to highlight the overall style. Manhattan penthouse designed by Juan Pablo Molyneux Interior by Tatyana Myronova with furnishings from Versace, Boca do Lobo, Koket, A Modern Grand Tour and Eichholtz Usually, neoclassical furniture is rather symmetrical. In an interior of such a theme, you can expect to see dark wood furniture, embellished ornaments, stone and marble floors and even Persian carpets. Fabrics also play…

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2019 Trend Report For Interior Design Lovers

January 24, 2019

2019 Trend Report for Interior Design Lovers – Maison Et Objet ended yesterday! It was another amazing edition that brought us the best of design with incredible stands, inspirations, and design trends. For that reason, Trend Design Book will show you how to get the look with the new trends from Maison Et Objet. BRABBU This is a design brand that reflects an intense way of living, bringing fierceness, strength, and power into an urban lifestyle. This brand offers products like the Mecca Center Table, Koi Dining Table, Soleil Wall Light, and Essex Armchair. BOCA DO LOBO Boca do Lobo strive to encourage sensational experiences by creating beautiful pieces which are passionately inspired and handcrafted in Portugal by a staff that loves what they do. Unlike the rose gold and copper, the natural metals are here to stay! Boca do Lobo shows it in the best way possible with Once Upon A Time, and Lapiaz Console. ESSENTIAL HOME It’s mid-century modern lines that merge important historical references from the 1930s and 1960s and with contemporary influences. The brand deals with different, intimate and cozy ambiances that express the elegance and the luxury that is conveyed by the use of rich material now in a home environment. RUG’S SOCIETY Rug’Society is an exquisite Portuguese brand of Rugs and covering selections, that mainly aims to transform rugs into pieces of art. Rug’Society appears with a strong connotation to the eclectic style, a brand that transmits emotions, and…

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Living Coral: Introducing Pantone Color Of The Year Into Your Home Decor

January 13, 2019

Living Coral – As we all know, Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year is living coral, a beautiful orange with a pink glow that’s already making an impact in interior decoration. Today, Best Design Books Blogs will show how to use this amazing color that promises to inspire the world of fashion and design in your luxurious living room. Prepare to be amazed: Pantone was seeking authenticity in 2019, and so Living Coral was picked, an immersive color that you’ll find any and everywhere in 2019. The Color of the Year selection process requires thoughtful consideration and trend analysis. This can include the entertainment industry and films in production, traveling art collections and new artists, fashion, all areas of design. In the interior design world, it’s no different. Above, we can see the Essex armchair by Brabbu illustrating this new color trend. Upholstered in velvet and with a base in aged brass matte, it adds elegance and style to any modern living room ambiance. Living Coral comes in various forms and perfect for various styles and holidays. Dare to dream with coral velvet in a classic armchair that is not only timeless but also stunningly designed to be modern with a mid-century twist that is impossible to resist. Another example is the Marie dining chair by Essential Home. Incorporating all of the mid-century modern elements into a contemporary vision, its construction features slim legs made of polished brass,…

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Must-Have Interior Design Books Arriving This Fall

September 9, 2018

Must-Have Interior Design Books Arriving This Fall – For lovers of beautiful books, autumn is heaven. Anticipating the first rush of holiday shoppers in late November, heaps are due for release in the coming weeks, their densely illustrated pages begging to be perused. Château de Villette: The Splendor of French Decor (Flammarion) September 4 The Château de Villette, once home to the Marquess de Grouchy and his wife, Sophie, is a grand manor house in the communne of Poil in Burgundy, France. Art and architecture historian Guillaume Picon walks us through the late 17th-century house’s rich history and beautiful rooms, noting how, as part of the first wave of country houses built for pleasure instead of defense, the Château featured all kinds of forward-thinking details for its time. Dior and His Decorators: Victor Grandpierre, Georges Geffroy, and the New Look (Vendome) September 25 As one of history’s most influential couturiers, Christian Dior was a man of impeccable taste. So, too, were fashion photographer Victor Grandpierre and designer/man-about-town Georges Geffroy, both of whom helped to translate the ethos of Dior’s sartorial New Look for the interiors of his 30, avenue Montaigne atelier, and his townhouse in the 16th arrondissement. Buckingham Palace:…

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Food and Drink Infographics – Visual Guide to Culinary Pleasures

August 28, 2018

Food and Drink Infographics – Visual Guide to Culinary Pleasures – Amid our ever-growing consumption of data visualization, nothing makes for tastier morsels than thefine art of food and dining. Ushering the cookbook into the future, this volume gathers together the best infographics of all things eating, drinking, and cuisine, from measurement conversion charts and recipes for cookies and cocktails to stress-free party planning. A must-have for every 21st-century foodie, this is gastro-guidance at its most visually appealing as much as expert. Want to master sashimi? Know the secret to perfectly grilled steak? Wow guests with your own dry martini? Food & Drink Infographics has all the answers and more, using the best culinary graphics to answer kitchen conundrums in lively, simple, and memorable form. >> Subscribe Best Design Books newsletter and get to know incredible Design Books! You’ll find infographics on all the food groups, from grains and pulses to fruit and vegetables, to fish, meat, and poultry. Recipe ideas include soups, sandwiches, snacks, sweet treats, and just-right dressings. Other sections cover flavor pairings, baking, cooking tools and techniques, and alcohols, coffee and tea. The book opens with a foreword by cooking author Michael Ruhlman, followed by a historic survey of food imagery examining how and where pictures have been used to enjoy, prepare, and serve…

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Amy Winehouse the Way She Saw Herself

August 26, 2018

Amy Winehouse the Way She Saw Herself – When 22-year-old American photographer Blake Wood moved to London in 2007, a mutual friend introduced him to Amy Winehouse. After winning five Grammy Awards for her 2006 album Back to Black, the celebrated singer with the sultry and emotionally raw voice was at the height of her celebrity, but struggling with her wayward partner and the scrutiny of constant media attention. Bonding personally and creatively, Wood and Winehouse developed a close friendship and would become inseparable for the next two years. From images of Winehouse performing in Paris to playing drums at her home studio in Camden Town, London, from lovingly composed portraits of her at ease on St. Lucia to carefree vamping for the camera, this is an intimate visual diary of the soul diva at a time when she was one of the most celebrated voices on earth. >> Subscribe Best Design Books newsletter and get to know incredible Design Books! The story of this profound emotional collaboration is told through the lens of her confidant, in 85 color and black-and-white photographs, most of them never published before, that reveal their mutual love, trust, and respect. With text by acclaimed…

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