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Book

City farm house style : designs for a modern country life

Call Number

  • 747 L5138 (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

New York : Abrams, 2017.

Physical Description

222 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Summary

"Come along on the hunt to coveted country sources and the best secret antiquing spots, and learn how to create country farmhouse style in your city dwelling. Author Kim Leggett is the creator of City Farmhouse, an interior design business, pop-up antiquing fairs, and vintage store. She is also a legendary picker and favorite designer to celebrity clients (and country-style mavens) including Meg Ryan, Ralph Lauren, Sheryl Crow, and Philip Sweet and Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town. In City Farmhouse Style, Leggett offers great style advice, breaking down the design vocabulary that makes for fresh country style (no matter the setting). The popularity of farmhouse style has designers, home-owners, and fans in search of inspiration to create this look in all its rural glory. City Farmhouse Style is the first design book of its kind to focus entirely on transforming urban interiors with unfussy, welcoming, country-style decor." -- provided by publisher.

Contents

  • Foreword / by Rachel Hardage Barrett
  • Introduction
  • Farmhouse inspiration. The way we were ; Farmhouse paints ; Farmhouse wallpapers ; Farmhouse textiles
  • The uptown city farmhouse. The modern farmhouse ; Tucked-away charm ; Pure country ; Made from scratch ; Rooted in the past ; The French farmhouse
  • The suburban city farmhouse. Fresh start ; Sweet harmony ; The designer's farmhouse ; Salvaged style
  • The creative city farmhouse. The writer's loft ; Sophisticated study ; Top-of-the-town garden
  • Pickin' places. Resources for creating city farmhouse style.

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