Whom You Know: READ THIS: ROOMS TO INSPIRE IN THE CITY Stylish Interiors for Urban Living By Annie Kelly Photographs by Tim Street-Porter

Monday, November 29, 2010

READ THIS: ROOMS TO INSPIRE IN THE CITY Stylish Interiors for Urban Living By Annie Kelly Photographs by Tim Street-Porter

It's cold outside, Manhattan so we are spending more time than ever indoors...is your Chez Peachy the best it could be? For inspiring ideas to shake up your space and improve it a bit, we recommend reading "Rooms to Inspire in the City." Whether you are a prep like Peachy or favor more alternative designs, this book is universally appealing to all high class tastes.

Every Rizzoli book we have ever reviewed is truly a work of art. This is a publisher that consistently produces excellence and if you find a book in your hand that is coffee table quality you should not be surprised one bit if it's by Rizzoli.

In this particular work of art, Peachy Deegan loved Carolina Irving's Upper East side apartment the best...and we guess the author and/or the people at Rizzoli thought so too as it landed on the cover of this book. The room on page 186 makes us want to live in it and we particularly like the bookcases and color scheme. Happy Chic spread some light on the dim winter we're about to enter. We definitely thought the bedrooms on pages 126-7 were ideal for kids. We loved the basement of pink and green on page 150. And of course Peachy's chandelier addiction was fed...love the ones in the San Francisco Town House. The only thing these rooms are missing is a fabulous pillow accent by Berry Brown....

Towards the end one of the highlights of the whole book was the tips to store all of your books in the city-we all need that!

Truly stylish interiors for urban living, Rooms to Inspire in the City is a must-read for all Manhattan dwellers! You'll love it.

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City living evokes cosmopolitan sophistication and exuberant artistic expression. A new addition to the successful Rooms to Inspire series, ROOMS TO INSPIRE IN THE CITY: Stylish Interiors for Urban Living (Rizzoli, April 2010; $50) offers design enthusiasts a selection of chic urban interiors by some of the leading interior designers of our time. With rooms designed by such tastemakers as Muriel Brandolini, Peter Dunham, Tony Duquette, and Mary McDonald, ROOMS TO INSPIRE IN THE CITY features a variety of styles from eclectic and exotic to neo-traditional and more!

Chosen for their fresh design perspectives, Part I of the book showcases townhouses, apartments, and lofts in such cosmopolitan locales as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Paris, London, and Jakarta—all beautifully photographed by Street-Porter. These inspiring residences range from Dodie Rosekran’s Paris apartment designed by legendary decorator Tony Duquette—which was inspired by his trips to India and richly decorated in vibrant reds and animal prints—to Robert Couturier’s elegant office/residence located in SoHo, New York—filled with a bold collection of modern art and furniture, decorated by Paulin Paris.

Part II of the book features sections devoted to displaying books, solutions for kitchens of all sizes, entertaining with pizzazz, along with a Designer Directory, offers readers practical, yet stylish, design solutions. For anyone who loves interior design, ROOMS TO INSPIRE IN THE CITY is a must-have guide to designing living spaces with panache.

About the Author and Photographer: Annie Kelly has authored many books, including the Rooms to Inspire series, and writes a book column for 1stdibs.com. She is also the editor-in-chief of the New York Observer Home magazine. Photographer Tim Street-Porter is the photographer & author of numerous books, including L.A. Modern and Casa San Miguel.

© ROOMS TO INSPIRE IN THE CITY by Annie Kelly, Rizzoli New York, 2010.
ROOMS TO INSPIRE IN THE CITY: STYLISH INTERIORS FOR URBAN LIVING
By Annie Kelly
Photographs by Tim Street-Porter
Hardcover with jacket / 256 pages / 8 ½” x 11 ¾” / 250-plus color illustrations
ISBN: 978-0-8478-3430-3
$50 U.S., $62 Canadian, ₤32.50 U.K.
Rizzoli New York
Publication date: April 2010
www.rizzoliusa.com

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