Abrams Books Love Affairs with Houses

No one on this side of the pond has the ability to combine wonderful antiques and grand architecture with comfortable furnishings, hallmarks of English country style, as beautifully as Bunny Williams. Her take on this style is more edited, with none of the fustiness and worn items that characterize some (or many) of the English great houses (especially those that are not open to the public), and it's quite obvious that huge amounts of money are required to furnish and decorate these houses, but almost all of them have warmth and livability as the most intrinsic quality. Ms. Williams seems to be going in the direction of more modern interiors as compared to her previous books, which is not surprising since interior decorating is not a static field, and one must not only go with the times but also incorporate new and different elements to grow as a person and a decorator. I'm firmly in the camp of traditional interiors, and this book has enough of that type to keep me very satisfied. It's a lovely book that will satisfy Bunny William's many fans and also appeal to a younger generation that wants more of an edge when decorating their homes. She's an inveterate traveler and in constant search of the finest and most interesting objects, and her knowledge runs wide and deep. It shows in each and every one of the places she has chosen in this book.

Luckily, as I was about to gift wrap this item today, I checked and at Page 24 there is a whole section turned upside down and bound, running from page 36 back through to page 25 (all upside down) and then continuing from page 37 the right way up. I would like this item replaced with a copy of the book with all the pages in the right order and the right way up, please!!

Ab Seite 264 stehen die Seiten auf dem Kopf beginnend mit Seite 276 rückwärts über 12 Seiten bis Seite 265. Das Buch war als Geschenk gedacht, konnte in diesem Zustand jedoch nicht verschenkt werden.

Looked good, someone probably has a nice book? Thx Amazon - refunded me.

Ich mag sie eigentlich und habe auch andere Bücher, aber das, was einige der internationalen Kritiken sagten, stimmt leider. es ist zu unpersönlich und für mich zu sehr: das sieht jetzt alles ganz europäisch aus! Aber das kriegen die Amerikaner in der Regel nie wirklich hin, da es eben nicht nur um große Vorhänge und einige Antiquitäten geht. bei den anderen Büchern hatte ich mehr das Gefühl das ihr Stil gezeigt wird. Es gibt ja mittlerweile so viele Design Bücher über jedes Thema, aber dieses kann man sich sparen, außer man mag diesen pseudo Europa Stil. Ansonsten gibt es bessere Bücher wenn es um einen klassischen Stil geht. Schade, da sie einer der Inneneinrichter ist, die wirklich sympatisch wirkt und unkompliziert und ihre anderen Bücher sind ja auch gut