No comments about Picture Perfect Framing: Making, Matting, Mounting, Embellishing, Displaying and More.

1 comments about Classical Furniture.

1. I must confess that I was very pleasantly surprised and delighted by this excellent, first book outing by David Linley! It is an excellent survey of the history of classicism from its origins in ancient Greece, to the influence of Architect Andrea Palladio, throughout Europe, England and the rest of the world. Linley is an excellent modern day interpreter of classicism, which is evident by his furniture designs which are featured throughout this beautiful book. He goes into detail about the great furniture makers such as, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton. He also discusses the influence of some of the great architects such as Adam and Kent. I had the good luck to see up close, one of Linley's biggest commissions: The conference table in The Board of Trustee's Room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which was more than cleverly done. In years to come, he will unquestionably be regarded as one of the great modern interpeters of classical furniture ever. This book is a MUST for anyone who loves fine furniture.

1 comments about Sitting on the Edge: Modernist Design from the Collection of Michael and Gabrielle Boyd.

1. Sitting on the Edge: Modernist Design, is a well put together book, and a rare find in modern furnishing circles. A great review of Michael and Gabrielle Boyd's collection, which as one can see by the list, is stunning. The pictures of the pieces in the collection though are the catch all. Full page photographs, beautiful type, well laid out, and a great collection at one's finger tips, I personally couldn't ask for more, except perhaps the actual pieces of furniture in the collection. If you love Modernist furniture, go with this one!

No comments about Early Georgian Furniture 1715-1740.

No comments about Flying Furniture.

1 comments about The Period Rooms of Ruth McChesney.

1. This book was very interesting to read and the pictures were very nice. I gives great ideas for interior design.

1 comments about Furniture Restoration and Renovation (Decorative Techniques Series).

1. I picked this book up when I was starting a furniture restoration store of my own. I think it stood out to me above other similar books because I am a very visual person. Every one of the 144 pages is full color and packed with very clear and easy to understand photographs. It is a very balanced book and starts right by going into what restoration and renovation really mean. Then it spends twelve pages discussing all of the materials and tools you will encounter in doing this work with very clear pictures of everything. It even discusses how to treat your furniture for bugs and how to make your own varnish. Once this thorough background is laid out, the book moves on to furniture work.
   
   The project section starts by talking about how to diagnose a piece of furniture and determine what is best to do with it. It gives you the basics of blemish filling, sanding, stripping and staining. The rest of the book contains dozens of step-by-step projects, each incorporating different new techniques or challenges. These are not necessarily meant to be replicated step-by-step, rather it shows how they approached projects, what things they had to consider and the stages of the project. At the same time the book is clearly explaining and illustrating tons of different skills from cleaning wood, repairing damage, upholstery, staining and painting, even removing mildew from wicker. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn the basics of Furniture Restoration & Renovation (like the title says.)

No comments about Miller's Collecting Modern Design.

No comments about Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

1 comments about Modern Furnishings for the Home (Acanthus Press Reprint Series. 20th Century, Landmarks in Design, V. 7).

1. Not a bad book and it might be just what you're looking for. 300 pages, all b&w, picture quality is only fair. I guess this book belongs in a quality library but I found it generally disappointing at the price.