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Swedish Room


  • ISBN13: 9780711209152
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
Beautiful images reveal the Swedish room as a work of art that has a place in every home.Amazon.com Review
The Swedish palette of soft pastels conveys an aesthetic simplicity like no other. Even though I do not live in a stately mansion or a castle (beautifully photographed throughout the book) I became inspired to add the same colors and textures to my own decor. Stenciled borders, tromp l’ oleil, marbling, and delicately painted wall canvases add ha… More >>

Swedish Room

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  1. #1 by Valle Menier on April 11, 2010 - 6:13 am

    This is a great book! Specially for a novice in Swedish style. The pictures are really beautiful and the description is very detail oriented. Also the way the author use of the history and phsysical location of the different periods make a difference when being introduced to something new. A definetly A+!
    Rating: 5 / 5

  2. #2 by EE Bookwright on April 11, 2010 - 7:15 am

    I was looking for a more real world book on Swedish interiors, i.e., color palettes, decor ideas, etc. This book depicted lavish, extravagant rooms that would be more in keeping with very high-end decorating. If I had a castle, perhaps….

    Wonderful photos of truly beautiful rooms, indeed, but the uptopian flavor of the book matched its price, so rather than keeping it on the shelf, I returned it.
    Rating: 2 / 5

  3. #3 by Janice M. Brooks on April 11, 2010 - 8:06 am

    This is a wonderful book for an a decorative artist or faux- finisher. It has a wealth of information you can use in designing ideas for this very popular time in history . I have used this book many times in designing art for furniture and walls .A must-have for any decorative artist or designer.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  4. #4 by Anonymous on April 11, 2010 - 9:57 am

    I have found this book a constant inspiration when considering the Swedish style in general and Gustavian in particular.

    The photos and colours are excellent. The text begins by being historically interesting and illuminating but becomes unfocussed and then banal. The translation is awkward in parts. Still the information is superior to the commonly gushy interior design style.

    Although there is a section on contemporary versions of the classic Swedish styles, it remains primarily an homage to the original rather than an illustration of an inventive combination.

    Nonetheless, an excellent reference book.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  5. #5 by Lupo Montegrigio on April 11, 2010 - 11:16 am

    The cover and the look-inside-glimpse do not do this book justice att all. It’s not all that rural and folksy, but has a wide range of interiors from palaces, mansions, farms and cottages. The in-put from Italy (and later France) was huge in the days when Sweden was a major European power in the 17th century. The book moves on into the Gustavian era of simple elegance and continues to regency and the summer-houses that became popular in the 19th century. A very well illustrated book with excellent photos.
    Rating: 5 / 5