Much more than plain white walls and minimalist decoration, contemporary decoration is about the strong use of colour, the exploitation of texture and smooth, clean lines. Focusing on the principal elements that make up the home - walls, floors, windows and doors, furniture and furnishings, storage and display - the authors introduce us to materials not usually considered for the home: glass bricks for the walls; concrete and rubber for floors; metal for doors; and encourage the reader to experiment with colours, fabrics and lighting. Practical projects in the book include chic folding window shutters made from perspex and inexpensive streamlined flooring created from squares of hardboard.
- ISBN10 1840911069
- ISBN13 9781840911060
- Publish Date 19 May 1999 (first published 1 April 1998)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
- Imprint Conran Octopus Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 144
- Language English