Celerie Kemble: To Your Taste: Creating Modern Rooms with a Traditional Twist |  | Author: Celerie Kemble
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Category: Book
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 236052
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 256
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.2 x 1
ISBN: 0307394425
Dewey Decimal Number: 747
EAN: 9780307394422
ASIN: 0307394425
Publication Date: November 4, 2008
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Product Description
Celebrate what’s beautiful about traditional style while breaking some of its rules: Take a page out of a designer’s book and add your own sense of relaxed whimsy and exuberant personality to create spaces that are versatile, original, and truly livable.
That’s designer Celerie Kemble’s philosophy in a nutshell. It’s all about blending a classic sensibility with a dose of irreverence and a dollop of humor to achieve a home that’s tasteful, eclectic, always evolving, and always welcoming.
Celerie takes you by the hand, gives you a detailed look at many of her signature interiors, and enthusiastically reassures you that, with the right information and attitude, you can overcome challenges and artfully achieve the ultimate design goal—a perfect blend of beauty and comfort.
From finding inspiration in childhood memories, current trends, and favorite belongings to working around real-life design dilemmas (such as a lack of space or light, or awkward floor plans) to selecting just the right furnishings (including rugs, lamps, and accessories), Celerie Kemble: To Your Taste infectiously proves that when making a beautiful home, the process is the best part.
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 Readable, relatable, practical January 3, 2009
Maggie Dillier (Dallas, TX USA)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
Class bias ("Look to your parents' decorating style" - what, TV trays and laminate furniture?) notwithstanding, Celerie Kemble has written an eminently readable, relatable, and practical guide to beautiful design. From the general - create an interesting conversation between the pieces in a room - to the specific - side tables should be 2 inches below arm height - Kemble educates us and inspires us in equal parts. She's provided a guide to great rooms that helps a novice visually dissect the elements. I know what I like, but now I know how to recreate what I like in my own home. This book is a gem and a keeper for reference forever.
best guide out there January 7, 2009
sloan (Nashville, TN)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
rife with eloquent & entertaining prose, this decorating guide is just that...a guide. unlike many other decorating books, this one combines the inspiration of beautiful photography & the practicality of an explanation. if you're interested in finding a book that explains why designs work & why others don't...this is the book for you. of the many, many decorating books i own, this one is the absolute best.
if i could give it 6 stars, i would.
I Loved This Book! December 2, 2008
Skinnier B (London)
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book, not only for the great pictures and ideas, but text is really funny.
It sounds like Celerie is talking right to me and there are so many rooms to look at - many very different styles, so all kinds of inspiration and advice about practical issues.
My favorite was about hiding TV's because a few methods I hadn't seen before! Also, there are sections on pets and kids with pretty good advice. I can't believe one of her clients bought a sofa to match her dogs hair color but hey- looks like celerie has all sorts of different clients (and I like some spaces a lot more than others), but that flexibility is probably what makes her a good decorator and source for ideas!
Definitely buy this book!!!
NY Times Review November 6, 2008
NY Reader (NY, NY USA)
12 out of 16 found this review helpful
Elegant but No Dilettante
By JULIE SCELFO
Published: October 29, 2008
The New York Times
It would be easy to dismiss Celerie Kemble. First off, her name is Celerie. Then there's her privileged childhood in Palm Beach, and the fact that she joined an interior design firm founded by her mother. But that would mean missing out on the talent that put her at the forefront of a new group of society designers and that is evident throughout "Celerie Kemble: To Your Taste" ($45; Clarkson Potter). A tiny nine-point font was used to fit all her advice into the 256-page volume, which shows, step by step, how to design rooms that are elegant and personal. It isn't often a decorating book includes a tribute to artisans and an apologia, but these sections, along with what must be Ms. Kemble's genetic predisposition toward humor (her mother named her Celerie, after all), are what make the book so engaging.
Inspiring! January 28, 2010
Reader (Mercer Island, WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought To Your Taste in a local boutique store, not knowing much about Celerie. I'm thrilled to have made that impulse-buy decision. I just completed the book and I've savored every word and picture in it, pausing to reflect how I could apply Celerie's tips and wisdom to my own design projects at home. I found her sense of humor entertaining, her tips practical and the pictures inspiring. It was a wonderful experience! I look forward to Celerie's next book :-)
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