The Curtain Book

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A visual sourcebook covering every aspect of curtains, drapes and blinds as an integral part of interior design.
The Curtain Book
More than 500 colour photographs and illustrations cover:
Historical perspectives: Curtains and hangings from medieval times to the 20th century
Selecting a style: How to choose curtains and bUnds that create the right atmosphere for your room, whether light and pretty or strongly dramatic
Room treatments: The special needs of each room in the house - Uving and dining rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, halls, staircases, children's rooms, studies
Window treatments: Inspiring treatments for every shape and style of window - from cottage casements to modern picture windows
The essentials: Practical advice on all aspects of making and arranging curtains and blinds, including finishing touches
Materials directory: A complete visual guide to fabrics, tassels and braids
The Curtain Book
The Curtain Book is a timely response to the strong and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

A visual sourcebook covering every aspect of curtains, drapes and blinds as an integral part of interior design.
The Curtain Book
More than 500 colour photographs and illustrations cover:
Historical perspectives: Curtains and hangings from medieval times to the 20th century
Selecting a style: How to choose curtains and bUnds that create the right atmosphere for your room, whether light and pretty or strongly dramatic
Room treatments: The special needs of each room in the house - Uving and dining rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, halls, staircases, children's rooms, studies
Window treatments: Inspiring treatments for every shape and style of window - from cottage casements to modern picture windows
The essentials: Practical advice on all aspects of making and arranging curtains and blinds, including finishing touches
Materials directory: A complete visual guide to fabrics, tassels and braids
The Curtain Book
The Curtain Book is a timely response to the strong and growing interest in decorative styles of curtaining, including the use of swags, tails, drapes and pelmets to add flair and character to an interior. The book provides an inspiring visual catalogue of ways to use draped and hanging fabrics imaginatively - not only for window curtains or blinds but also to ornament beds, doorways and other features.
The superb colour photographs have been taken in homes all over Europe and America by one of the world's leading interior photographers, Fritz von der Schulenburg. Many of the close-ups are specially commissioned to show treatments that can be applied to any situation. Colour artworks show techniques for measuring and embellishment and methods of hanging or attaching finished curtains, bUnds or drapes. In addition, historic styles that offer fruitful scope for imitation are illustrated in a magnificent selection of period paintings and prints.
Covering the whole spectrum of interior styles, from classic modern to Victorian and Empire revival. The Curtain Book shows how to choose fabrics and treatments that create the right atmosphere for any room ofthe house.
The book includes an invaluable Materials Directory, as well as an address list of suppUers.
Caroline Clifton-Mogg is Interiors Editor of Harpers and Queen and a widely published writer on interior design. She wrote Curtains and Blinds in the Conran Habitat series and is co-author of Displaying Pictures.
Melanie Paine runs a successful interior design business, Paine & Co., based in North London. She advises on all aspects of interior design, but her special interest remains the exciting potential of fabric for transforming the home. This is the subject of her books. Fabric Magic and Textile Classics.
Fritz von der Schulenburg is one of the world's leading photographers of interiors. He works regularly for House and Garden and The World of Interiors, and his photographs have appeared in most other design magazines, as well as in many books. He took all the photographs in The English Garden Room and Living in Scotland. Vissza