A Certain Style by Tricia Guild

When Tricia Guild, founder and Creative Director of Designers Guild, sits down to pen an interior design book, one sits up and takes notice, and A Certain Style does not disappoint.

COLOUR, PATTERN & SPACE

This is huge, heavy and beautifully put together book is a rare coffee table treat for design lovers. A showcase for Tricia Guild's remarkable gift with colour, pattern and space, the book illustrates fourteen very different homes, which have been designed by Guild to reflect each owner's very individual personality and style. From the Lakeside Pavillion to the French Chateau, to the New York City Loft to the Modern Manoir, these incredible homes highlight different ways of using neutrals, contrasts, accents and texture to create a space which is just right.

TIPS & TRICKS

Some of the patterns and colours that Tricia Guild has used in combination in these interiors are daring, extravagant and bold - combinations that few others would think of attempting - but somehow they work. How does she do it? Alongside each of the stunning photographs featured in this book, she has tried to explain. For example, while choosing the same pattern for wallpaper and curtains has the effect of making a room seem bigger, matching square white rugs help to lighten and define a space. Meanwhile, where a monotone palette helps to create a contemporary look, using the same print in a different colourway can create a fresh new look, while providing continuity.

ENDLESSLY INSPIRING

This is an endlessly inspiring tome to all manner of different looks, whether you are trying to create fifties glamour, upscale elegance, extravagant pattern or almost anything else - Tricia Guild has the answers. We can but try to imitate her.

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Emily Jenkinson

15 December 2010