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A brilliantly designed layout and text blend clarity with inspiration on every page. Nine themed garden makeovers have been designed, built and planted specially for this volume, with step-by-step photos and drawings demonstrating each project in a clear, easy-to-follow fashion.

The book addresses and demystifies common garden concerns, and is crammed with tips to help the reader create their ideal garden from first inspiration all the way to month-by-month maintenance. A catalogue of recommended garden plants – all widely available and easy-to-grow – is also included.

Comprehensively combining garden design, DIY and horticulture in one good-looking and authoritative volume, Outdoor Living offers the reader all the knowledge and inspiration they will need to create their perfect outdoor room – and enjoy it to the full.

Good design is a good investment—poor quality or unimaginative spaces will not be attractive to children; the play space may not be valued by the local community and may fall into disuse and disrepair.

High-quality, integrated play space design is imperative in helping to attract children and families, and for the playground to become a valued part of the local environment.

This detailed book examines key drivers in best play space designs: it investigates the importance of play, preparations and planning, how to develop a strong design brief, good layout, choosing the right equipment materials for the type of space, and how to incorporate the best natural elements into the play space design.

This strong reference also describes key design issues, such as boundaries and fencing issues, along with standards for major equipment, including platforms, guardrails and protective barriers. There’s also a comprehensive section on hazards and dangers.

The book showcases an international range of projects divided into three major case study themes: play spaces in parks, communities and schools, with each case study illuminated by informative narrative text descriptions, and accompanied by rich, full-color photography, detailed diagrams and illustrations.

This is the ultimate guide to creating an outdoor oasis in your very own backyard. Hundreds of images illustrate creative ideas for turning a simple lawn into a fresh-air room. Topics covered include using landscaping to create "walls" and a sense of space. Design possibilities of wood, poured concrete, brick, tile, gravel, natural stone, and concrete pavers are explored. Consider decorating loggias, patios, courtyards, covered porches, decks, lanais, and rooftops, as well as temporary structures. Learn how to furnish an outdoor room. A large section on outdoor kitchens provides ideas for outdoor design's hottest trend. Designers, contractors, architects, and homeowners will love the multitude of ideas for fashioning amazing outdoor spaces.

Outdoor Spaces is a unique collection of innovative, alfresco designs that integrate human habitats seamlessly into their surrounding environment. The use of natural light, filtered into the interior spaces of the residence, is just one example of how contemporary architects and landscape designers attempt to reestablish a connection with the outdoors. Using state of the art design and materials, these terraces, balconies, gardens, and courtyards embody the merging of luxurious living spaces with a more respectable attitude toward nature. Whether the view is a secluded, sandy beach or a metropolitan skyline, these spaces function as stylish yet relaxing leisure areas.

"Outdoors" covers a range of garden uses, from relaxation to entertainment. Readers are encouraged to look beyond the garden gate to consider garden styles worldwide. The book provides practical information on how to fulfil the requirements for each garden type and as well as presenting classic solutions, the authors provide imaginative, inspirational and up to date alternatives. Today's designed gardens also provide the appropriate means for putting conservation philosophies into practice whether it be for wildlife, recycling or water-wise gardening. This work includes practical advice on how to design your own garden and fifteen case studies throughout the book, personally chosen by the authors, demonstrate how innovative design can be translated to the garden whether on a grand scale or in the creative detailing that sets one garden apart from another. This exciting book, redefines garden design for the twenty-first century and shows the best and most stimulating examples from around the world. Whether you live in the town or country and regardless of the size of your garden, "Outdoors" will be an invaluable source of information and inspiration.

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Bringing the pleasure of a never ending summer inside your home is without a doubt a very powerful interior design element. It changes the perception and the ambience of a space not only in the way it looks, but also in how it affects your mood.

From indoor pools to winter gardens, roof gardens to indoor golf, Outside In showcases different ways of combining the elements of nature, sport, and leisure inside your home. This richly illustrated volume presents many original applications and exquisite examples by internationally known architects and designers.

Aitana Lleonard collaborated with several cultural magazines before writing for Loft Publications. She is the author of several publications about interiors and architecture such as Ultimate Paris Design, Beach Clubs, and Small+Urban+Modern=Homes.

Anyone looking for design ideas for patios, terraces, and other compact outdoor spaces will find this inspirational sourcebook invaluable, whether starting afresh or fine-tuning an existing design.

This is the ultimate resource for innovative terrace, roof garden, patio, and balcony design ideas for outdoor spaces of all shapes and sizes. Featured inside this lavishly illustrated sourcebook are 600 full-colour photographs and diagrams of uniquely beautiful projects from around the world, by well-known and up-and-coming garden and landscape designers. They reveal how to create exterior spaces in a variety of styles, from a classic urban roof garden with romantic garden plantings to clean, modern, and innovative spaces.

Traditional as well as cutting-edge materials that are practical, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly are featured throughout. Most importantly, the design ideas featured can easily be tailored to the unique tastes and individual needs of a particular site or project.

Truly an inspirational sourcebook for anyone aspiring to create or update an outdoor room, the book includes designs from all parts of the world — the United States, Canada, England, Japan, and France, among other countries — by some of the very best contemporary garden designers and landscape architects at work today. This book is destined to become a perennial resource.

About the Author

Francesc Zamora Mola is the author of numerous architecture and interior design books, including The Sourcebook of Contemporary Urban Design, 150 Best New Apartment Ideas, and Small Apartment Inspirations. Formerly an architect in San Francisco, he currently lives and works in Barcelona.

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A behind-the-scenes look at the inspiration for Scott's most impressive interiors
Features dazzling images of Scott's chic never-before-seen homes by photographer Antoine Bootz

The first monograph on New York-based interior designer David Scott's work, Outside the Box: An Interior Designer's Innovative Approach to Creating Chic and Comfortable Rooms is a delightful behind-the-scenes look into 11 of his most stunning projects.

Scott's interiors seamlessly combine his adoration for the elegance of antiques with his admiration for the functionality of modernity, creating environments that are at once visually stimulating and inherently calming. Each space is custom designed to emphasize and reflect the personal style and character of his clients. Outside the Box takes a look at the elements of inspiration that have been the guiding force for Scott's innovative and striking spaces, where comfort and chic harmoniously coexist.

Contents:

Preface
Contemporary Urban Apartment
Sophistication in Connecticut
Classical City Residence
Modern House on the Water
Art Deco Home for a Young Family
Hamptons Country Retreat
Art-Filled New York City Loft
Collectors Villa in the Desert
Open Spaces on Miami Beach
English-Style Country Manor
Cutting-Edge Style on the Atlantic

This volume shows the most thought-provoking and innovative temporary and commercial expressions of architecture. The stand designs shown here can be viewed as a three-dimensional version of marketing, bearing in mind the target audience, the site location, and of course the product to be displayed. Each proposal manages to imprint its own particular atmosphere, within the dynamic framework of changing trends and fashions. Numerous photographs, construction details and ground plans round out each proposal, making this a thorough and highly useful reference book.

A home on the magnificent Pacific coast can be a breathtaking place to live, but building beside the ever-changing sea presents unique architectural and design challenges. This stunningly photographed volume presents dramatic homes from around the Pacific rim--from California to Mexico to Australia to Japan and back again,glorious examples of how to enjoy life on the ocean's edge. Combining seascapes with new trends in home building and ornamentation, these exquisite homes reflect a remarkable collaboration between architect, landscape, and homeowner.

Paint and wallpaper are usually the least expensive element in any interior design yet also the most difficult to get right. This book simplifies the process, using Oliver’s simple, straightforward but extremely stylish approach to color and light. David Oliver’s use of color in interior design has brought him both great acclaim and a star-studded roster of private clients. This is his first book, and it functions as a master class in paint, paper, and light. He shows what works and why by demonstrating how the combined influences of light and pigment affect the changing quality of color in a room. In his designs, Oliver seeks to recreate the unique vitality and depth of color found in fine art pigments by using the finest ingredients and technology available today. The book also explores his tonal color-by-number system for ceilings, cornices, walls, and woodwork, creating a harmonious balance of light and color by accentuating various interior elements in a room. It combines an array of practical ideas and planning advice with actual case studies making it an inspirational reconsideration of color for anyone interested in interior design.

In the book, tens of renowned illustrators, interior designers and graphic designers contributed with their wall painting works. The cultural clash offers us more opportunities for inspiration and creativity. The book starts with the part of "Designers Approaches to Wall Painting", where the artists talk about their inspirations and the stories behind their works, revealing the extraordinary charm of wall painting and its current situation. It is a platform for wall painting fans to communicate with great designers. The book is divided into six parts according to different contexts: Wall Painting in Homes, Hotels, Offices, Stores, Hospitals & Clinics, and Elsewhere.

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This illustrated volume on "Plazzi of Rome" presents the magnificent residences of popes and nobles of the Eternal City in an extraordinarily comprehensive and vivid way. Each palazzo and villa is described within its art historical context. Brilliant photographs capture the atmosphere of these fine palaces and villas in their whole splendor. How tightly the histories of the Borghese, Farnese, Colonna, Corsini, and many other of the grand old Roman families are interwoven with the histories of their stately residences becomes evident in the effort they spent in the construction, decoration, and upkeep of the buildings.The reader will learn how the Roman high nobility was obsessed over generations by the ardent desire to have an adequate palace to represent itself within the City of Cities. The competition for the most sumptuous palazzo led to the creation of some of the famous works of art that exemplify the refined - and often revolutionary - tastes of the great art patrons of the Italian capital.

In Pale & Interesting, stylist Atlanta Bartlett and designer Dave Coote reveal their passion for decorating with a muted palette of subtle shades, resulting in a stylish yet comfortable home.

Atlanta and Dave start by taking a look at the design philosophy behind the look, breaking it down into three simple mantras: Keep it Simple, Keep it Relaxed, and Keep it Real. Next, in Putting It All Together, they map out all the key elements of the Pale & Interesting look: Shades of Pale; Texture & Form; Mixing it Up; Waste Not, Want Not; and Collecting. 

Finally, in The Rooms, they take us on a tour throughout the home, revealing how easy and enjoyable it is to live with chalky pastels, earthy natural tones, understated neutrals, and muted vintage shades. They also demonstrate how these soothing shades can provide the perfect (and surprisingly practical) backdrop to busy family life.

Pale & Interesting shows how to tap into the look and draw on your own individual taste to create a fresh, light, and airy home that’s a joy to live in, every single day.

About the Author

Atlanta Bartlett is an interiors stylist whose trademark look is accessible and easy-going. Dave Coote is a furniture and interiors designer well known for his quirky, retro style with an emphasis on reclaimed materials. Atlanta and Dave live on Romney Marsh, Kent.