The constant stream of books into my home may be the best perk of being a blogger. While I’ve been aiming to pare down my possessions, I still revel in the glossy pages of beautifully photographed rooms. It helps that I have a rather grand set of built in bookshelves in my living room, which looks best when full. Then of course there’s the console table behind the sofa that needs a stack, and the coffee table (a Heywood-Wakefield with a top that turns, inherited from my husband’s grandparents). A couple of these don’t squarely fall in the design category, and I don’t actually own every one, but I did browse and love them all.
b e s t d e s i g n b o o k s 2 0 1 2
Steven Gambrel Time & Space, Abrams 2012
Playful Home, Rizzoli 2012
Kelly Wearstler Rhapsody, Rizzoli 2012
Diane Keaton House, Rizzoli 2012
Classical Chinese Furniture, Vendome Press 2012
Brooklyn Makers, Princeton Architectural Press 2012
Susanna Salk Be Your Own Decorator, Rizzoli 2012
Jennifer Post Pure Space, Rizzoli 2012
Cupcakes and Cashmere, Abrams 2012
Home by Novogratz, Artisan 2012
Young House Love, Artisan 2012
Amanda Nisbet Dazzling Design, Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2012
The Art Book, Phaidon 2012
This Old House The Best Homes, Abrams 2012
Alvar Aalto Houses, Princeton Architectural Press 2012
Thom Filicia American Beauty, Clarkson Potter 2012
Roman and Williams Things We Made, Rizzoli 2012
Interiors | Atelier AM, Rizzoli 2012
The Iconic Interior, Abrams 2012
200 Small Apartment Ideas, Firefly Books 2012
Ann Getty Interior Style, Rizzoli 2012
Lars Bolander Interior Design and Inspiration, TeNeues 2012
Eric Cohler Cohler on Design, The Monacelli Press 2012
Darryl Carter The Collected Home, Clarkson Potter 2012
French Flair Modern Vintage Interiors, Flammarion 2012