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Whitcomb, Claire.

Designers in residence : the personal style of top women decorators and designers / the editors of Victoria Magazine ; text by Claire Whitcomb.

New York : Hearst Books, ©2000.

175 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes material on Rachel Ashwell, Lilian August, Mary Baltz, Carol Bolton, Cheila Bridges, Nina Campbell, Katrin Cargill, Isabelle de Borchgrave, Tricia Foley, Ann Fox, Anna French, Edwige Martin, Christiane Michaels, Charlotte Moss, Lyn Peterson, Carolyn Quartermaine, Joedda Sampson, Theadora Van Runkle.

Interior decorators -- Homes and haunts.

Women interior decorators -- Psychology.

Interior decoration -- History -- 20th century.

Victoria (New York, N.Y.)

Foreword -- Introduction -- Family style -- Rachel Ashwell: livability first -- Katrin Cargill: never enough red -- Lyn Peterson: inherited parameters -- Interiors as art -- Carolyn Quartermaine: share and pure -- Isabelle de Borchgrave: specializing in sunshine -- Anna French: a passion for color -- Private sanctuaries -- Lillian August: rules for a refuge -- Carol Bolton: homespun elegance -- Tricia Foley: cultivating outdoor spaces -- Laboratories of white -- Mary Baltz: changing with the seasons -- Theadora Van Runkle: from chintz to white -- Ann Fox: embellishing a bungalow -- Space, cleverly used -- Sheila Bridges: an office that welcomes guests -- Christiane Michaels: the well-dressed room -- Edwige Martin: blue-jeans ease -- Drawing on tradition -- Joedda Sampson: comfort in history -- Nina Campbell: style on the move -- Charlotte moss: masterful solutions.

Publisher description

99086287

9781588160034

0688176976

9780688176976

1588160033

0688176976

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