“Architect–turned–interior designer Flanigan is known for her holistic approach to timeless design informed by a home’s architecture. In her first book, she shares her creative process for uncovering and showcasing the beauty in our lives. Though harmony is the overall goal, Flanigan judicially uses juxtaposition to create additional interest.
Anyone trying to emulate Flanigan’s refined, somewhat stark look will enjoy learning her methods and also poring over the inspiring photos.”
Description
The Beauty of Home combines refined elegance and innovative simplicity for a fresh, new perspective on traditional interior design.
Marie Flanigan’s trademark style is evident through her sophisticated use of texture, color, and light. These components combine to create environments in which people love to live. The Beauty of Home details the specific design elements integral to Marie’s creative process. Highlighting nine elements—architecture, composition, character, palette, illumination, detail, simplicity, depth, and surprise—each chapter begins with Marie’s philosophy of design on that particular element, and is followed by photo collections of individual homes with commentary and meaning behind each image—how it specifically relates to the chapter element, and design as a whole. This is a sophisticated philosophy-of-design work, complemented by gorgeous photography featuring more than twenty diverse homes displaying custom furnishings, antiques, textiles, and fine art.
Reviews
“Follow along as Flanigan takes readers back to the basics of interior design with lessons on how to complement architecture, add character with well-loved antiques and create balance with color, lighting, detail and more. With breathtaking photography to accompany each page, Flanigan’s design philosophies will take your space from drab to fab.”
“Consider this your master class in establishing a well-decorated home with an education on what embodies Flanigan's design process for her graceful, soothing interiors.”
“I consider Marie’s style modern traditional. I love it though, so I like to see these rooms and how sophisticated they are – it helps me realize I can have rooms not bursting in pattern sometimes and it can still look sophisticated.”