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Tricks of the Trade
Discover the Secrets of Interior Design
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A-list interior designer Kathryn M. Ireland opens the door to her inviting home in California and reveals the insider secrets of her creative process. Built for a silent-film star in the 1920s, the Spanish Revival house in Santa Monica holds many stories. For Kathryn, it was...
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A-list interior designer Kathryn M. Ireland opens the door to her inviting home in California and reveals the insider secrets of her creative process.
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A-list interior designer Kathryn M. Ireland opens the door to her inviting home in California and reveals the insider secrets of her creative process.
Built for a silent-film star in the 1920s, the Spanish Revival house in Santa Monica holds many stories. For Kathryn, it was love at first sight. She was determined to preserve the building's architecture and honour its remarkable history as a gathering place for writers, musicians, and creatives. Kathryn began by simply listening to the house and salvaging many of its original features.
Then it was time for her to create her signature layered look, using her own fabrics and art and furniture from her former homes. A hand-painted bed from India, an Arts and Crafts desk from London, a Suzani wall hanging – these beloved pieces had lived with her through many previous chapters and soon found their places in this new setting.
Throughout the book, which explores each room in turn, Kathryn explains her approach to decorating via moodboards, sketches, floorplans, and photographs. She also asks the experts for their advice on subjects such as buying antiques and hanging art.
Tricks of the Trade is a reflection of everything Kathryn has learned over more than 30 years, born from a lifelong love affair with textiles, colour, and the way fabrics bring rooms to life.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781800655706
Publisher: Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 February 2027
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: CICO Books
Illustration: 250 col photographs
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 216.0mm
Height: 254.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Born in England and raised between London and Scotland, Kathryn M. Ireland arrived in Los Angeles in 1986. Today she is one of the most influential interior and textile designers in the world. Kathryn’s clientele includes Steve Martin, Fran Drescher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ann McNally and David Mamet. She is consistently named one of Elle Decor’s A-List designers and has been included on AD’s list of the 20 Most Famous Interior Designers Working Today. She starred in Bravo TV’s Million Dollar Decorators, has an online course with Create Academy and her line of fabrics is distributed across the globe. The author of seven books, Kathryn lives in California and hosts design retreats at her home in France.
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