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Living Bright

Fashioning Colourful Interiors
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Living Bright by Matthew Williamson is a vibrant exploration of interior design, showcasing how bold colours and patterns can transform a home. The book offers inspiration through stunning photographs and practical tips, encouraging readers to embrace a daring aesthetic. It's a celebration of lively and imaginative design, perfect for those looking to infuse their living spaces with energy and creativity.
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This book may appeal to you if you love exploring vibrant and eclectic interior design ideas. It offers inspiration from a renowned designer, encouraging you to embrace colourful patterns and imaginative home decor to transform your living spaces.

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The most joyful, inspirational interiors, with a fascinating personal story from the master of colour himself! Matthew shows us how to live life bright! - Sienna Miller, actress

A practical guide and personal invitation from the king of colour to find your own style and embrace the paint pot whether designing a castle or a cupboard.

Think beige, grey and white are the only neutrals? Think again. As a lifelong fan of rich jewel tones, fashion designer turned interiors expert Matthew Williamson makes the case for living cocooned in colour. Pink can be subtle, warming and very liveable, while, used sparingly, fiery red can get you going. Let Matthew help you find your style DNA and you'll soon be getting out the paint brush and turning bland corners of your home into a technicolour paradise.

Packed with inspirational images of interior decorating projects, including his own homes in London and Mallorca, as well as visual references that will transport you to the places that are close to his heart, Living Bright is the hardworking handbook to take on your journey to colourful living. No space is too small and no project too big. Just follow his simple instructions, work out which shades speak to you and a lifetime of kaleidoscopic colour awaits.

Now is the time to banish boring and learn to live bright with joyful interiors that will lift your mood without punishing your bank balance. Whether serene, soft pink, or lively mustard yellow, earthy olive green or rich, regal purple, there's a shade that will work for everyone and every home.

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Living Bright by Matthew Williamson is praised for its vibrant and inspirational approach to interior design. Reviewers admire Williamson's unique visual style and his passionate use of colour, describing the book as a joyful exploration of interior possibilities. It is seen as both a personal story and an artistic guide, inviting readers into Williamson's magical universe.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500024577

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: 182 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Michelle Ogundehin
  • Foreword by Michelle Ogundehin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 1340g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Matthew Williamson is a British designer known for his love of pattern and colour. Starting out in fashion in the mid-1990s, for more than a decade Williamson's eponymous brand dressed celebrities, appeared on magazine covers and won multiple awards. After collaborating on a number of collections for the home, he moved to Mallorca and pivoted towards interior design. Williamson designs joyful rooms and homewares inspired by his love of travel and was a guest judge on the BBC's Interior Design Masters television show.

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