Sanctuary
Creative Homes with Intention, Meaning and Beauty
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- $26.99
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- $26.99
Publisher Description
Sanctuary: Creative Homes with Intention, Meaning and Beauty is a beautifully curated interiors book featuring 21 homes from around the world that showcase the art of authentic living and intentional style.
From an idyllic forest dwelling in Vancouver to a mid-century masterpiece in Los Angeles to a rural retreat in Devon, Sanctuary will take you on a journey around the world exploring how creative individuals live, and how they instil their homes with meaning, warmth and memories. Featuring beautiful homes from Australia, the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom, the personal essays and profiles detail the many unique ways inspiring people create spaces that reflect their values. The homes featured are as varied as the lifestyles of the people who live there – share houses, rentals, treetop abodes and more.
Sanctuary is an antidote to over-styled interiors; it's full of homes and people that feel refreshingly real. Whether you're seeking inspiration for your own space or simply looking to escape into the beauty of others', Sanctuary shines a light on the art of authentic living.
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The editors of In Bed Journal, the blog of the eponymous textiles company, explore how individuals imprint their personality on their homes in this largely successful coffee-table book. Profiling homeowners across the globe, the authors describe how one woman's decision to decorate her abode in Eltham, Australia, with secondhand furniture, including a coffee table custom built in the 1960s for the home's architect, reflects her commitment to sustainability. The L.A. home of Neada Deters, founder of organic skin care products company Lesse, embraces the same "less is more" philosophy that she brings to her products, the authors contend, showing how the sparsely decorated rooms evoke the feel of an art gallery. Elsewhere, the authors discuss how a Toronto couple's passion for Japanese design inspired them to style their house after a traditional Japanese inn with beige walls and shoji screens. Biographical background on the homeowners sheds light on how aesthetics reflect personal sensibilities, but frustratingly, some of the photos give little idea of the homes' interiors. For instance, the images for one Vancouver residence consist largely of close-ups of the bed and dining table. Still, this brings welcome attention to the human side of design.
