Surveys the history of the blue-and-white color scheme and presents examples of it through photographs taken in homes around the world.

Offers suggestions for using the colors blue and white in interior decoration in simple, formal, traditional, and modern settings.

This New York Times bestselling book from interior designer Mark D. Sikes is a celebration of American style today, showcasing chic and accessible ideas for every home. Modern and unfussy, Mark D. Sikes’s interiors are classic takes on California indoor/outdoor living, with natural fibers and crisp coloration, informed and influenced by the fashion world where he began his career. In eight chapters, he explores approachable, stylish looks, from "Blue and White Forever," which features indigos, stripes, batiks, and wicker in casual rooms such as porches and pool houses; to "Timeless Neutrals," presenting semiformal rooms filled with chinoiserie, gilt, glass, mirrors, banquettes, and French chairs; to "Garden Greens," featuring happy, casual family rooms and kitchens inspired by the garden with treillage woodwork, rattan, and cotton. There are also "Beautiful Brights," colorful rooms that are eclectic, layered, and fun, with chintz, florals, and Middle Eastern influences; and "Sun Faded Hues," rustic coastal rooms with weathered fabrics and furniture. Each chapter presents light-filled images of the designer’s looks and offers the reader inspiration and advice. As famed film director Nancy Meyers writes in the book’s foreword, this is a book that shows design lovers "how classic can look fresh, how style and comfort go hand-in-hand."

In A Blissful Nest, celebrated interior designer Rebekah Dempsey offers fresh and attainable design ideas to show you how to discover your interior style and create a home that truly reflects your personality and the way you live.

“The reigning queen of Southern design . . . graces readers with another dosage of her classic aesthetic with twelve marvelous homes from across the country.” —USA Today Mrs. Howard, Room by Room is the follow-up to Phoebe Howard’s critically acclaimed Joy of Decorating and takes readers even deeper into the design process, revealing the seemingly small but essential tips and tricks that will help them imbue their own homes with Mrs. Howard’s celebrated Southern style and taste. The book is divided by room, with chapters addressing living rooms and libraries, bathrooms and kitchens, bedrooms, children’s rooms, and even outdoor spaces. Images of the most gorgeous examples of rooms are chosen from more than twelve spectacular homes in locations as diverse as New York City, Nashville, and Atlanta. Mrs. Howard, Room by Room is sure to capture the hearts of her many fans and will inspire new readers with Southern charm and design ideas. “The interior designer known for her stunning Southern style.” —Oprah.com “Few designers can capture the essence of sophisticated Southern design like interior designer, Phoebe Howard . . . Page after inspiring page of Mrs. Howard Room by Room, transports you to polished, perfectly layered, and timeless rooms, divided by chapter, illustrating her gorgeous and elegant, yet comfortable style.” —Color Outside the Lines

When it comes to interiors style, antiques, and Southern vernacular architecture, Furlow Gatewood is a one-of-a-kind classic-this book presents his magical private enclave for the first time. Antiques expert Furlow Gatewood's highly personal property in bucolic Americus, Georgia, where he has meticulously restored his family's carriage house and added intimate dwellings and outbuildings-several rescued from demolition-has evolved over decades to become a sublime expression of stylish living. The structures exemplify various architectural traditions-from mid-nineteenth-century Gothic to Palladian. He has collaborated with local craftsmen to create these follies and takes delight in designing the picturesque grounds and plantings and in devising comfortable areas for his beloved dogs and peacocks. A gifted designer and longtime associate of antiques dealer John Rosselli, Gatewood has a talent for discovering singular pieces with a poetic patina, composing custom paint finishes and subtle palettes, and knowing how to incorporate distinctive architectural elements. To accompany the book's atmospheric images, close friend Bunny Williams writes about the lessons she has learned from this master of discernment. Gatewood's seductive and hospitable Arcadian oasis, with its exquisite and timeless design, will have an enduring impact on the design community.