Leading the Artful Life Mary Engelbreit: Interiors Designed with Artistic Intuition

By Mary Engelbreit and ENGELBREIT

Book Overview

Includes decorating techniques for the home and reflects a wide range of decor and design choices, ranging from New Traditionalist styles and Bohemian rooms to Minimalist motifs and unique color and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0740709976
• ISBN13: 9780740709975
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.6" x 11.5"

Customer Reviews

This book has been with me for years and I still love it!

As an artist the decoration styles presented in this and other Mary's books and magazines appeals to me more than any other,the nick nacks' in every room are always being rediscovered every time I'm headed to a fair, garage or state sale, an antique or thrift store, I always go back to "my book", before I head out. I get inspiration to create my own art, and since I can't make up my mind on a decor style: "country", "traditional", "cottage", "funky", etc. I learned I can mix them all! And still keep my favorite things and colors all together.

A decor book for the artist within

As professional home stylist and a lover of all things creative, I purchased this book. I was afraid it was going to be all cutesy country but it was not. It does have a lot of vintage items in great vignettes but is also has chapters on "Bohemian Rhapsody" - ethnic decor, and a chapter entitled "The bare necessities"- which expounds on the "less is more" look. If you want a home that says, "An artist lives here"; this book will give you great ideas and inspiration. This book is now one of my favorites in my extensive decorating book collection.

homes with personality

This is a beautiful book showcasing homes with personality. The rooms aren't all "decoratory" and precisely "country" or "traditional." Judge the book on its own merits (which are many), not on the basis that the photos have appeared in a magazine before.

Inspirational for enhancing one's own living space

Leading The Artful Life: Interiors Designed With Artistic Intuition showcases traditional, eclectic, bohemian, and minimalist styles and designs by inventive homeowners. Infused with tips from top designers in the field, this compendium of beautiful homes and rooms reveals ideas and tastes that reflect high standards of aesthetics. Brilliant photographs superbly compliment the informative text and make Leading The Artful Life a "must" for students of interior design and the non-specialist general reader seeking inspiration for enlivening and enhancing their own living spaces.

Beautiful book

This book has beautiful photographs that really tie in with the different topics being discussed. The book covers a number of different decorating styles i.e., traditional, colors, bohemian, nature, minimalist...and each chapter has useful tips. I found that this booked helped support me in utilizing my own creativity as well as giving me many new ideas. If you like creative decorating you will like this book!