by Christopher Drake (Author), Christopher Drake (Author), Katrin Cargill (Author)
With its emphasis on light-infused interiors and fresh painted surfaces, Swedish interior design is easy to live with, traditional and yet contemporary in its appeal. Katrin Cargill distils the chief characteristics of a look that embraces the cool colours and modest proportions of Gustavian interiors and the unpretentious charm of country nostalgia. Five practical chapters - The Essence of Swedish Style, Colour and Paint, Furniture, Fabric and Accessories - show how you can adapt and recreate this style in your own home.
The photographs, many of little-known Swedish interiors, feature rooms where the look has been successfully recreated and some of the period houses that provide the inspiration.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Published: 2003
ISBN 10: 0711218137
ISBN 13: 9780711218130
Katrin Cargill is a freelance decorator and writer and former features editor at the World of Interiors and decorating editor at the American House Beautiful. Of Swiss and Swedish descent, she has lived in the USA and Europe and is now based in London with her family.