Author(s): Roger Banks-Pye; Nonie Nieswand; James Merrell (Photographer)

Interior design, decor & style guides

Roger Banks-Pye, former design director at the premier dec orating company Colefax & Fowler, infused the firms traditionally polished look with his own highly individual approach to create the fabulous looking homes found in Interior Inspirations. To be the best, you have to work with the best was one of Banks-Pye's maxims. This book lets you do just that. Follow this sought-after designer through some of the private homes he transformed -- from a London apartment done on a shoestring to a Scottish hunting lodge where money was no object. On the way, readers discover how Banks-Pye met each new challenge, turning each idea into stunning reality.
-- Invaluable rules of thumb on design fundamentals, including structure, pattern, color, furnishings, and lighting -- now available in affordable paperback format.
-- 350 black-and-white and full-color photographs of the world's most exclusive interiors.