The House in Good Taste
After ninety years, "The House in Good Taste" by America's "first lady of interior decoration," Elsie de Wolfe, still offers timeless design advice.
Compiled from her articles in newspapers and magazines and first published in 1914, "The House in Good Taste" is a seminal book on interior design with ideas that have lasted a century because they influenced not only the wealthy clients of Park Avenue and Palm Beach, but popular taste as well.
De Wolfe advised Americans to shun ostentation and clutter in favor of simplicity, to dismantle the draperies in order to let in the light, and to replace garish colors with beige and ivory. "I believe in plenty of optimism and white paint," she declared, "comfortable chairs with lights beside them, open fires on the hearth and flowers wherever they 'belong, ' mirrors and sunshine in all rooms." The rooms that Americans inhabited in the middle of the twentieth century still today owe much to de Wolfe's tastes.
Simple Pillows by Katrin Cargill, ISBN 1841723088
With over 100 design ideas and 20 step-by-step projects -- each illustrated with color photographs and step-by-step drawings on convenient fold-out pages -- Simple Pillows is a complete pillow-making resource. It offers perfect solutions for beds, chairs, sofas, and settees. Whether your style is modern, traditional, ornate, or sleek, Katrin Cargill solves your design dilemma with a variety of fabrics in colors and textures guaranteed to flatter any room -- all photographed by James Merrell.
Simple Pillows by Katrin Cargill, ISBN 1841723088 
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Simple Pillows by Katrin Cargill, ISBN 1841723088
With over 100 design ideas and 20 step-by-step projects -- each illustrated with color photographs and step-by-step drawings on convenient fold-out pages -- Simple Pillows is a complete pillow-making resource. It offers perfect solutions for beds, chairs, sofas, and settees. Whether your style is modern, traditional, ornate, or sleek, Katrin Cargill solves your design dilemma with a variety of fabrics in colors and textures guaranteed to flatter any room -- all photographed by James Merrell.
Simple Pillows by Katrin Cargill, ISBN 1841723088
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Urban Suede Tan Futon Slipcover with Pillows, Full (Available in Assorted Colors)
- Made of 100% pure micro-denier polyester fiber
- Color-fast, durable material
- Slipcover fits full-size futon mattresses and junior twin chairs
- Three-sided zipper allows for easy placement on futon mattress
- Easy to clean and maintain
- Manufactured to order in the U.S.A.
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Learning Foreign and Second Languages: Perspectives in Research and Scholarship by Heidi Byrnes, ISBN 0873528018
This inaugural volume in the MLA series Teaching Languages, Literatures, and Cultures provides an overview of second language acquisition research. Is language a system of linguistic forms to be acquired by the study of grammar, or is language a means of communication, where students learn not by studying rules but by engaging straightaway in the use of language to convey meanings? Which approach is better in the classroom? The vibrant field of second language acquisition research is now carefully examining questions like these.
Written for a nonspecialized audience -- for readers who share an interest in foreign language teaching and learning -- Learning Foreign and Second Languages addresses both theory and methodology. Administrators, department chairs, curriculum and materials developers, teachers, and graduate students will find this collection of essays enlightening.
Learning Foreign and Second Languages: Perspectives in Research and Scholarship by Heidi Byrnes, ISBN 0873528018
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Furniture/Mobel/Meubles Design by Paco Asensio, ISBN 3823855751
Whether it's the Eames chair, a Noguchi lamp, a Knoll table or a dresser designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the best furniture is timeless and comfortable, utilitarian and unique. Each of the more than 450 four-color images featured in this compact volume possess all these qualities and more. Classics from Philippe Starck, van der Rohem, Le Corbusier, and Maurer and Aalto are depicted side by side with work from today's most exciting designers, such as Jorge Pensi, Marco Sousa Santos, Waldemar Rothe, Roberto Giacomucci, and more. From chairs, tables, sideboards and highboys to beds, lamps, desks, and bookcases, this portable volume is not only a comprehensive survey of the world's finest furniture, but a tremendous resource for anyone looking for extraordinary items that make ordinary life more enjoyable.
Furniture/Mobel/Meubles Design by Paco Asensio, ISBN 3823855751
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Revenge of the Paste Eaters: Memoirs of a Misfit
The author of "Fat Girls and Lawn Chairs" is back with a funny and poignant new collection of personal stories about growing up a misfit.
Revenge of the Paste Eaters: Memoirs of a Misfit
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The Dunlap Cabinet Makers: A Tradition in Craftmanship
The Dunlaps of New Hampshire began making fine furniture in the mid-1700s. Their distinctive tables, chests, chairs, and clockcases have their origins in the traditions that the Scots-Irish brought to the New World. Most Dunlap works are now in museums where they are studied by scholars, but thanks to the book's detailed scaled drawings and Donald Dunlap's construction notes, woodworkers can undertake the challenging proportions and ornament practiced by the Dunlaps. The 14 projects range from a simple knife box to an intricate tall clock and include a one-drawer stand, tea table, and desk.
The Dunlap Cabinet Makers: A Tradition in Craftmanship
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