By David and Amy Butler
In Found Style: Vintage Ideas For Modern Living, authors David and Amy Butler portray how people really decorate their homes—with a diverse mix of objects and furniture. The 200 vivid photographs in their book show how readers can incorporate secondhand, modern, and vintage objects and ideas into one space. This book also shows how a family heirloom, a contemporary purchase, and a secondhand find can coexist in a room or space without each object losing its own unique individuality. The juxtaposition between these types of objects is purposeful and makes the home interesting.
With the use of lively color photographs, David and Amy Butler give examples and advice to readers on how to use seemingly mundane objects in exciting ways and how to successfully mix the old with the new. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize the importance of details, which give homeowners a chance to personalize the interior of their home. Functionality and comfort in the home are also essential for everyday activities.
This book leaves readers with the message to discover their own “found style” by expressing themselves and their individuality through home decorations. After reading Found Style: Vintage Ideas For Modern Living and consulting its resource guide, readers will be inspired to create a house with a found style of its own.
176 pages/ Chronicle Books LLC
Reviewed by Liana Clerkin
