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By Tina Skinner and Melissa Cardona
As wine enthusiasts, authors Tina Skinner and Melissa Cardona have first-hand knowledge of the aesthetic of the wine experience. They describe their book, Wine Cellars: An Exploration of Stylish Storage, as a “beautiful dream book,” displaying over 100 cellars in more than 200 rich photographs. Designed as a resource for [...]

Contemporary Western Design “High-Style Furniture & Interiors
By Thea Marx
Published by
Gibbs Smith

50 Favorite Furnishings by Frank Lloyd Wright
By Diane Maddex
Published by
SmithMark Publishers

Sourcebook of Modern Furniture “Third Edition”
By Jerryll Habegger
& Joseph H. Osman
Published by
W.W. Norton & Company
Book Reviews are written by ChesapeakeHome Editorial Assistants, Interns, and Towson University English and Writing students.

By John Loecke
Interior designer John Loecke makes organizing even the messiest house a less daunting task. With its easy to read text and colorful photographs, Organizing Idea Book: Home offers not only a range of fresh ideas but also practical knowledge, such as providing a mathematical equation for figuring out exactly how much shelf space [...]

In their book, Contemporary Lighting, Sebastian Conran and Mark Bond combine forces to provide a guide for readers to make the right decisions about illuminating their modern spaces.

By Leatrice Eiseman
Although we swim in a world of color, surrounded by midnight blues, sunny yellows, and emerald greens, we usually take color for granted or relegate it to our subconscious. In The Color Answer Book, Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of Pantone Color Institute, teaches the intrepid decorator how to see relationships between colors and [...]