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Item Details
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LIVING WITH PICTURES
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| By: |
Alan Powers |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£19.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1840002433 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781840002430 |
| Publisher: |
OCTOPUS PUBLISHING GROUP |
| Pub. date: |
14 September, 2000 |
| Pages: |
144 |
| Description: |
A guide to displaying anything from stimulating modern paintings or traditional prints. The emphasis throughout is on stylish interiors, and the subjects of exploiting colour, texture and form, creating particular moods and arranging pictures in groups, are explored. |
| Synopsis: |
Pictures are essential to the decoration of nearly all rooms, and Living with Pictures provides the complete guide to displaying anything from stimulating modern paintings or traditional prints to film posters or family photographs. Through superb colour photographs of a huge range of interiors, the diverse impacts of pictures on a room are explored. The emphasis throughout is on stylish interiors which are achievable in today's home. Subjects such as exploiting colour, texture and form, creating particular moods, arranging pictures in groups and gathering pictures and objects together to create a still-life effect are covered in individual chapters. Special features in each chapter explore related topics, for instance presenting photographs, using traditional frames and displaying pictures off the wall. The final chapter looks at the practicalities of hanging, framing and mounting with step-by-step illustrations, completing the information needed to turn a home into a memorable personal art space.-Lavishly illustrated with over 140 inspirational photographs of picture displays, in beautiful yet achievable interiors from around the world - Will appeal to anyone who has wondered how to make more of their own collection of drawings, paintings, photographs, or even postcards - Complete with practical advice on conservation, framing and hanging with step-by-step drawings |
| Illustrations: |
140 full-colour photograhs, 3 b&w photographs, 25 colour illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Mitchell Beazley |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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