Jennifer Boles

This interior design coffee table book features 20 spectacular spaces around the world that showcase how waterside homes can be as blissful as their surrounding landscapes.On this exclusive Veranda tour of stunning and inviting homes along both salty seas and fresh water rivers and lakes, the talented designers and architects offer palettes, patterns, and points of view that draw from the restorative tranquility that waterside living offers its residences. The glorious retreats in this intimate house tour include:An East Hampton landmark restored by Liz Lange with bold confidence, singular style and a little swagger A summer home along coastal Maine recharged by Matthew Carter with All-American flairA once-sleepy inn on Lake Michigan transforms with a touch of whimsy and fun by Summer Thornton A Costa Rican getaway by Beth Webb featuring the designer’s trademark subtle neutral hues and tropical regional influences Other designers and architects featured in this gorgeous coffee table book include Jonathan Adler, Julia Armory, Veronica Swanson Beard, Kelli Ford, Ken Fulk, Sara Gilbane, Veere Grenney, Cathy Kincaid, David Kleinberg, Tom Kligerman, Gary Mcbournie, Lou Marotta, Suzanne Rheinstein, Gil Schafer, Mark D. Sikes, Richard Smith, Thad Truett, and Marieanne Khoury-Vogt and Erik Vogt.Waterside Living makes a perfect gift book for design enthusiasts.

Most decorating books focus on one designer; the rest focus on one period, one trend, one room. This book, for the first time, has the big picture: ALL the names everybody must know from the entire 100-year history of interior design. Each designer is profiled and illustrated with three to four photographs of their best work; what we can learn from them--and how they changed decorating forever--is clearly highlighted to catch the eye. And to put it all together, a final chapter presents the 10 most important rooms of the past 100 years.