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Domino: The Book of Decorating follows a straightforward, room-by-room chapter structure featuring a run of lusciously photographed, beautiful interiors forming the centrepiece of each chapter. Large double-page images punctuate more densely packed spreads; richly composed full rooms alternate with sensuous details. This sequence of spreads puts the reader inside real, finished rooms from the Domino universe, each annotated to translate how its distinctive beauty and sensibility has been achieved. For a new generation of homeowners and renters, Domino: The Book of Decorating promises to become the decor bible: a constant source of guidance, inspiration, and excitement.
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have a semi-professional interest in design and a very large collection of interior design books, but my husband has never looked through any of them with anything but cursory interest...until he saw this one. "It's quite good this", he said, which is high praise indeed from a Yorkshireman.
The Domino book is unusual because it features homes with normal (ie small) domestic proportions, is full of images that include unremarkable furniture from multiple periods (ie how real people live, with a mixture of scavenged, inherited and bought bits and pieces, not an array of expensive "design classics"), and solves practical problems (a baby's bedroom that doesn't look like Toys R Us; what to do if your dining table is not to your taste but too good to give away).
As another reviewer has mentioned, the book has a great double page spread in each section which uses key images to help you define your style, so you can choose furniture and fittings accordingly.
Finally, because the 1930s and 1940s were the golden age of American building, there are also some excellent ideas for kitchens and bathrooms of that period. No UK designer seems remotely interested in the humble interwar semi, and so there is a real lack of styling information for people wanting to avoid wholesale modernisation - amazingly, this US import could be just the job to help fill the gap.
I have taken one star off because the featured interiors do favour a very distinctive style, loosely summarised as "colourful/eclectic/timeless" - this is very much my own taste, but may be a little too hokey and feminine for some readers.
The Domino book is unusual because it features homes with normal (ie small) domestic proportions, is full of images that include unremarkable furniture from multiple periods (ie how real people live, with a mixture of scavenged, inherited and bought bits and pieces, not an array of expensive "design classics"), and solves practical problems (a baby's bedroom that doesn't look like Toys R Us; what to do if your dining table is not to your taste but too good to give away).
As another reviewer has mentioned, the book has a great double page spread in each section which uses key images to help you define your style, so you can choose furniture and fittings accordingly.
Finally, because the 1930s and 1940s were the golden age of American building, there are also some excellent ideas for kitchens and bathrooms of that period. No UK designer seems remotely interested in the humble interwar semi, and so there is a real lack of styling information for people wanting to avoid wholesale modernisation - amazingly, this US import could be just the job to help fill the gap.
I have taken one star off because the featured interiors do favour a very distinctive style, loosely summarised as "colourful/eclectic/timeless" - this is very much my own taste, but may be a little too hokey and feminine for some readers.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I trained as an Interior Designer years ago and having worked around the hotel design business, recently got back into designing residential interiors. I felt I needed reaffirmation of my skills and I could never find a book that de-constructed a room so you could see all the elements and how they were put together and why. Well, what do you know - here it is! This book is clear and simple to understand with excellent photos and sketches. The text is witty and informative and you really feel the team want to impart genuine knowledge rather than just showing you some pretty photos, or overwhelming interiors in houses most people could never afford to live in with horrendously expensive products.
Each area of the house is covered in a separate chapter, Living Room, Kitchen etc. with some real examples, floor plans and description. Then for that type of room the main pieces are covered - e.g. "sofas" and a variety of styles drawn and discussed with experts tips. Then a page on how to mix and match, then more decorating tips with LOADS of photos - solutions for any problems... more real examples...each chapter is gloriously endless!
Being experienced in commercial soft furnishings I can safely say the Decorators handbook near the back is very comprehensive but nicely succinct - with a really easy to understand guide to the terminology in Curtains, Pelmets, Blinds etc. through to Upholstery with lovely sketches.
I only gave it 4 stars not 5 because, as this book is not British, the "Big Black Book" at the back is absolutely US based so useless for UK readers although useful for websites (some companies are international)
Love it. Make a UK version please.
Each area of the house is covered in a separate chapter, Living Room, Kitchen etc. with some real examples, floor plans and description. Then for that type of room the main pieces are covered - e.g. "sofas" and a variety of styles drawn and discussed with experts tips. Then a page on how to mix and match, then more decorating tips with LOADS of photos - solutions for any problems... more real examples...each chapter is gloriously endless!
Being experienced in commercial soft furnishings I can safely say the Decorators handbook near the back is very comprehensive but nicely succinct - with a really easy to understand guide to the terminology in Curtains, Pelmets, Blinds etc. through to Upholstery with lovely sketches.
I only gave it 4 stars not 5 because, as this book is not British, the "Big Black Book" at the back is absolutely US based so useless for UK readers although useful for websites (some companies are international)
Love it. Make a UK version please.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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There are some good ideas presented in this book--this I shall not deny. However, there are some common decorating ideas that leave me speechless. For example, in many models, the room has piles of books scattered on tables or floors. This tells me people don't really read them, they just like a cluttered, Bohemian look. Which brings me to another point: the authors seem to advise the lady of the house to forego the traditional "tidy" look and go for the "we-were-met-by-a-hurricane" look.
Some of the design ideas proper were odd and off-putting. On p. 41 it is suggested one might make a hallway "intriguing and original" through use of a single, repeated motif. The motif in the picture is an American flag...12 that I could count. Such a design would suggest need of therapy, not originality. The previous page has a Prussian blue zebra print in the hallway, suggesting "an exciting lead-in to a serene living room".
The book does have strengths though. There are scenarios addressing all sorts of problems and difficulties, presented with resolutions. Small fixtures, paintings, tables and their uses are also covered. Perhaps the most useful to me was matching colors with respect to patterns (colour-matching is most successfully addressed in Kevin McCloud's "Choosing Colours".
I should recommend about 30% of the book; since one is unable to purchase the book by page, I reluctantly admit the book is useful.
Some of the design ideas proper were odd and off-putting. On p. 41 it is suggested one might make a hallway "intriguing and original" through use of a single, repeated motif. The motif in the picture is an American flag...12 that I could count. Such a design would suggest need of therapy, not originality. The previous page has a Prussian blue zebra print in the hallway, suggesting "an exciting lead-in to a serene living room".
The book does have strengths though. There are scenarios addressing all sorts of problems and difficulties, presented with resolutions. Small fixtures, paintings, tables and their uses are also covered. Perhaps the most useful to me was matching colors with respect to patterns (colour-matching is most successfully addressed in Kevin McCloud's "Choosing Colours".
I should recommend about 30% of the book; since one is unable to purchase the book by page, I reluctantly admit the book is useful.
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Beautiful to read, good ideas
I would recommend the book. It is an absolute delight to read: high quality paper, the cover is done beautifully, and the images are very pleasant to look at. Read more
Published 2 months ago by angelina
moving home
I bought the DOMINO:the book of home decorating for my daughter in law who like my son has just moved house from west yorkshire to liverpool and i know the book will be worth it,s... Read more
Published 5 months ago by malcolm stafford
Domino such a nice moment of home sweet home
this book have all I expect from a decorating book - great photos, easy to find room by room and of course very fun too - I love it will be my bible to decorate !
Published 5 months ago by mjs
Domino
Fantastic book with really beautiful photos. It gave me plenty of inspiration for decorating the house that I have recently bought. I recommend it.
Published 8 months ago by Sarah
Great book for a beginner
I got this book yesterday and already it has given me plenty of ideas and answers. Inspiration works in mysterious ways, but this book definitely has that inspirational feel. Read more
Published 9 months ago by mariareads
Great!
I'll keep this short and sweet. I purchased this book for my sister and spent lot's of time looking at the reviews for this and similar books. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lolly
Creme de la Creme
A great source of inspiration!... That's how my wife described this book! Whatever your style and budget, `Domino: the Book of Decorating' has several defining answers and... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Gustavo Farias
Wonderful
I got this book for my daughter, who is in the process of buying a house. A brief flick through made me wish I'd bought a copy for myself, too: attractive graphics, practical... Read more
Published 20 months ago by chromophone
What a lovely little book!
I really enjoyed this book. It showed versatility in terms of the spaces used and also design technique. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Solas
A fabulous resource
I love this book - it is packed with ideas, fantastic photography of great room schemes. Every page has something to spark an idea of how it might work in your own home. Read more
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