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"There are few books in the world as lovely as this. . . . the biblio equivalent of pottering around a junk shop you've stumbled across in a back alley of Paris." --"Ideal Home"
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Packed with tips of the interior stylist's trade, Etcetera is a lavishly photographed interiors book in which every image demonstrates a clear and easily replicable principle that will help transform a room without the need for expensive and permanent renovation. Author Sibella Court's style is very global, combining contemporary elements with antiques and junk-shop finds, textile fragments, wallpapers, collectables and ephemera etc. Etcetera draws on four of Sibella's favourite colour themes as a framework for the display of her impeccable eye for detail and her bowerbird tendencies. Each section will draw the reader into Sibella's world of colour and texture, through inspirational room settings to the most intimate of details. Think of opening Pandora's box, or indeed, Darwin's cabinet of curiosities and in turn opening yourself to a world of new possibilities. Key points: focuses on styling rather than decorating, and as such is the book for these changing economic times. It's about thrift and imagination. It celebrates the individual and the personal rather than the wholesale adoption of a 'look'; Sibella Court's philosophy is an organic and sustainable one, encouraging recycling and creatively re-using rather than consuming new resources.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a beautiful book overflowing with inspiring interiors, from the embossed brown paper cover to the typography, graphics and many, many lovely images. It is not really a 'how to decorate your room' book in the obvious DIY sense (so don't expect that), it is more a big, heavy coffee table book you can use for inspiration and to delve into for tips and styling advice if you really want to create something different. The interiors are full of antique objects and vintage curios collected and styled by the author and every time I flick through it I see something new and amazing. It's like a 250 page 'mood board' and I just want to dive into the pages. Love it, 5 stars.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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There are certain things I appreciate about this book, the photography is lovely and the style is very unique. I don't really think it can be described as an 'interior design' book though.
There are certain themes that are useful- using colours, making collections and finding inspiration in what you already own. However, many of the rooms are put together in such a way they make me want to reach in and tidy them up. There's A LOT of clutter and talk of 'collecting' in this book. I appreciate an artistic approach to organising a room and displaying your favourite objects, but could I actually live in any of these rooms? Maybe not.
Having said that. I do love the book as a glimpse into someone else's dream rooms, and I do find inspiration within these pages- I just don't think I'll be decorating my home with bird skulls and insects. Looking to nature for colour- inspiration is a nice idea and I do appreciate this book and I'm glad I own it. I think for me, it's more a lovely escapism, than real-life decorating.
There are certain themes that are useful- using colours, making collections and finding inspiration in what you already own. However, many of the rooms are put together in such a way they make me want to reach in and tidy them up. There's A LOT of clutter and talk of 'collecting' in this book. I appreciate an artistic approach to organising a room and displaying your favourite objects, but could I actually live in any of these rooms? Maybe not.
Having said that. I do love the book as a glimpse into someone else's dream rooms, and I do find inspiration within these pages- I just don't think I'll be decorating my home with bird skulls and insects. Looking to nature for colour- inspiration is a nice idea and I do appreciate this book and I'm glad I own it. I think for me, it's more a lovely escapism, than real-life decorating.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is one of the most gorgeous, carefully-produced books I have ever seen. From the thick card covers, printed in a way that makes them look hand done, then wrapped in brown paper, to the inside of the book, this is a labour of love. Every page is either a wonderful photograph, a collage of type-written notes, stamped images, edges of lace, luggage tags and wingdings or a mixture of all of these. The hand-typed words are printed on pattern paper, sacking, tracing paper and little notes. The whole thing is a lavishly-photographed scrapbook, a treasure you might stumble across in an old trunk in a dusty attic.
It's not for those who like their interiors slick and smart as fresh new paint. This is a book for collectors who didn't know where to stop, for hoarders, for magpies, for devotees of junk shops and car boot sales. Through the alchemy of the stylist's eye, a hotchpotch of miscellaneous objects, many of little or no intrinsic value (shells, stones, feathers, trinkets, old photos, strings of beads, birds' nests, ribbons) is transformed into ravishing interiors full of quirky interest. Somehow, Sibella Court brings a discipline to her random collections, rendering the mundane, magical. Hopefully, some of her skills will eventually rub off on me. In the meantime, I'll just enjoy this wonderful book.
It's not for those who like their interiors slick and smart as fresh new paint. This is a book for collectors who didn't know where to stop, for hoarders, for magpies, for devotees of junk shops and car boot sales. Through the alchemy of the stylist's eye, a hotchpotch of miscellaneous objects, many of little or no intrinsic value (shells, stones, feathers, trinkets, old photos, strings of beads, birds' nests, ribbons) is transformed into ravishing interiors full of quirky interest. Somehow, Sibella Court brings a discipline to her random collections, rendering the mundane, magical. Hopefully, some of her skills will eventually rub off on me. In the meantime, I'll just enjoy this wonderful book.
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beautiful
I work in the graphic arts and have nothing much to do with interiors, yet I find myself picking up this book a lot. Read more
Published 6 months ago by svr
Beautiful Book
This is the most amazing book i have ever bought. It's full or inspiration for collections artwork anything really with tuns of beautiful pictures and interior ideas. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ellen
Etc is an Art Book
etc is an art book, it is a dictionary for everyone of us hoarders who love to collect. Sibella Court in her book beautifully shows how to display some of unique and sometimes odd... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ann Gorman
Gorgeous book
Lovely book, with loads of original ideas and fascinating objects. There are helpful hints on subjects such as using colour, and there is not too much text, which is mainly in tip... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Hydra
Coffe table show off book....disappointing
I'm sorry to say after much hyped up reviews from others I purchased this book and I was sadly disappointed lots of pictures hardley and text, it's much more of a coffe table book... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Frank
For anyone with an artistic eye, an interest in interior styling, and...
This is a beautiful book, I love to flick through the pages. It inspires me on many level's, as well as using my home as an open canvas, I have been encouraged to keep a journal of... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Clair L. Cameron
Fantastic
Absolutely love this book - have bought 4 copies now for myself and friends. Beautifully put together and a wonderful selection of textures and ideas that you can return to again... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Samuelle
Impractical, but pretty
I had seen some of Sibella Court's interiors in magazines, and admired them although I found them a little over-crowded. Read more
Published 20 months ago by chromophone
A treat on paper
I love this book. It's a real treat to hold - as some others have said, the paper's lovely and the colours are sumptuous. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Grace is looking
Not Interiors
I ordered this book as most of the reviews were great- however I was disappointed.
I am decorating my house at present and thought this would give me loads of great ideas... Read more
I am decorating my house at present and thought this would give me loads of great ideas... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Miss B
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