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Don't say 'junk', say 'brocante'. Never botch something; indulge in a spot of "bricolage" instead.
In Junk Style Melanie Molesworth would have us master, over the course of one exquisitely photographed book, the hundreds-of-years-in-the-making French art of rubbish chic. "A house filled with junk furniture," she confidently predicts, "Will have a wonderfully timeless feel". Still, one is left to wonder--is timelessness so wonderful? Is it really so liberating "to forget how much or how little something costs"? Buy all your clothes at Gap and while you'll earn no points for originality or thrift, at least you won't get laughed off the number 12 bus. Junk Style is the interior's equivalent of Vivienne Westwood extolling the sartorial advantages of bondage rubber and bin-bags; only for the brave.
Then again, this is Junk Style's value: It is a window on a real lifestyle, requiring real skill, a good eye, and resilience enough to admit mistakes. "It's a fine balance between being the first to pick a bargain and being the fool who goes home to live with a dud." This is an unworthy sentiment: Surely the whole point of junk style--championed throughout this book and captured in every one of Tom Leighton's covetable fetishistic photographs--is that any mistakes, being cheap, can be rectified, and one's personal taste--no longer in thrall to designer hype and designer prices--is free to develop and grow.
Feel the fear and raid the boot-sale anyway. --Simon Ings --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Don't say 'junk', say 'brocante'. Never botch something; indulge in a spot of "bricolage" instead.
In Junk Style Melanie Molesworth would have us master, over the course of one exquisitely photographed book, the hundreds-of-years-in-the-making French art of rubbish chic. "A house filled with junk furniture," she confidently predicts, "Will have a wonderfully timeless feel". Still, one is left to wonder--is timelessness so wonderful? Is it really so liberating "to forget how much or how little something costs"? Buy all your clothes at Gap and while you'll earn no points for originality or thrift, at least you won't get laughed off the number 12 bus. Junk Style is the interior's equivalent of Vivienne Westwood extolling the sartorial advantages of bondage rubber and bin-bags; only for the brave.
Then again, this is Junk Style's value: It is a window on a real lifestyle, requiring real skill, a good eye, and resilience enough to admit mistakes. "It's a fine balance between being the first to pick a bargain and being the fool who goes home to live with a dud." This is an unworthy sentiment: Surely the whole point of junk style--championed throughout this book and captured in every one of Tom Leighton's covetable fetishistic photographs--is that any mistakes, being cheap, can be rectified, and one's personal taste--no longer in thrall to designer hype and designer prices--is free to develop and grow.
Feel the fear and raid the boot-sale anyway. --Simon Ings --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Totally inspiring. Full of great ideas on taking one person's junk and turning it into a stunning point of focus in the home. Illustrated with charming photographs throughout. Recommended
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this book was sectioned into various rooms, trinkets and accessories... I thought it would be more.. Rooms and detailed style guides... but alas it was more the nick nacks around the house.
Unfortunately I couldnt exactly piece them all together... but the tips in this book are good and well worth it.
Unfortunately I couldnt exactly piece them all together... but the tips in this book are good and well worth it.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There is nothing to 'do' or 'make' it is basically how to exhibit bits you pick up in second-hand shops. line-up 3 wodden spoons for a special effect, use old church bench to sit many people at the table- advice which is useless and look rather cheap other than in a nice photo in a glossy book. The photos are nice but the book does not inspire the reader to create anything; it is a book to read. However it is even not a coffee table book as it is about 12cmx12cm, it is a pocket book. will try to send it back and use my monye to buy sth else.
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