We'd all like a limitless budget for interior decoration, but few of us enjoy that luxury. We tend to fill our homes with a range of unrelated furnishings acquired over a number of years, and hope that somehow everything will work together. Tackling the tricky - and common - problem of combining furnishings of different styles and from various sources and periods, The Vintage/Modern Home demonstrates how to make the most of what you have in an achievable yet stylish way. Whether they are prized antiques, second-hand discoveries or high-street pieces, this indispensable book describes how to bring together old and new, inexpensive and precious with both subtlety and flair. Exploring examples of successful 'vintage/modern' looks in real homes, interiors expert Katherine Sorrell offers a wealth of creative solutions and practical tips, from using colour and texture to unify a scheme, to choosing the right accessories to make the maximum impact.
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'Budding interior designers should have The Vintage Modern Home on their bookshelves' -- Stella
'...Katherine Sorrell takes a refreshingly practical approach to furnishing and decorating' --Tesco Home
'Take [Katherine Sorrell's] tips on what and where to buy, and try the selection of easy-to-make craft pieces - your home will thank you for it.' -- Homes & Interiors
'... interiors expert Katherine Sorrell reveals how to make the most of what you have, gives ideas on transforming existing elements and creating new ones inexpensively' --Utopia Magazine
'Sorrell cherishes the traditional, honors the antique, and invites fun, color, intimacy into your life, through the full color pages of The Vintage/Modern Home.' --Seattle Post Intelligencer
'... this lovely book... is packed with gorgeous images and practical tips' --angelandblume.wordpress.com
'...full of practical ideas for tackling the tricky and common problem of combining furnishings of different types, sources and periods to create a stylish, comfortable and truly individual home.' --Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Magazine
Refer to The Vintage Modern Home by Katherine Sorrell for some really fun ways to blend the two worlds [ultra chic and ultra shabby] and come out with perfection! A great coffee-table piece as well! --Fashion Weekly
...full of practical ideas for tackling the tricky and common problem of combining furnishings of different types, sources and periods to create a stylish, comfortable and truly individual home. --Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Magazine
Refer to The Vintage Modern Home by Katherine Sorrell for some really fun ways to blend the two worlds [ultra chic and ultra shabby] and come out with perfection! A great coffee-table piece as well! --Fashion Weekly
'...Katherine Sorrell takes a refreshingly practical approach to furnishing and decorating' --Tesco Home
'Take [Katherine Sorrell's] tips on what and where to buy, and try the selection of easy-to-make craft pieces - your home will thank you for it.' -- Homes & Interiors
'... interiors expert Katherine Sorrell reveals how to make the most of what you have, gives ideas on transforming existing elements and creating new ones inexpensively' --Utopia Magazine
'Sorrell cherishes the traditional, honors the antique, and invites fun, color, intimacy into your life, through the full color pages of The Vintage/Modern Home.' --Seattle Post Intelligencer
'... this lovely book... is packed with gorgeous images and practical tips' --angelandblume.wordpress.com
'...full of practical ideas for tackling the tricky and common problem of combining furnishings of different types, sources and periods to create a stylish, comfortable and truly individual home.' --Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Magazine
Refer to The Vintage Modern Home by Katherine Sorrell for some really fun ways to blend the two worlds [ultra chic and ultra shabby] and come out with perfection! A great coffee-table piece as well! --Fashion Weekly
...full of practical ideas for tackling the tricky and common problem of combining furnishings of different types, sources and periods to create a stylish, comfortable and truly individual home. --Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Magazine
Refer to The Vintage Modern Home by Katherine Sorrell for some really fun ways to blend the two worlds [ultra chic and ultra shabby] and come out with perfection! A great coffee-table piece as well! --Fashion Weekly
About the Author
Katherine Sorrell is a former Associate Editor of Homes & Gardens Magazine. An experienced interiors writer, she contributes regularly to a range of leading magazines and newspapers, and is the author of numerous books, including The Art of Display (2002), At Home with Pattern (2006), and Fabric Inspirations (2008).
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Peasant
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At last, a vintage interiors book that doesn't make me blush! One featuring rooms I can actually imagine living in. Not for Kathleen Sorrell the pink filter on the lens, the swags of lace, roses and chiffon, the filling of every surface with dust-attracting clutter. Oh bliss oh joy. An intelligent, relevant text, written in clear, elegant English, which actually tells me things I want to know, talks about design principles and the author's reasoning, rather than just describing what's in the photos.
This practical, sensible book shows us enviable rooms and then talks us through the process of creating our own unique look. Many of the rooms featured are in quite ordinary houses - not the massive lofts or quaint timber beach-houses so common in some books. I do think it's sometimes more "VINTAGE/MODERNE" - featuring a lot of "Contemporary" ie post-war stuff, but it's all worked together very nicely.
A clean, relaxed look which is agreeably masculine but would suit anyone who doesn't want to suffocate in flowery clutter. Talking about vintage, then if this book was a film star, it would be Katherine Hepburn, not Doris Day. If it were a musician, it would be Ray Davies, not Tiny Tim. If it were a car, it would be Morse's Jag, not a 2CV with daisies painted on the side.
I've been looking for a while for a book which will help me mix older things in with the practical ordinary things I have to buy, yet still acheive an effect which is stylish and zingy. Almost every book I've looked at has made me wince; the effect they aim at seems to be what my old dad would have called "tart's boudoir". In contrast, the style of decorating and furnishing in this book is ideal for families and couples; practical yet elegant, inexpensive but stylish. Well done Kathleen Sorrell. A book I will go back to again and again, rather than flicking through once to ogle the pictures.
If you like the look of this, you might also check out New Vintage - The Homemade Home: Beautiful Interiors and How-to Projects which has a nice restrained vibe, is very keen on sustainability, and has practicable-looking projects.
This practical, sensible book shows us enviable rooms and then talks us through the process of creating our own unique look. Many of the rooms featured are in quite ordinary houses - not the massive lofts or quaint timber beach-houses so common in some books. I do think it's sometimes more "VINTAGE/MODERNE" - featuring a lot of "Contemporary" ie post-war stuff, but it's all worked together very nicely.
A clean, relaxed look which is agreeably masculine but would suit anyone who doesn't want to suffocate in flowery clutter. Talking about vintage, then if this book was a film star, it would be Katherine Hepburn, not Doris Day. If it were a musician, it would be Ray Davies, not Tiny Tim. If it were a car, it would be Morse's Jag, not a 2CV with daisies painted on the side.
I've been looking for a while for a book which will help me mix older things in with the practical ordinary things I have to buy, yet still acheive an effect which is stylish and zingy. Almost every book I've looked at has made me wince; the effect they aim at seems to be what my old dad would have called "tart's boudoir". In contrast, the style of decorating and furnishing in this book is ideal for families and couples; practical yet elegant, inexpensive but stylish. Well done Kathleen Sorrell. A book I will go back to again and again, rather than flicking through once to ogle the pictures.
If you like the look of this, you might also check out New Vintage - The Homemade Home: Beautiful Interiors and How-to Projects which has a nice restrained vibe, is very keen on sustainability, and has practicable-looking projects.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By pkirk
Format:Hardcover
As a frequent car boot and charity shop goer, Katherine Sorrell's latest interiors book has been a delight - giving me many fabulous ideas on how to mix old and new to great effect.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Emmac
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Having just moved into a beautiful Edwardian home with lots of lovely period features, I bought this book to help inspire me with the decorating and furnishing. I'm a complete novice when it comes to knowing how to combine old and new features and furniture and have found the advice really helpful. The book is full of great photos too and provides lots of examples of how people have combined old and new furniture (and managed to pull it off!). I am now feeling very inspired - I just need to find the time to trawl the shops for the bits and pieces I need to furnish my own home as beautifully!
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Easy to read. Great ideas that are well laid out. A good book for someone, like myself, who is just starting to experiment.
Published 1 month ago by kah
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Purchased as a gift for my sister-in-law who loves all things vintage. She loved it! Arrived well packaged and very quickly.
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Pragmatic and stylish
A practical guide on how to blend our hotch-potch of family heirlooms and acquisitions into a harmonious space, without having to sacrifice history for style. Read more
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a bit 'safe' but you get what it says on the tin.
Well - I'm obviously in the minority. I thought this somehow lacked 'inspiration' and was a bit safe. Read more
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At last a book that is very relevant to the way we shop today, and doesn't rely on purchasing from the big designer stores. Read more
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You can judge this book by its cover
The cover illustration of Katherine Sorrell's 'The Vintage Modern Home' perfectly demonstrates the objectives of her book; an interior that marries a modern table, funky plastic... Read more
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Published 12 months ago by CHJ
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Katherine delivers again
Having read Katherine Sorell's books before, I anticipated another enlightening read supported by attractive photographs and, having perused both flysheet and introduction before... Read more
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As someone who enjoys browsing and dreaming over interior design books, what a delight to find this one. Read more
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Purely indulgent reading
Was excited to buy Katherine's new book and was not disappointed. Inspiring and very good for slipping away to soak in the bath and flick through... Read more
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