Shelf Appeal: New Interior Design Books To Buy Now
Discover the most beautiful interior design books, as inspiring to browse as they are to display …
Stranger Things
London-based photographer Mark C O’Flaherty is fascinated by unusual atmospheric interiors which he explores in Sanctum: At Home with the Uncanny, Thames & Hudson, €34. Profiled are the homes of designers Agnès B, Simon Costin, and Philip Lim.
The House Whisperer
The late Alec Cobbe, who grew up in Newbridge House, Co Dublin, was often referred to as the “country house whisperer” such was his knowledge and expertise in historical detail, conservation and restoration, as detailed in this lavish book. It includes fascinating stories about Russborough House, Hillsborough Castle and Castle Coole, Co Fermanagh. Inside the English Country House: Alec Cobbe, Rizzoli, €55.
Enduring Beauty
Through personal anecdotes and hard-won advice, design duo Bunny Williams and Elizabeth Lawrence show how to create rooms of enduring beauty in Decoration, Rizzoli, €65. Their approach – to value what endures and reimagine what exists – is sustainable; a philosophy of refinement over replacement, creating interiors of character.
The Art Of Living with Books
From towers to tableaux, colour-coded stacks to leather-bound tomes on tables, books as an aesthetic aid should not be underestimated. Tackling each room, bibliophile Damian Thompson provides inspiration on how to display and store books. The Bell Bookshop, €40.
