Beautiful: All-American Decorating and Timeless Style

(Hardback)

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Mark Sikes's interiors are classic celebrations of California indoor/outdoor living,with natural fibers, wicker, wallpaper, and crisp coloration. Readers who love themodern, unfussy elegance of Suzanne Kasler and Windsor Smith will love this book.Cross Mark Hampton with Celerie Kemble and you'll have the timeless yetmodern style of interior designer Mark Sikes captured here in his first book,Beautiful, a celebration of his simple, classic, all-American decorating.

Reviews

"The book is filled with elegant, comfortable rooms layeredwith Sikes trademark design elements cheerful blue-and-white porcelain, wicker and rattan, andfabrics in stripes, batik, and ikat patterns."
Papercity Magazine

"A showcase of chic ideas for every home, Sikess interiors are inspired by classic California living."
The Society Diaries

"This is a book I know I will turn to again and again and I have no doubt that you will, too."
La Dolce Vita

"Organized by color, each chapter examines Sikes'passion for certaincolors . . . and demonstrates how the designer uses these colors to imbue a home's interiors with personality and style. Alongside images of Sikes' work, there are photos of vignettes and mood boards, all of which provide the reader with ample designinspiration."
Peakofchic.com

"Sharing a glimpse into his world of California cool is his first book,Beautiful: All-American Decorating and Timeless Style. . ."
Modern Luxury Interiors (Atlanta)

"Fall must haves."
La Dolce Vita

"We wrote about Mark Sikes in our prior summer issue and we continue to be inspired by his work. This is his first bookand it is a comprehensive look at his distinctive style, which derives from classic American motifs and traditions. Sikes presents ideas that are useable and adaptable for virtually any home, even if much of his aesthetic references classic California indoor/outdoor living, where he lives full time. He is an advocate for using natural fibers, choosing vivid colors, all the while remaining true to fashion as an inspiration, an arena where he began his successful career. Given his strong Hollywood connections, he had Nancy Meyers, the famed film director, write the foreword. She emphasizes that Sikes knows 'how classic can look fresh, how style and comfort go hand-in-hand'."
Milieu Magazine

"Fall's Must Read Deisgn Books"
Forbes.com

"Mark D. Sikesmakes AmericaBeautiful(Rizzoli) again."
Vanity Fair

"Meanwhile, his newly published first book,Beautiful: All-AmericanDecorating and Timeless Style, has an entire chapter dedicated to what else blue and white. ($37,amazon.com) 'It works with everything,' Sikes says, 'modern, eclectic, traditional.'"
House Beautiful

"The book offers a fresh take on American style."
Atlanta Homes Lifestyles

"Reese Witherspoon has "Beautiful" at the top of her stack"
New York Post

"Casually chic and unfussy, the applauded style of interior designer Mark D. Sikes is marked by his compositions of things with a forever appeal to make rooms livable. In Beautiful: All American Decorating and Timesless Style (Rizzoli), he chats companionably through eight chapters as he dissects his approachable style. Blue and White Forever features indigos, stripes, batiks and wicker found on porches and in pool houses. In 'Timeless Neutrals,' chinoiserie, gilt glass and mirrors are married compatibly with Frencg chairs and furnishings. There are happy family rooms and kitchens in the Garden Greens chapter and color to make you smile in 'Beautiful Brights.' Most of all, this is a book for people who like to really settle into their spaces."
360 West Magazine

"His buzzy blogMark D. Sikes: Chic People, Glamorous Places, Stylish Things (markdsikes.com)inspired the idea for his first book. Rather than organizing chapters by projects, Sikes (whose clients include Reese Witherspoon and film director Nancy Myers) grouped them around his favorite color stories, such as 'Blue and White Forever' or 'Red My Way.' Its proof of how any type of hue can transform a room."
Serendipity Magazine

Author Bio

Mark Sikesmade a transition into the world of home design overseeing merchandising at Pottery Barn.After two successful decades, he launched his interior design business and immediatelyattracted national publicity. In 2011, he launched his lifestyle blog, Mark D. Sikes: ChicPeople, Glamorous Places, and Stylish Things as a creative outlet. It has become aninspiration and resource for design lovers all over the world. Mark is working on interiorsprojects all over the country. In addition, he owns a consulting firm, runs a successful onlineboutique, and is developing a bricks and mortar store in West Hollywood. His blog can befound at http://markdsikesinteriors.com/ Nancy Meyers is the director and screenwriter forseveral Hollywood blockbusters, including Something's Gotta Give, The Holiday, and It'sComplicated.