The Finer Things: Timeless Furniture, Textiles, and Details

(Hardback)

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From wallpaper and flooring to furniture and accessories, Christiane Lemieux explores the elements of resilient home design. In this beautiful, lavishly illustrated 400-page volume, she covers the traditions, tools, and major players in the home-goods industries so that homeowners learn how to identify the hallmarks of timeless, heirloom-quality pieces. Christiane and dozens of other home-design experts also offer advice on how to live well with these pieces. A visual timeline shows the history of artisan tile, a studio visit goes behind the scenes with the high-end wallpaper company de Gournay, and tastemakers' interiors dripping with style and luxury give timeless decorating ideas. The Finer Things is equal parts inspiration and practical classic.

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"Chock-full of inspiring interiorsand mini-guides to understanding the most fundamental elements of a great room. From the history of wallpaper to the evolution of a frame, The Finer Thingsbreaks down furniture, textiles and detailsand how to incorporate themto show how good design is truly the sum of its parts. Its probably a perfect housewarming gift, if such a thing exists."The New York Times


Christiane Lemieux is an absolute authority on great design. [The Finer Things] is amust-have for any design-loving library. (And boy, does it look good on a coffee table.)"Rue Magazine

Author Bio

Named to Fortune's Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs list in 2012, CHRISTIANE LEMIEUX is the founder and creative director of DwellStudio, a modern home-and-family-furnishings company that she founded in 1999, and the executive creative director of Wayfair. Marked by a signature use of color and a commitment to the highest quality, the DwellStudio name is synonymous with adventurous design and impeccable construction. Prior to DwellStudio, Lemieux was the design director of Portico New York, a luxury home-furnishings company, and she has worked as a designer at both Isaac Mizrahi and the Gap. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two children.