The Creative Home
by Geraldine James

Whether you live in a bustling home where a family of different ages with varying tastes and interests needs to be accommodated, in a compact city pied à terre, or in a country or seaside retreat, within The Creative Home you will find ideas to inspire your own interiors. There are four chapters on different rooms or areas of the house Cook and Eat features kitchens and dining areas, Relax and Socialize covers living rooms, Sleep and Bathe of course shows bedrooms and bathrooms, and Work and Play includes office space, studios, media rooms and playrooms. A final chapter, Store and Display, shows how different areas of the home can be used to show off your treasures and store your collections. Each chapter features rooms of different styles from sleek and minimal, to Aladdin's caves belonging to collectors of anything and everything, thrifty chic-style rooms furnished with second-hand buys, and renovated homes with no expense spared as well as displays featuring designer items alongside inherited family heirlooms. However, the one thing every room has is common, whatever its style or purpose, is that it has been furnished and decorated with great attention to detail.