The very brilliant Kevin McCloud has put together a book on using colour for interiors that we think is inspired. He has grouped colours together into 60 colour palettes which can be used as a basis for the design of your home. Each palette is accompanied by wonderful imagery and an understandable explanation for the grouping of the colours.

Choosing Colours
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Kelly Hoppen is the queen of crisp, neutral, contemporary interiors. Her look is all about quality, luxury and simplicity and in this book she focuses on the textures that she uses throughout her designs. This book will make you look at your interior, whatever the style, in a different way and will make you want to include comfortable and inviting textures wherever you can. It’s really well written and of course, has wonderful imagery of Kelly’s beautiful neutral interiors.

In Touch
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This is such a good book to get ideas for looks for your home if you want an up-to-date style that is also comfortable and practical. Theres nothing minimal or overly traditional in here but just lovely classic contemporary interiors mixed with a dose of eclectic. It has great images that are grouped using colour palettes ranging from neutrals to lots of vibrant colour and we use it all the time for inspiration.



Contemporary Chic
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Nina Campbell is one of the great interior designers of modern times and what we really like about her is that she is practical as well as stylish. In this book, she reveals some of her design secrets, room by room, and offers practical advice on the overall design and on the finishing touches for every interior. This is a beautiful book with lots of inspiring imagery and really informative text.

Elements of Design
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If you love a bit of 50s retro and more than just a touch of modernism, this is a lovely book to start your love affair with retro. It covers a wide range of design decades starting with the 20s and moving effortlessly through to the 70s. It is beautifully presented in a not too earnest way so is good for those who want a flavour of retro as well as proper aficionados.

Modern Retro
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Farrow and Ball are makers of paint whose colours are inspired by historic buildings and classic colours. This book takes a look at the history of the paint making process and what inspired and informed it, and a look at the colours used in paints over the last 400 years. It’s a really beautifully presented book, well written and full of fantastic photography. It’s a real favourite of ours!

Paint and Colour in Decoration
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Tricia Guild is the creative genius behind Designers Guild which produces the most fantastic fabrics, furniture, paint and accessories. In this book, she documents the things that inspire her from fashion to nature, architecture to cars, sculpture to food. The book is crammed with beautiful imagery and is an absolute delight – we love it!

A private View
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This is a hugely practical book and an invaluable reference tool for anyone running a household. It’s not your usual coffee table book, indeed it has no pictures at all(!) but if you want to know about laundering curtains, servicing an Aga or employing an au-pair, this is your book. We think it is a great book to have in your collection to answer all those questions that defeat friends, colleagues and sometimes the professionals.

Home Time
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If you want ideas to create the chicest apartment in town, this is the book to turn to. This is a glossy celebration of the challenges and advantages of apartment life. Lots of styles are explored from the very elegant to wonderfully eclectic and there is a really fascinating look at the history of apartment living. Beautifully presented with wonderful photography, this book is one of our favourites.

Apartment
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David Oliver is design director of Paint and Paper Library who produce one of the most inspiring and usable ranges of paint on the market today. This book is both an introduction to the paint range and a master class in the decorating process. The impact of light associations and styles are examined as well as practical issues, which are explained simply and intelligently.

Paint and Paper
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