- Paperback: 184 pages
- Publisher: Bulfinch Press UK (Jan 5 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0821261800
- ISBN-13: 978-0821261804
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 22.9 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 839 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,970,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Sheila Bridges shares both professional and personal anecdotes as well as lots of solid information to help home and apartment dwellers make the transition from Ikea to eclectic, from milk crates to furniture that will endure for years. Furnishing Forward guides the reader through finding and implementing a personal style within a realistic budget, with advice on where and how to shop for quality pieces as well as working with design professionals to create the look you want. With its witty narrative tone and its design-by-personality-type approach, no other decorating book is as useful for a younger audience while displaying a timeless style.
About the Author
Sheila Bridges, president of Sheila Bridges Design Inc. is an interior designer whose goal is to create high-end, residential spaces that are thought-evoking and visually interesting while also comfortable and livable. Her understated style is culturally classic, as she creates visually provocative and rich interiors with an elegant simplicity. It is her goal as an interior design professional to introduce a new generation of clients to the value of good design and the importance of interior environments that are reflective of their own cultural history. Her clients include many prominent entertainers, entrepreneurs and business professionals. Sheila Bridges has been featured in various publications such as Black Enterprise, Elle Décor, Harper's Bazaar, Homestyle, House Beautiful, House & Garden, Martha Stewart Living, New York Daily News, New York Newsday, New York Post, New York Times, Town & Country, The Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, Savoy, Time Magazine, Vanity Fair, Victoria, USA Weekend and The Wall Street Journal. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sheila Bridges moved to New York City in 1986. She has also lived and worked in Italy while studying Decorative Arts at Polimoda in Florence. Sheila Bridges holds degrees from both Brown University and Parsons School of Design. Sheila's immediate vision for Sheila Bridges Design, Inc. includes the continued growth of her design business, while also writing a series of design/lifestyle books. The first, Furnishing Forward: A Practical Guide to Furnishing for a Lifetime is an informative guide for young people in their twenties and thirties who want to learn how to purchase furniture for their first "real" homes. Published by Little, Brown & Company, "Furnishing Forward" is slated to be in stores Spring 2002. An animal lover, Sheila has a Jack Russell named Dolby and a Quarter horse named Red. Her hobbies include snowboarding, horseback riding, reading, tennis and just about anything outdoors.
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Whether you express your style through the way you dress or the type of car you drive (or don't drive), all of us express our own personal style at every moment of every day. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Whether you express your style through the way you dress or the type of car you drive (or don't drive), all of us express our own personal style at every moment of every day. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Traditional approach,
By Janeloo "janeloo" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Furnishing Forward: A Practical Guide to Furnishing for a Lifetime (Hardcover)
Very pretty book - but rather tradional taste and style. Not a very thorough guide book - more of a coffee table book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
beautifully written and photographed, a book to treasure,
By "vrhphoto" (philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Furnishing Forward: A Practical Guide to Furnishing for a Lifetime (Hardcover)
What could have been so difficult to do, became an exciting and fun filled time when I followed the wonderful and practical suggestions shared in this beautifully written and illustrated book. Ms Bridges explains in easy to follow language, how best to turn your living space, whether it be a house or an apartment, into a comfortable and delightful home to enjoy with family and friends. When you're ready to express your own special taste in furniture and accessories, and before you toss all the 'old stuff', you will want to read and re-read this book with its splendid ideas. The book is also a 'find' for older folks, 'empty nesters' for example, who may be moving into a smaller space, not knowing what to hold onto and what to purchase for their new lifestyle. I am just beginning my own redecorating, and have saved time and money already by better planning. Buy it! Even after the decorating is done, I know I will enjoy browsing through it and sharing ideas with my friends.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Looking for more.....,
By Clrudy S Brown (Coral Springs, FL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Furnishing Forward: A Practical Guide to Furnishing for a Lifetime (Hardcover)
I've seen many of Sheila's works in magazines so I anxiously bought the book for what I thought would be a more comprehensive analysis, interpretation and implimentation of her style. Instead I found myself reading thoughts and views but no real process to achieving the style. As an apprentice and in the process of implementing what I have learned in my own home, I would not recommend this book as a tool for learning more for understanding a person's views.
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