Book Review: AT HOME Isabel Lopez-Quesada

We all know that I love interior design books, right? Even though I parted with dozens that I had loved for long enough this past spring, I still have a large bookcase filled with the best of the best, my absolute favorites - constant inspiration. I am so pleased to add At Home, the beautiful and sophisticated monograph on the homes of Isabel Lopez-Quesada. 

If you don't happen to know her, Isabel Lopez-Quesada is a very popular Spanish interior designer, with a gloriously unique and beautiful aesthetic, which has sort of defined the new "Contemporary European" look. Passion and obsession fuel her interiors, a mix of antiques and contemporary furniture all with beautiful collections and a mix of antique and ethnic textiles. 

What's even better is that the book is a journey through her own homes in France and Spain, a look into the laboratory of a genius. From the Madrid city house with a gorgeous courtyard to the farmhouse she owns in Biarritz, inspiration abounds. Let's take a look shall we? 

I mean, gorgeous, right!? Page after page of the 200+ page book is filled with gorgeous photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna, a photographer who has been regularly published by Architectural Digest, Milieu, Vogue, and Elle Decor. Not to mention, his own book, Haute Bohemians, has been a runaway best seller and one of my other all-time favorite books!

With the winter creeping up on some of us (not so much me, as I look out the window as I type and watch the snow collect on an already impressive 12 inches covering the ground) there is no better time to invest in some beautiful interior design books! So take a further look, and buy one for yourself via the Amazon link below.

And if you are a fan of the photography, check out my review of Haute Bohemians here. And if you love it, here's a link to buy that one, too!

Book Review: Haute Bohemians

Haute Bohemians by Miguel Flores-Vianna

Foreword by Amy Astley (Architectural Digest)

Vendome Press has some amazing interior design books hitting the shelves this fall, including this one, Haute Bohemians. The first book of what I'm sure will be many for lifestyle photographer Miguel Flores-Vianna, Haute Bohemians takes the focus off of perfectly styled, new on top of new interior design, and keenly concentrates on the international, artistic, collected and authentic interiors of an extraordinary collection of homes owned by artists, interior designers, fashion designers, architects, and more. 

You're not going to see collections of the newest, hottest trend filling the pages of Haute Bohemians. Nor will you see the same fabrics you've been seeing used over, and over, and over again. They won't be meticulously styled, with dust and wrinkles nowhere in sight. No, the stunning homes featured in the book are true to the motto "Home is where the Heart is", warmly lived in, beautifully curated, and uniquely photographed by the very talented Miguel. 

Take a look: 

With more than 300-pages, in large 10x13 format, this stunning volume is the perfect coffee table book for fall. If you're tired of seeing perfectly coiffed, sterile spaces, I highly suggest taking a look and purchasing your copy via the Amazon link below. True art, and unique points of view exist in the pages of Haute Bohemians. It's a wonderful tribute to the art of home, and a breath of fresh air. Just what I think we all needed!