First published 2020
Interior designer Sean Scherer opens his approach to creating layered, sophisticated interiors that blend disparate objects into cohesive spaces. He demonstrates how principles from two-dimensional art translate directly to home design, showing readers his methods for integrating vintage display cabinets, carved songbirds, nineteenth-century maps, teaching materials, ferns in iron planters, and photomurals. Scherer's rooms evoke American Gothic sensibilities while maintaining refined color palettes and careful proportions. William Abranowicz's photography captures over 200 examples that teach color relationships, texture combinations, focal point creation, and spatial dynamics. Anderson Cooper contributes a foreword based on his experience working with Scherer on his own home. The book argues that while individual tastes vary and trends shift, fundamental design principles remain constant and quality design transcends temporary fashions.
Genres: art, non-fiction, design
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: how-to, instructional
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century, 21st-Century
208 pages · Hardcover · Vendome Press