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ThefirstbookfromacclaimedinteriordesignerBarbaraBarryexploresthebeautyandprinciplesofgooddesign.BarbaraBarry’sworkhaslongbeenpraisedforitsquietrefinement,soothingpalette,andgracefulfurnishings,aswellasforitsravishingtailoringandcoloring.Inherfirstbook,Barryexploresherdesignphilosophy,meditatingonthetransformativepowerofbeauty.Throughadiscussionofherprinciplesofgooddesign—simplicity,proportion,andharmony—wediscoverhowtoapplytheseprinciplestoourroomsandtoourlives.Throughpageafterpageofgorgeous,subtle,feminineinteriors,Barryexplainsherdesignprocessandsharesthought-provokingstories.Shediscusseswhatinspiresher,fromthequalityoflighttothecolorsofnature,andillustrateshowsheutilizesnatureindecoration.Fromthesimplestrengthofawhiteplatetothesensualeleganceofawell-madebed,Barryexplainswhyagraciouslife,awell-orderedlife,alifearoundbeautyistheonlyoneworthliving.InBarbara’sworld,everydetailisharmonious.Comprehensiveandbeautifullydesigned,thisuniquebookisacollector’spieceforalldesignfans.