PASSION FOR BLUE AND WHITE, A

Thisprivatetourofthedazzlinghomesoflegendarystyle-setterCarolyneRoehmshowcasesherfavoritecolorcombinationinmorethanthreehundredgloriousphotographs.FromthetimedesignerCarolyneRoehmrentedherfirstsmallapartmentinNewYorkinhertwenties,shehaslovedblueandwhite.Inthatone-bedroomflat,shedrapedthewalls,chairs,sofa,andacanopybedinaninexpensiveblueandwhitesheetingfabricdesignedbyherboss,OscardelaRenta,andbegancollectingblue-and-whiteporcelainfromaroundtheworld—initiallybargainreproductionsandeventuallymuseum-qualitypieces—fromChina,Japan,Portugal,theNetherlands,andelsewhere.Today,CarolyneRoehmpresidesoveramagnificentduplexinManhattan,anantique-filledstonehouseinConnecticut,andachicyetrustichomeinAspen,allofwhichcontainroomsdecoratedinblueandwhite,featuringaccentsfromhercollectionsofchina,ceramics,glassware,linens,furniture,anddecorativepieces.Theseroomsemploythewholespectrumofblues,fromdelicateskytothedeepest,boldestnavy,evokingmoodsrangingfromtranquiltovibrant.InAPassionforBlueandWhite,CarolyneRoehmtakesusinsideherhomes(includingherformerpied-à-terreinParis)innever-before-seenphotographsofthesestunningrooms.ShealsorevealshowshehasusedblueandwhitetomagnificenteffectoutdoorsinConnecticutaroundherpoolandinhergardens—andevenhowsheusedthecombinationindesigningaweddingforafriend.Sheprovidesinspirationfortabletopdesign,flowerarranging,andgift-wrapping,suitableforallbudgets.Herceramic,textile,andglasscollections(endlesssourcesofhercreativity)canbeemulatedbyanyonewithtripstofleamarkets,thriftshops,andinexpensiveimportstoresaswellasantiquestoresandgalleries.AswatchofFrenchfabricbeganCarolyneRoehm'slifetimeloveaffairwithblueandwhite.Inthisbook,shedemonstratesthroughherowndecoratinganddesigns,howthiscombinationworksitsmagiconeverythingfromupholsteryanddrapestonapkinsandtablecloths,wrappingpaperandribbons.Foranyonewithapassionforblueandwhite,hereistheultimatestyleguideandCarolyneRoehm'smostgorgeousbookyet.