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Ray Booth: Evocative Interiors

Ray Booth: Evocative Interiors

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  • Author：Ray Booth
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Summary

Ray Booth's debut monograph presents curated home interiors by this master of modern elegance。

Trained as an architect， designer Ray Booth's distinctively elegant， strikingly evocative spaces exude modernism while reflecting a sense of place and history。 Booth's creativity is palpable in spectacular homes demonstrating his ability to harmonize open-plan interiors with the surrounding landscape。

Presented here are Booth's most celebrated Nashville residences and never-before-seen projects in Palm Beach， Louisiana， New York， Texas， and the Hamptons。 Each illustrates his innovative use of furniture as architecture to define rooms， draperies in place of walls， captivating displays of art and mirrors， and an eclectic mix of antiques and contemporary pieces。 Among the house profiles is Booth's Nashville home， which shows the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School， and reveals his appreciation for traditional materials， particularly large expanses of glass， masonry， and wood。 Within a new home or one with a history， Booth applies a fresh vision for today's living， including fabrics and furnishings accentuating his modern style。 Evocative Interiors brings to the fore the work of this leading designer。

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Reviews

Debra Daniels-Zeller ，

I picked this gem from a display shelf of staff picks at the library。 I picked it partly for its title and partly for the cover and partly because it was just so big。 This may be my first coffee table interior decorating book， but it won't be my last。 Ray Booth has these photos that make him look like a rugged young hunk， like he needs his own TV show。 But that isn't the reason this book appealed to me。 The thing that really captivated my interest in this book were the great bits of writing betw I picked this gem from a display shelf of staff picks at the library。 I picked it partly for its title and partly for the cover and partly because it was just so big。 This may be my first coffee table interior decorating book， but it won't be my last。 Ray Booth has these photos that make him look like a rugged young hunk， like he needs his own TV show。 But that isn't the reason this book appealed to me。 The thing that really captivated my interest in this book were the great bits of writing between the photos， the stunning writing that made the rooms and his projects come alive。 For example: "There is an art to the placement of things that we all seek to create or impose on our environments A minor adjustment of an angle， an alteration of half an inch--from the miniscule comes the mighty。" Much of the writing compels readers to examine the rooms and spaces more closely。 I was fascinated from the floor patterns to dancing light coming in windows。 Oddly there was even a room with pictures of sepia-tinted Basset Hounds on the wall。 This book isn't just for interior-design nerds or coffee tables， this is a great get-away book， the kind of book you can curl up with and float with the images of another world。 。。。more

Erica ，

This is interior designer Ray Booth: It is one of the first pictures in this， his book of interior designs。As you gaze upon it， are you thinking what I thought when I saw it？"Sir。 Are you an interior designer so that you can make sure your surroundings are as pretty as you and always showcase you in your best light？"That was my first thought。Typically， I scoff at design books， from architecture to hardscaping to interior design to how to set a pretty table when entertaining。 Landscape design This is interior designer Ray Booth: It is one of the first pictures in this， his book of interior designs。As you gaze upon it， are you thinking what I thought when I saw it？"Sir。 Are you an interior designer so that you can make sure your surroundings are as pretty as you and always showcase you in your best light？"That was my first thought。Typically， I scoff at design books， from architecture to hardscaping to interior design to how to set a pretty table when entertaining。 Landscape design is the only kind I find interesting。My home aesthetic runs along the lines of Second-hand-mish-mash-of-stuff-with-books-and-houseplants-all-covered-in-dust-and-dog/cat-hair。 I think it's sometimes called Colorado-cabin-bohemian-mess but I'm not sure because， again， interior design is not an interest of mine。So let me tell you， after my first impression （as stated above）， I was prepared to flip through this and judge the crap out of all the white space and pale accents。 You can imagine my surprise when I found myself lingering on pages， gazing at pictures， thinking， "That looks amazing！"What's even more strange is this GQ dude uses many the decorating elements I absolutely loathe: white on white on white， gray on gray on white， white on gray on beige， beige， gray。 And white。 With pale blue， deep but bland purple， sage， mild coral， pewter， or silver accents。First off， I like color。 Lots of color。 Second off， if there are pets or children or non-robotic people in that house， all that white is going to not stay white for long。 You'd have to have a 30th floor penthouse to keep those whites white and you should probably have anyone who comes over disrobe in the foyer and put on white dressing gowns with pristine white slippers and don't let them drink anything other than water and vodka。 And how does that much white not blind you？Third off， I am not a fan of the sparse look， the clean lines， the wasted space。 I like comfort。 I like to feel like I'm in a nest。 My home is my nest and there are no nesting spaces in 90-degree angles。Like， here's my living room at its very most cleanest。 You'll note the stains on the carpet （because it was white！ WTF？ We live in the mountains！ Half our roads are still dirt！ Who thought white carpeting would work out？ Ugh。 When I get rich， that crap is coming out and wood floors are going in） You'll also note how the cats have torn the ottoman to pieces。 There's a hole in the wall where I didn't mount the quilt correctly and had to re-do it。 The drawers in the corner are from a former neighbor's garage sale。 Gabe picked out the TV equipment and it doesn't match anything which is why I left it out of the picture。 Point of pride， though: the table in the foreground was made by my brother when he was in high school。 It was his wedding present to me for my first marriage and will probably get handed down to his kids when I die。 Anyway， there is no design element at all going on but I can tell you， the room is comfy。 I know this because everyone who comes over piles into the room and tells us how inviting and comfortable it is。But here's what Booth is doing: And I'm just staring at these rooms thinking， "That looks lovely and attractive。 I totally want to go hang out there。"The above four pictures are off the interwebs， by the way。 That's why they look nice， unlike the picture of Booth， himself， which I snapped with my phone straight from the book。 I'm puzzled as to why I am attracted to this guy's particular brand of interior decoration when anyone else could use all the same parts and pieces and I'd think it was cold， sterile， non-functional， and hideous。 Granted， some of it is the light。 I LOVE decorating with light。 But there are plenty of other design books that incorporate vast swatches of light and I'm still all， "Yuck。 That looks awful。"So what gives？I don't know。All I know is that this book is filled with pretty pictures and I'm sure the designer looks lovely in all of the elements featured herein。 。。。more

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