Live Beautiful
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- Author：Athena Calderone
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Summary
From celebrated design expert and interior designer Athena Calderone， a look into how creatives decorate their spaces
Beautiful design isn’t just pleasant to look at; it improves the quality of our lives。 In Live Beautiful， the highly anticipated design book by Athena Calderone， the EyeSwoon creator taps into her international network of interior decorators， fashion designers， and tastemakers to reveal how carefully crafted interiors come together。 She also opens the doors to two of her own residences。
With each homeowner， Calderone explores the initial spark of inspiration that incited their design journey。 She then breaks down the details of the rooms—like layered textures and patterns， collected pieces， and customized vignettes—and offers helpful tips on how to bring these elevated elements into your own space。 Filled with gorgeous photography by Nicole Franzen， Live Beautiful is both a showpiece of exquisite design and a guide to creating a home that’s thoughtfully put together。
Beautiful design isn’t just pleasant to look at; it improves the quality of our lives。 In Live Beautiful， the highly anticipated design book by Athena Calderone， the EyeSwoon creator taps into her international network of interior decorators， fashion designers， and tastemakers to reveal how carefully crafted interiors come together。 She also opens the doors to two of her own residences。
With each homeowner， Calderone explores the initial spark of inspiration that incited their design journey。 She then breaks down the details of the rooms—like layered textures and patterns， collected pieces， and customized vignettes—and offers helpful tips on how to bring these elevated elements into your own space。 Filled with gorgeous photography by Nicole Franzen， Live Beautiful is both a showpiece of exquisite design and a guide to creating a home that’s thoughtfully put together。
Reviews
Kieran
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One of those books that is meant to be casually flipped through， rather than actually read。 The writing is dull and reeks of class privilege， giving advice like “don’t settle” and “spare no expense”。 If you want to look at pictures of beautiful houses owned by rich designers， where all the rooms look like an art gallery and every house has a pool， you might enjoy this。 Personally， not for me。
Debbie
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I wanted to love this book。 I very much like the spirit of the book， and the way the captions attempted to make the spaces relatable， and I respect that these are people's homes and that they love them。 But whether or not I even think they are beautiful， they all looked so terribly uncomfortable and sterile to me。 While some of the architecture in the spaces was stunning， everything was generally too stark and colorless for my tastes， and none of them felt like home to me。 I wanted to love this book。 I very much like the spirit of the book， and the way the captions attempted to make the spaces relatable， and I respect that these are people's homes and that they love them。 But whether or not I even think they are beautiful， they all looked so terribly uncomfortable and sterile to me。 While some of the architecture in the spaces was stunning， everything was generally too stark and colorless for my tastes， and none of them felt like home to me。 。。。more
Lucy
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Some interesting houses， most belonging to the decorators/designers who live there。 In two cases the houses were decorated for clients。 There are few I could live with。 I can't stand the all-too-common all-white walls。 I need color。 Art can live with color， as is shown in a few of these houses。 I couldn't live in a house that looked too much like an art gallery。 I don't like benches at the dining table; it's too hard to get into them， and if you need to get up before everybody else on the bench， Some interesting houses， most belonging to the decorators/designers who live there。 In two cases the houses were decorated for clients。 There are few I could live with。 I can't stand the all-too-common all-white walls。 I need color。 Art can live with color， as is shown in a few of these houses。 I couldn't live in a house that looked too much like an art gallery。 I don't like benches at the dining table; it's too hard to get into them， and if you need to get up before everybody else on the bench， it's even harder。 There's also the idea that low furniture is comfortable。 Until you have to struggle to get out of it with back， hip or knee problems。 And as so often these days there's the mention of natural light and lots of windows。 But what about at night？ No natural light coming in then。 Do they not have night？ Do they go to bed with the sun？I keep hoping somebody will decorate for people like me。 Color。 Natural wood。 Curtains or good shades so I can take a nap in the daytime。 Good light next to chairs and sofas so I can read。 A bedside table with room for my glasses and book and not decorated/curated like an exhibit。 Bookshelves with room for books and books not used to hold an art object。 Not to mention books on subjects other than art， decorating and architecture。Saying "Oliver holds hypnotic sway over you in a vividly sensorial， richly monochromatic， and tactile trance" doesn't tell me much about his decorating style。 I don't want to be hypnotized and I certainly don't want to be monochromatic。I like some of the houses。 Others I wouldn't want to even visit。 It's always interesting to see how others choose to live。 A book is a good way to do this without having to actually experience it， though of course they don't show you everything。The opening page for each gives the people who live there and their professions， if adult; the general location of the place， style， square footage， number of bedrooms & bathrooms and some other important rooms like office。 Resources are given for antique dealer， designer or shop， favorite linens/bedding， tabletop ware， paint brand and color， online sources for decor if used （a couple of them don't do online）; favorite gallery， flea market or auction house。 。。。more
Lyubomir Cholakov
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Superficial in detailsGood selection of diverse homes and styles。 Goes low on details like flooring， furniture， lighting and rather focuses on the “spirit” of a house。 Limited practicality if you are looking for ideas for a new house？
Barbara
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Appealing interiors that are modern with an earthy twist fill this， yes， beautiful book。 Although most of the homes are aspirational， Athena dissects the design themes and offers practical suggestions on how to create the vibe in your home。
Mika
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Beautiful book。 But the author and me have so different styles。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Live Beautiful
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Live Beautiful&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Live Beautiful&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0