Inspired Design: The Most Important Designers of the Past 100 Years, Expanded Edition

by Jennifer Boles

448 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication September 8, 2026

About the author

Jennifer Boles was born and raised in the South, where her love of beautiful homes and gracious living was fostered by her house-proud parents and their decorator, a true Southern eccentric with great style and maddening business practices.

After a decade of working in the business sector, Jennifer pursued her love of both interior design and writing by founding her much-loved blog, The Peak of Chic, in 2006. Over the years, Jennifer’s postings on Dorothy Draper, Elsie de Wolfe, English Country House Style, 1930s decor, society hostesses, Jazz Age cocktails, and all of the other tokens of classic design and style have earned her legions of worldwide readers, not to mention a coveted spot in the Design Bloggers Hall of Fame.

A freelance writer and a Contributing Editor to House Beautiful, Jennifer and her blog have been profiled in House Beautiful, Town & Country, New York Times, Departures, Elle Decor, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, and other publications. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Jennifer is a frequent speaker at designer show houses, antiques and garden shows, and design centers across the country.