A House by the Sea

by Bunny Williams, Schafer Gil (Contributor), Christian Brechneff (Contributor)

“America’s reigning queen of decorating.” —Southern Living“One of America’s premier interior designers.” —Garden Design Author and renowned designer Bunny Williams has been at the top of the interior design world for more than 40 years. Here she invites readers to explore La Colina, her lovely Caribbean retreat tucked into lush, tropical gardens by the sea. Williams writes “We knew we wanted a house where we would really live outside, a house where the ocean breezes would blow through, and a house that would be a place in which we could gather our friends and family and entertain easily.” The book explores every facet of the beautiful property located in the Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic—from outdoor rooms and garden plantings and design to the delightful, island-living luxury of the villa’s interiors, furnishings, and collections. Woven into each chapter are essays written by friends who have visited the Gil Schafer details the villa’s architecture Page Dickey tours the gardens Roxana Robinson offers a peek at a weekend stay Angus Wilkie discusses the delights of collecting Jane Garmey revels in the pleasures of cooking, food, and friendsLet trailblazer and tastemaker Bunny Williams, a member of the Interior Design Hall of Fame, take you on a personal tour of this special home. In her introduction, she writes that her aim was to have this book “feel like a visit to our island retreat.” You’ll see in this lavish coffee table book filled with photographs, story, and advice that she succeeded.

Genres: Interior Design

256 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 13, 2016

Reviews

[Kelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a lovely book about decorator Bunny Williams' home in the Dominican Republic. Every detail was thought out. I can't imagine the amount of planning that went into the design. But what I loved most is that they send out invitations every year to all of their friends and family with available dates so that everyone can enjoy it together. A beautiful home and life.

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

What is this?

A biography? It is written as a biography. But it is not.

An architecture book? But dishes and fruits are more relevant for the photographers.

A coffee table book? The pictures are badly composed and uneven.

I have no idea what is this besides a badly structured ego trip.

[Stephanie Toigo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a delight! The story, in both words and pictures, of how Bunny and her husband built a home with the intention of hosting. Their guests wrote excerpts about their experience of the house, which was really fun!

[Keri Murcray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful photographs and stories.

[Onceinabluemoon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A relaxing visual treat.

[Anne Sheall]

Didn’t finished not what I thought is was going to be