Love Affairs with Houses

by Bunny Williams

“America’s reigning queen of decorating.” — Southern Living
“One of America’s premier interior designers.” — Garden Design

In this story-filled monograph, Bunny Williams presents new work through 15 houses she has decorated and loved.

Bunny tells the tale of each “affair,” tracing the style of the spaces, what drew her to the projects, and her approach to decor that evolves with the lives of her clients. Her chapters She offers personal secrets for choosing classics—and for decorating with flexible pieces that can play more than one role in a design scheme. Along the way, she offers many amazingly chic, but always comfortable, residences whose interiors she has designed during the latest phase of her astounding career.

Bunny writes of her work, “It still thrills me that every new project is like a new romance. There is the initial getting-to-know-you phase, the discovery of how people live, what their dreams are, what inspires them—such critical information as we begin the designing process. Each stage has its exciting moments as well as its anxious ones.” She knows, as you will, that there is excitement and frustration when working with architects, hunting for just the right piece to finish a room, and then letting go and just enjoying the finished work.

As Bunny tells it, “The best pieces have the best stories,” and in this book, she shows readers a fresh collection of projects that demonstrate just that.

Genres: Interior Design, Design, Nonfiction

304 pages, Hardcover

Published April 16, 2019

Reviews

[Robin Arnold · Rating 4 out of 5]

For the fancy interior types this will be especially interesting. My eyes are trained extra frugally and I'm struck by how much a high end decor can cost from the very floor and walls up. Like, how much in time, effort, and money does it cost to have your paint custom mixed by your painter and his color technician? Anyway nothing gets done faster when its high end. The only thing I could relate to is combining interesting pieces and contemporary art with anything old.

[David R Zenz and Julie Zenz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic

What can you say, her name is famous, her work is classic. I may not love everything she does but I respect if and know that it was done with love, thought, and years of experience. I think that was just a run on sentence! This is a book you should have if your interested in interior design.

[Nita · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a beginner in the interior design field, I enjoyed photographs and stories included in this book. I was able to recognize many of the elements that I learned in my historic interiors course in the designs shown. It's a good look book.

[Goianira Salles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good lines of taste and design

I love the details and descriptions of elements and composition of their decorations, the same for decorate with flowers and geometric and geometry seems to be very fresh in the same way

[L · Rating 5 out of 5]

This magnificent book is filled with gorgeous amazing homes. I would be thrilled to live in any of them, and I wish I had a house worthy of employing her and her team.

[siyuan li · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not kindle reader friendly

The layout is weird for kindle. I can’t make notes or highlights on kindle either. Not recommend the digital version

[Abby · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just the most boring rooms.

[Gwen Kubberness · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely 😍

I love the photos and articles. This gives me inspiration to decorate and make my home 🏡 warm and welcoming