Pottery Barn Dining Spaces

Pottery Barn Design Library

by Pottery Barn

Explaining how to transform one's dining room into a comfortable and stylish gathering place to suit a variety of occasions, this inspirational handbook offers hundreds of creative, easy-to-accomplish ideas for decorating and enjoying entertaining areas, with real-life designs and tips for decorating a table, seating a crowd, arranging centerpieces, and more. 50,000 first printing.

Genres: Interior Design

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2004

Reviews

[Dona Quixote · Rating 1 out of 5]

Reading this in the Danish version. I'm blaming this for being part of the reason I am a bit disappointed. Some nuances got lost in translation so it isn't actually about what I thought it would be. But as it now is here and I won't be headed for the library for a few days I may as well read it and possibly pick up something I can use.


Finished it now. This was a ridiculous book I'm sorry to say. Part of it might have been made extra comical in translation, but mostly I'm left with a Huh? Are they serious?! feeling. I think there may be cultural differences as well as socio-economic ones in play here too.

I did find a few ideas along the way pertaining to what I thought it was about so not all bad. But I'm still going to leave it just 1 star. If I could I'd add a half more seeing how I did get an idea or two.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book at a leisurely pace before bed each night. The images were beautiful, and though my own style is a little less rustic than some of the PB decor, I found it inspiring and enjoyed seeing and reading about the vignettes in the various homes in which the book was photographed. I also enjoyed the close-up dissections of each scene, which focused in on place settings and napkin rings, etc. My only criticism of the book is that the flow between settings within each chapter seemed a bit disjointed.

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again, the book offered many ideas and great pictures. I simply love these books, they're full of inspiration and ideas.

[Corinnagoodwin · Rating 3 out of 5]

great layout, placement and design ideas. Love the PB style, cant afford the prices. but, You can find comparison pieces if you look hard enough and take your time.