Sun Country Style,Used

Product DescriptionSun Country Style: Inspired by magical sundrenched places, "Sun Country Style" sparkles with luminosity and vitality. Building on a rich past, this vibrant new style blends traditional country with a contemporary, lightfilled mood. It is easy luxury and relaxed informality that marries the charm of nature with the convenience of modernity. A cheerful color palette combined with a greater emphasis on lighting and rooms that bring the outofdoors inside, such as sunrooms, conservatories, and garden rooms, are some of the elements of "Sun Country Style". For thoses who prefer outdoor living,the style also emphasizes charmingly rustic porches, loggias, decks, terraces, patios, and gazebos. But it is equally well suited to indoors.From the Inside FlapInspired by magical, sundrenched places, Sun Country Style sparkles with luminosity and vitality everywhere in the world. Building on a rich past, this vibrant new style blends traditional country with a contemporary, lightfilled mood. It is easy luxury and relaxed informality that marries the charm of nature with the convenience of modernity. A cheerful color palette combined with a greater emphasis on lighting and rooms that bring the out of doors inside, such as sun rooms, conservatories, and garden rooms, are some of the elements of Sun Country Style. For those who actually prefer outdoor living, the style also emphasizes charmingly rustic porches, loggias, decks, terraces, patios, and gazebos. But the style is equally well suited to indoors. Stunning living rooms, dining rooms, and entries, airy bedrooms, sunny kitchens and baths are all a part of this eclectic new look, offering unlimited opportunity for personal expression. From furniture to flooring, textiles, accessories, lighting, wall coverings, and paint, all aspects of interior living are covered in exquisite detaila breath of fresh country air.About the AuthorArticles written by Katharine Kaye McMillan about design, decoration and the arts have appeared in Home Mechanix, On Design , 20/20 Magazine, Florida Design and many others. She is also the coauthor of House Comfortable and Interior Decorating for Dummies.Interior desginer Patricia Hart McMillan is the author of Decorating Country Style, The YouDoIt Book of Early American Decorating for Dummies. She lives in Florida.Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.There is something new under the sunSun Country Style. Wherever and whenever one finds the essential natural elementswarm sun, crisp air, soothing viewssuncountry style can be found. Places where I have discovered the style range from Big Sur to Provence to Manila. Around the globe, a wholehearted celebration of sun's warming rays and nature's enriching beauty has as its inspiration spring and summer sun, sky, and water. Lightfilled, colorwashed, and cleanlined, this new style graciously brings the sunshine and country inside our homes. This new, lighter, brighter contemporary mood with its sense of easy luxury and relaxed informality is a whole new living style that marries the charm of nature with the convenience of modernity.