Furniture Books

As a new home owner, I poured over countless decorating magazines. I was overwhelmed with the numerous possibilities. Needless to say, I was thrilled to receive a copy of Belinda Albo's Home Decorating Planner. Not only is it easy to use,it inspires creativity. Having the decorating pieces at your fingertips encourages you to experiment with a variety of (Deccorating)ideas without having to spend alot of money, making it an affordable, fun and cost effective way to approach decorating.

Jeffrey Obersole's HANGING VICTORIAN LAMPS OF THE 19TH CENTURY pairs gorgeous full-page color photos with insights on identification strategies and values. The full-page color makes identification a snap.

Best book for office seating I have read, strong recommend!

This is great book about Hella Jongerius. It has wonderful photography of many of her designs. I highly recommend it!

This a really a great book about "how to" grow herbs, written succinctly with excellent photographs. The author is one of the leading experts on growing herbs in the United Kingdom (& you know how the English love their gardens!). Susie has a wonderful 2-acre herb nursery adjoining the Roman-era Hadrians Wall at Chesters (Chollerford) approximately 30 miles west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and this is obviously a good inspiration source.

This book is a reprint of Herman Miller company's 1952 catalog and it's a super reproduction. With all the Nelson, Eames and Noguchi material inside, this book shows some of the best furniture produced in the 1950s. Great reprint job.

This book may be the most important Herman Miller reference sorce out there. It out lines, with origanal catalog photos, what most collectors consider the most important design period ever.

On first glance, this looked like a near copy of the green Rouland & Rouland Heywood Wakefield book. It does not have the history of Heywood Wakefield like the green R&R HW book, which makes that book also worth owning. It is the same size as the green R&R HW book and includes many of the same catalog photos. This contains some nice original color catalog photos that were not in the green R&R HW book.

This is the ONLY Heywood Wakefield book with accurate prices for mint and refinished pieces. The green R&R HW book is way off and Harris Gertz's Heywood Wakefield book contains values for furniture found in well used condition. Harris's book has the best photos of Heywood Wakefield furniture.

Buy the books. Buy the furniture. You'll love it.

Another Beautiful and informative book by the World's Authority on this Style and its manufacturers. Learned much and enjoyed the rare items even more!!

If you are familiar with Leigh Keno and Leslie Keno, the charming, identical twin brothers who often appear as appraisers on the popular "Antiques Roadshow" television program, then you will undoubtedly enjoy this book.

Just as they do on the "Antiques Roadshow", the twins convey their unbridled enthusiasm for antique American furniture. Their passion is contagious and makes one a truly captive audience. The book is as interesting as it is entertaining.

Born in rural, Mohawk Valley in upstate New York, the twins developed their passion at the feet of their parents who had dabbled in this field. At a very young age, searching for old objects with a history was a hobby that developed into a passion. As teenagers, flea markets were their stomping grounds. As they grew up, they developed by inclination and education into worldly and sophisticated connoisseurs of beautiful rare objects, specializing in antique American furniture, a niche in which they are now foremost experts.

The book takes you on the hunt of some of their most prized acquisitions. With an insider's look at the wonderful world of collecting antique American furniture, the twins transports the reader on a journey that few would otherwise be able make, as many of their most prized acquisitions bring in six and seven figure sums. The excitement of the hunt, the thrill of the discovery of a valuable piece of antique American furniture, the history of its provenance, and the loving description of the beauty of that piece, all provide a fascinating peek into the rarified world of antiques in which the twins work.

The tone of the book is conversationally chatty and educational. The twins have a wonderful, innate ability to draw the listener into their exclusive world. Their down to earth charm is a delicious counterpoint to the exquisite and rare pieces that they have come across, all of which they share with the reader in detail, lovingly describing the craftsmanship that went into making these beautiful pieces that are so collectible today. This book is well illustrated with both black and white and color photographs that pictorially detail some of the pieces that are mentioned in the book, serving to enhance this most enjoyable reading experience.