Synopsis'Modern Mix' cracks the code to shopping flea markets, tag sales and thrift stores with confidence, bringing together inspiring collections from premier tastemakers and insider secrets from a seasoned style editor and flea market expert. With indispensable advice on how to identify vintage serving pieces and decorative accessories with value and mix them in effortlessly with pieces you already own or buy new, this book provides the essential tools for creating a personal, well travelled, and beautiful home. Chapters include Inspire, Discover, Curate, Restore, Collect, Mix, Gather, Style, Organize, Share. AUTHOR: Eddie Ross appeared on the Bravo reality show Top Design in 2008, followed by a series of entertaining specials on Home and Garden Television. Since 2009. Eddie Ross has worked as a contributing editor to multiple shelter and lifestyle magazines, including Southern Living, where he produced the bi-monthly feature "In With the Old" turning forgotten flea market finds into stylish treasures. His entertaining, decorating, craft and flea market makeover stories have appeared in Better Homes and Gardens, where he is the East Coast Producer/Editor, Domino, Real Simple, Country Living, Woman's Day, Lonny and InStyle magazines. Jaithan Kochar has written for Southern Living, Woman's Day and Hamptons magazines. He is a graduate of The Lawrenceville School in Princeton, New Jersey. He co-produces and writes the design blog EddieRoss.com. 225 colour photographs, 'Modern Mix' cracks the code to shopping flea markets, tag sales and thrift stores with confidence, bringing together inspiring collections from premier tastemakers and insider secrets from a seasoned style editor and flea market expert. With indispensable advice on how to identify vintage serving pieces and decorative accessories with value and mi, In this richly illustrated style guide from an unabashed hoarder of all things beautiful, design editor and entertaining expert Eddie Ross reveals his insider secrets to creating exciting interiors, table settings and parties with chic and accessible finds that celebrate who you are and what you love. Featuring never-before-published photographs of Eddie's own homes--his eclectic apartment in New York and Pine Hill Farm in Connecticut-- Modern Mix cracks the code to navigating thrift shops, yard sales and flea markets with confidence. Funny and insightful, Eddie is like a trusted friend on the front lines of flea markets and thrifting, telling you what to look for, where to find it and how to restore it. Then he shows you how to use color and pattern to infuse your finds with a fresh, playful spirit, combining high and low, new and old, classic and modern elements into a warm and inviting style that expresses your personality. Each of the book's eight chapters--Inspire, Discover, Acquire, Restore, Curate, Mix, Style and Entertain--begins with hand-illustrated titles printed in black foil on tipped-in half-pages, revealing surprises at every turn. The essential insights Eddie shares throughout the book culminate in a gorgeous grand finale of gawk-worthy rooms, table settings, bars, buffets and parties. With more than 350 full-color photographs, time-saving tips and real-life shortcuts to decorating and entertaining beautifully on a budget, Modern Mix will open your eyes to the extraordinary possibilities within your reach and inspire you to live every day colorfully and creatively., In this richly illustrated style guide from an unabashed hoarder of all things beautiful, design editor and entertaining expert Eddie Ross reveals his insider secrets to creating exciting interiors, table settings and parties with chic and accessible finds that celebrate who you are and what you love. Featuring never-before-published photographs of Eddie's own homes--his eclectic apartment in New York and Pine Hill Farm in Connecticut--Modern Mix cracks the code to navigating thrift shops, yard sales and flea markets with confidence. Funny and insightful, Eddie is like a trusted friend on the front lines of flea markets and thrifting, telling you what to look for, where to find it and how to restore it. Then he shows you how to use color and pattern to infuse your finds with a fresh, playful spirit, combining high and low, new and old, classic and modern elements into a warm and inviting style that expresses your personality. In each of the book's eight chapters--Inspire, Discover, Acquire, Restore, Curate, Mix, Style and Entertain--Eddie builds upon the essential insights he reveals at every turn, culminating in a gorgeous grand finale of gawk-worthy rooms, table settings, bars, buffets and parties. With more than 350 full-color photographs, time-saving tips and real-life shortcuts to decorating and entertaining beautifully on a budget, Modern Mix will open your eyes to theextraordinary possibilities within your reach and inspire you to live every day colorfully and creatively.
LC Classification NumberNK2115