The Most Beautiful Coffee Table Book

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I  have such a thing for interior deign and gardening books - I have hundreds. Many were sent to me as a courtesy as an interior designer and social influencer, but most I have gotten on my own. I think if you walk into someone's home and it is devoid of books, that is not a person I would have much in common with. I am also a voracious reader of fiction and non-fiction books. There is nothing I enjoy more than sitting out on the lanai with the pups reading.

I especially love beautiful coffee table books that are literally everywhere at CCC. But a recent purchase is probably the most beautiful book I own. Blue and white chinoiserie wallpaper and the pattern is on all six sides of the book. Have you ever seen a book where all the sides are printed?

Of course, inside is page after page of gorgeous Gracie filled spaces.

"A glorious celebration of America’s most storied handpainted wallpaper company, family owned for 125 years, featuring dozens of rooms by today’s top interior designers.

The story of Gracie wallpaper, founded in 1898 and still family owned by the sixth generation, is one of the great untold stories of American interior design. Best known for their exquisitely detailed designs, Gracie papers have been installed at the White House and many of America’s most notable homes. They are a go-to resource for interior designers including Mark Sikes, Summer Thornton, Ellie Cullman, Brooke Giannetti, Suzanne Kasler, Michael S. Smith, Alexa Hampton, Alex Papachristidis, and Amanda Lindroth, and Gracie can be found in the homes of celebrities including Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, and Cameron Diaz.

This volume, featuring hundreds of color photographs of contemporary rooms by leading interior designers, shows the range not only of the papers themselves—from beautiful florals and birds to panoramic landscapes of American folk scenes and French pastoral hillsides to hunting and maritime scenes—but also the imaginative ways they can be used to create truly transporting spaces. Designs in every imaginable color, from metallics to lush greens and cobalt blues to dramatic reds and blacks, show that with Gracie, any room in the home can become a true, custom work of art.

Exquisite production detail on this volume, including 4-color printed page edges and a cover design custom-painted by Gracie exclusively for the book, will make this a must-have gift item that every interior design fan will want to display."

The edges are printed too

The Art of Gracie - Handpainted Wallpapers, Timeless Rooms

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