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Total Design : Contemplate, Cleanse, Clarify, and Create Your Personal Spaces |
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She's such a famous interior decorator she goes by one name: Clodagh. She designed Robert Redford's Manhattan townhouse and regularly revamps the offices of entertainment-industry bigwigs. Total Design introduces readers to her design philosophy--a highly ambitious and authoritative set of quasi-spiritual suggestions about space that reveal why she's such a guru. In the introduction she writes, "Often when we contemplate a space and how it can be improved we begin with the material (What kind of flooring do I want? Should a buy a new sofa or re-cover the old one?) rather than the spiritual (How can this room help me live better? What am I not getting from my home that I could be getting?)." Incorporating ideas as varied as feng shui, aromatherapy, and color therapy, Clodagh resembles a New Age spiritualist--borrowing elements from various religions to form her own system. Her book is as much about quality of life as it is about what to buy, and much of her advice is indispensable: where to hang "provocative" artwork (in walk-by areas), what to do with "troublesome" windows that look out on the neighbor's house (replace clear with filtered glass), and how to contemplate your space so you understand its virtues. This is an ideal book for amateur designers or do-it-yourself types seeking serious inspiration.--Emily White
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