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The Well-Traveled Home

Sandra Espinet

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

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Luxury homes with international panache—includes over 175 exquisite photos.Sandra Espinet’s extensive world travels produce finds of exquisitely wrought artisanal furniture, dramatic artworks, and exotic accessories that are put to beautiful use in interiors. Blending the fabulous objects culled from particular corners of the globe is a delicate art form. Well-known to viewers of HGTV, Espinet is a mix-master of eclectic convergence, a specialist in the fearless melding of exotic elements with traditional furnishings into stylish and unforgettable presentations of comfort and calm, exhilaration and extravagance. This gorgeous book showcases her unique knack for incorporating international treasures into alluring domestic living spaces.
Available since: 09/24/2013.
Print length: 216 pages.

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