Whether it’s for accenting a bare coffee table or gifting to a friend, you can’t go wrong with a beautiful coffee-table book. Large coffee-table books with interesting topics and covers can transform your space by offering a new, brighter visual element. Even better, they’re wonderful conversation starts for guests!
As a designer, I love giving beautiful coffee-table books as gifts on a subject my friends and family are interested in. They’re thoughtful and elegant. I’ve selected a few books that you or the design or art lover in your life will surely treasure. Here are my favorites:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings
This book, curated by the Met, has over 500 beautiful photographs of works of art from around the world, spanning 5,000 years. If you love art but haven’t made it to this iconic museum, you can view their most iconic pieces in this book. For those new to art history, it also serves as an introduction to the masterworks many of us already know and love.
House Style: Five Centuries of Fashion at Chatsworth
For those with a passion for fashion, House Style offers an interesting delve into the looks of Chatsworth in the past 500 years. Chatsworth is renowned in England for its history of dresses, tiaras, and men’s uniforms. This book takes you from the Victorian Era to the designers of today, including Alexander McQueen.
In every home, there is a little beauty and comfort. This author searched the globe to find homes, rented and owned, that have been transformed into beautiful interiors that are still cozy and casual. She offers a look at how design and decor help shape our homes.
Green is in—especially plants. I love to bring a bit of nature into my clients’ homes using lush, green plants, but not all of us have a green thumb! Whether you do or not, Wonder Plants offers inspiration for styling your home with plants, beautiful images of interiors, and even maintenance guides for caring for your indoor plants.
Since opening our office in St. Petersburg, Florida, my appreciation for the ocean and sailing has only grown. I was drawn to Beaches for its beautiful imagery of the sand and sea. The photographer captured the joy these areas bring across 20 cities and six continents.
It’s no secret that I adore Frank Lloyd Wright’s work. In The Rooms, you get a look into some of his most artful interiors. While many Americans know him for his exteriors, he also took his design vision into furniture and accents, which this book showcases.
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