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    How to create your own contemporary interior: the ultimate\nresource for design-conscious living, from architecture to\nmaterials to furniture and decorative objects. This ambitious book\nis all about clean lines, elegant color combinations, maximizing\nindoor–outdoor relationships, artfully collecting and displaying\nobjects, and utilizing open areas for lounging, cooking, and\ndining. Whether the living space is large or small, anyone can\ncreate a modern interior.\n Hundreds of photographs reveal stylish residences around the\nworld, in particular from places where modern living has achieved\nits best expression, such as California, Brazil, Scandinavia, and\nAustralia, but also from places where modern forms have been fused\nwith vernacular styles or set against exotic vegetation.

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introduction
place
city
desert
forest
water
mountain & hillside
remote
tropical
style
high rustic
minimal
retro
modern eclectic
new ethnic
mid-century modern
baroque
architecture
hallway
open plan
opening
partition
inside out
double height
levels
overhang
balcony
materials
wood
concrete
glass
marble
metal
mixed
natural
brick & stone
surface
flooring
painted
printed
tiled
textured
panelled
polished
function
entering
living
cooking & eating
entertaining
working
sleeping
bathing
ambience
natural light
screens
fire
colour
white
pattern
neutral
contrast
elements
stairs
objets d'art
soft furnishings
windows
display
storage
lighting
fixtures
furniture
sculptural
built in
retro
multi-functional
vintage
simple
plush
iconic
outdoors
garden design
courtyard
planting
lounging
vista
terrace
al fresco
pool
reso u rces
architects & designers
retailers
piCture references
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