Past meets present in Soul of the Home, a stylish guide to decorating modern homes with heirlooms and antiques.
“With light and airy interiors filled with patina, history, and one-of-a-kind furnishings, this New Orleans designer and antiques dealer reveals that anything old can feel new again.” —Southern Home
Tara Shaw is a respected supplier of French and European antiques for a host of AD100 and Elle Decor A-listers, including Bobby McAlpine, Mary McDonald, and Bunny Williams. In her first book, she helps readers understand how to select the best antiques and how to use them in a variety of decor schemes. Soul of the Home presents never-before-published spaces from Shaw’s portfolio and reveals her favorite antique-hunting spots throughout Europe. Chapters include:
- The Importance of Antiques
- Starting an Antiques Collection
- Cultivating a Home with Heart
- Lake House Living
- Let Architecture Lead the Way
- Bringing the Outside In
- Antiques in a Modern World
- Guerilla Antiquing
- And more!
