Broadening Tastes: The Living Room


Mark Hampton

I'm looking through old and new design books comparing pages I bookmarked.  It's been fun seeing how interior design has changed through the years.  Today I'm sharing living room photos.  I love the rooms from my older books and my newer books.  This isn't an either/or thing!  In fact, the rooms in the older and newer books look very similar.  

The next eight images are from older books.



Albert Hadley

Albert Hadley



Brunschwig and Fils Up Close

Southern Style

The New Classicists


The New Classicists

Great Traditional Style

Scalamandre

The next ten are from my newer books.

Suzanne Kasler

Alessandra Branca

Katie Ridder

Mary McDonald

Nancy Corzine

Mary McDonald

Katie Ridder

Katie Ridder

Jan Showers

Jan Showers

The next six images are living spaces I'm liking now.  They aren't from books, though I wish I had books from these designers!

Katie Rosenfeld

Palmer Weiss


Meg Braff

Meg Braff

Jamie Drake

Miles Redd


So what are your thoughts?  Do you like any of these rooms?  










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