Home sweet home...in a big city.

TITLE: MODERN STYLE
AUTHOR: ELINOR FRIEDMAN FELCHER
PUBLISHER: FRIEDMAN/FAIRFAX
ISBN: 1-56799-547-0

I always like to read interior or architecture book, as much as furniture store or even real estate offices. It gives me excitement to imagine my dream house and how to decorate it. Since my sister took Architecture as her subject on her college, so there's plenty of books related to architecture and interior designs.

The author opened the book by discussed what's the meaning of modern style. It has principles: Nature, Light, and Simplicity. Modern style capture all the values of the minimalist style, but softens the edges. Home that was flooded with light is another basic element that is important in modern style. To maximize the light, the house often painted with white or light colors. And, modern style always uses simple and sometimes multifunctional furniture so that they don't need much furniture and bigger space, make it best design to small home or studio apartment in big city.

Just like another architecture book, this one has interior photos about the style. I can capture the author's meaning by seeing the red thread among them. Very inviting us to think about decoration that suits our needs.

Very impressive, although I always like country style, but I can't deny this book also inspiring me to have some multifunctional room or make it simple.