Country Living The Scandinavian Look (Country Living)

By: Hearst Books International Staff

This book focuses on the art and craft of Scandinavian style, and details in depth the creation of an exquisitely crafted Wisconsin family compound in the style of Swedens great colorist and artist,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688150969
• ISBN13: 9780688150969
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Hearst
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

A Special House

What a visual treat this book was. For anyone that has seen a painting of Carl Larsson's home and fallen in love with the clean lines and colors of Scandinavian interiors, this book carries that love to the next level. Wisconsin native Loran Nordgren created a home using the traditional elements like built-in beds, carving, colors, but added some contemporary conveniences. The books chronicles the planning and construction of the house, but the wealth of photos and design ideas have wide appeal.

Fantastic read

As a lover of the traditional Scandinavian home style, and the owner of four such homes, I found this book truly helpful in decorating all of them. The authors, including Ms. Sears have such an passionate eye for this unique and gorgeous style.

Scandinavian Interior Design

As a folk artist, I am interested in European interior design. My interest in Swedish design lies in the magnificient use of color. This book provided what I needed.

Dream home down to every detail

I'm fascinated with Carl Larsson's home, and have long wished to recreate that same feel in a modern home. Not being an architect or interior designer, I find it hard though to translate the essence of Carl Larsson and charming old-world Scandinavian design into modern details. This book shows it all. The magnificent home featured is packed with charm without being gaudy. It's also packed with ingeniously creative solutions to practical needs. Full of color photos, it's eye-candy worthy of coffee-table display, and yet is practical enough to be a workbook during the planning stage of a building/remodeling project. It's now my "Dream Home Bible".

Outstanding!

This book can only capture half of the beauty in this magnificent house. Lou Heiser work in the architectual design is awesome!P.S. the fishing is great