Stamps and Stamps: Style and Sensibility

Be enveloped in the charming and traditional English-inspired aesthetic that interior design duo Stamps & Stamps bring to their cozy interiors.In their first book, Stamps & Stamps share their passion for historical references and attention to detail, showing you how to create a mood with floral patterns, brimming bookshelves, and overstuffed armchairs. These interiors inspire you to create your own personal sanctuary by layering your favorite objects and vintage treasures into your decor to create lovely and personal rooms. Above all, Stamps & Stamps show you how to make your home comfortable, as they believe houses are for living in, not just for looking at.With a focus on Southern California, where they live, Stamps & Stamps specialize in designing, decorating, and restoring historic homes and gardens. From an Andalusian riad in Hancock Park restored and deco-rated for Ellen DeGeneres, to a newly built California ranch in Rolling Hills, to their own home and garden in South Pasadena designed around a Greene and Greene carriage house, Stamps & Stamps have built their style on an aesthetic foundation rooted in the past but with a lightness and wit that's very much of the present.With its beautiful photography and helpful sourcing--an appendix details where to find fabrics, wallpaper, and lighting--Stamps & Stamps is sure to inspire you to embrace interior design that's easy to live in.