A Living Space

Un libro ricco di informazioni sul lavoro svolto dalla signora Kemp. Un estro e un gusto bellissimo che sa trasformare ogni spazio in un ambiente accogliente, con un lusso semplice ma ricco di elementi di design e stoffe pregiate.

Después de comprar el libro "Every Room Tells a Story" me apeteció tener algo mas sobre Kit Kemp. Muy buen libro. Una lección de buen gusto muy personal.

I am three quarters of the way through reading this and think it is excellent. As mentioned by other reviewers a lot of the properties are hotels. She seems to have plenty and I would love to stay in them. Kit Kemp's style is what I would describe as comfortable and homely, therefore the images she chooses are easily translatable to a family home. She blends all types of furniture and fabrics together for what I think is a lovely style, it's underlying theme is essentially traditional but there are plenty of interesting or surprising touches and lots of use of modern pieces, art and fabrics alongside antiques, ethnic patterns and quirky ornaments. She is clearly very talented as I found that nothing jars and I adore her use of colour - which happens to be right up my street. She is particularly interested in fabrics and adopts some innovative ways of using them. Somehow she blends pattern and colour to just the right extent. It is not too matched or overdone and the rooms are welcoming and cheerful. Her commentary is helpful, explaining what she has done to achieve a particular look. I have gleaned loads of ideas for a barn conversion I am about to furnish so I am very glad I bought this book. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone interested in interiors unless you are a minimalist or like bling, in which case it is not your style (but I think you can see this from the cover).

I have had the great pleasure of staying in Firmdale hotels in London and New York (sadly they are not elsewhere, yet) and was thrilled to discover that Ms. Kemp had written this book. The suggestions and ideas with the stunning pictures make a great how-to-guide. I intend to steal a great number of her ideas for my country home! And to seek out her fabric designs at Chelsea textiles, which I have loved since staying at the Covent Garden Hotel in London.

I love this book!!! I read and own many books about interior design and this is one of the best! Many design books have beautiful pictures of beautiful rooms, but many of them look "designed" and are over styled for the photographs and impossible to believe that an actual person lives in these rooms. The recently released Barbara Barry book, "Around Beauty", is a prime example. Walk into one of her showrooms, and there is the book. Kit Kemp's book is full of life and inspiration. Pictures of detailed rooms, full of beautiful fabrics, personal objects, colours, textures, put together in quirky,interesting, fun and inventive ways. To me, her designs have a very easy, comfortable feel, never pushed, or over reaching in their goals. I am inspired by this book every time I look through it.