The Natural Home: Creative interiors inspired by the beauty of the natural world Hardcover – 5 April 2012

Absolutely had to write a thank you review and I never write reviews which says a lot that I wanted to. The book came in perfect new condition and packaged well. Delivered today and I’ve taken a quick look, so much inspiration to great interior designs and didn’t know that the director is one of the best in the industry from the likes of his background story at the back.Couldn’t ask for more, definitely worth so much more than it’s retail price. Thank you very much and will recommend others.

This isn't a rewiew as such. This book has to be the most wonderful book on this subject I have ever seen or read.I felt at long last here are some people I understand. I have had it for only a few days, but keep stopping to look at it and read it. The photographs are truly beautiful. I feel I have found some souls mates. The homes are not everyones cup of tea, but keep looking the beauty and soul of home, and occupants ooze out at you. Thank you so very much

I really love the textures and the colour tones. I was very amused by Martin Thompson's review: "Nice photography but mostly appealing if you're into crypts". It was on this basis that I purchased the book..

Always difficult to get a book like this without seeing it , is a lovely book just not what I wanted in a design book to basic and too rustic

Ever since I received the book, it's laying on my worktable. I get every single time inspired by it, the simplicity and elegance of the message. It is a meditative book. Absolutely a must for beauty in its basic form.

This book is completely different, and really opens your mind to another culture of home-making in an extraordinary way. Not for the faint hearted.

Hans Blomquist is a genius of design, neutrals, natural elements and texture. I am quite familiar with his work from the internet and am drawn to the beauty and timelessness of his choices. The photographs TAKEN for this book are exquisite but only as seen in other venues on the internet. I observe that something quite unfortunate has occurred in the PRINTING of these photographs in this book. It is as if a further filter, or a blurring or somehow a dulling down of color has occurred which, when the carefully placed color elements are dulled, results in a well designed portrait of decay rather than a vibrancy enhanced by a perfect background. So often the leaves of a plant appear olive drab as opposed to the vital green I know, as a gardener, that they are. There existed, I am sure, a beautiful balance and synergism in the original room, wherein those items of color are enlivened by the strong earth colors around them and they in turn were deeply alive when complemented by the more obvious color in each image. Still, a beautifully assembled book but one that required and did not receive the most careful presentation of the subtleties of the designer.

I love this book. I want others to read it and enjoy. Have already stuck a few post its on pages that speak to me and. Want to come back to.....

Beautiful book, inspiring if you love a very rustic neutral look. Lovely as a coffee table book as well. Arrived quickly and in very good condition.

... Des idées, des palettes subtiles, des objets de charme, la patine du temps. Tout à fait plaisant à feuilleter, encore et encore,... je l'ai acheté deux fois, impossible de le garder, mes proches me l'ont "dérobé" à chaque fois!

The first of two excellent books from Blomquist.......many beautiful environments, but a shame they all seem to be owned by World Class Bobo's who have purchased it all from Paris antique stores and flea markets. This vibe gets old rather quickly, as many places are ''quaint little 200 year old houses on back alleys in Amsterdam, that were ''picked up'' by people with invisible means of support. As a garden designer and stylist recently priced out of the San Francisco Bay Area, this lifestyle seems particularly unrealistic. I have recently moved to a tiny town in rural Kansas where a mere mortal can afford to have this same beauty, but sourced from the bottom up, rather than purchased from the top down. The most incredible environments I have ever seen were boat squatter communities in the harbor of Hong Kong before it ''changed hands'' in the late 1990's..........these would not be one bit out of place in this book, [just smaller] but were created by virtually penniless people with huge imaginations whose entire life is involved with FINDING the amazing materials their homes are made from........but then that would change the entire angle of these books to something more akin to the places in Lloyd Kahn's amazing series of books........REGARDLESS.......Blomquist has excellent style, and many fine environments appear in both of his books.........

Volume bello, ottima qualità di stampa, bel formato.Anche questo libro è arrivato subito...ed è stato letto immediatamente! :-)Si trova solo in lingua originale, non è un gran male ho rispolverato il mio inglese, ma tanti non lo compreranno per questo ed è un peccato. Case particolarissime, fotografate in tutto il loro 'decadente' splendore, un trionfo di grigi, lino e legno.Insomma se vi aspettate la casa modello AD, questo libro non fa per voi, qui si esaltano le imperfezioni dei muri, gli arredi restaurati dagli stessi proprietari con un risultato di grande personalità, niente luccichi di marmi e specchi, solo lussuose ombre e luce naturale.Difetti? Personalmente ...nessuno!

This is another gorgeous coffee table book I recently added to my collection. Hans Blomquist is a stylist who started out working for IKEA in Sweden where he then ended up art directing their catalogue. He now lives in Paris and you can see in his book lots of fabulous flea market finds worked into natural interiors. Like in a cook book the author first describes all the natural ingredients that make a perfect natural home: plants and foliage, colour, display, texture and fabrics. Then you will find lots of examples how you can create a natural inspired space using your ingredients. When I first flicked through the pages I was instantly reminded of Sibella Court's book Etc. So if you love antiques, quirky flea market finds and natural inspired interiors this book is definitely for you! It is also a great present. Read on my blog: [...]