The Inspired Home: Interiors of Deep Beauty
&#8220;The Inspired Home: Interiors of Deep Beauty sounds like yet another gorgeous coffee table book. But its author, Karen Lehrman Bloch, was determined to show homes that are not merely perfect; they also have a soul.&#8221; (The New York Times)&#8220;Bloch chose to separate the projects [in The Inspired Home] into such categories as Restraint, Poetry, Stillness and Reduction. In the &#8220;Balance&#8221; chapter, you&#8217;ll find [Donna] Karan&#8217;s home . . . a study in calmness and serenity - open, uncluttered spaces, simple furnishings, a restrained palette. But dull it&#8217;s not.&#8221; (New York Post)&#8220;The book looks at the dwellings of a variety of designers, artists, and stylists for whom the phrase &#8216;less is more&#8217; is a mantra at home.&#8221; (Women's Wear Daily)&#8220;Unique details and artifacts transform each of these interiors into a truly unique and beautiful oasis &#8230; Lehrman Bloch explains how these professionals are evoking the most basic principles found in nature to create spaces that are as good for the soul as they are innovative.&#8221; (Luxury Interior Design Journal)&#8220;What is the difference between a house that is merely pretty and one that speaks to the soul?&#8230; As Lehrman Bloch puts it, the secret lies in the ability to draw upon color, texture, and nature to imbue spaces and objects with imagination and meaning.&#8221; (Lonny Magazine)&#8220;The Inspired Home is jam-packed full of stunning photography of some amazingly beautiful homes that I could spend hours drooling over &#8230; .[Karen Lehrman Bloch] advocates the use of natural elements to create a home that we feel comfortable and at peace in.&#8221; (The Fantasy Decorator)&#8220;Every once in a while the fruits of an author&#8217;s labor brings forth a uniquely substantive and fresh approach to how we view and, therefore, interpret interior design . . . . Karen Lehrman Bloch has achieved this in her newly released book The Inspired Home.&#8221; (C. J. Dellatore)&#8220;[Karen Lehrman Bloch] has a certain and constant focus&#151;and with this new book she presents her ideas of authentic, uplifting, elegant, and enduring beauty.&#8221; (The Style Saloniste)