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With a surge in home and garden improvement underway and a heightened focus on practicality, House + Flower is a timely yet timeless manifesto encouraging readers to see the potential for attainable and sustainable beauty in their homes. For more than twenty years, Cynthia Zamaria's signature vintage-inspired approach to design has been internationally celebrated by home and garden enthusiasts and media. In her first book, she shows how any home can benefit from the quality and beauty found in thifted, antique, and artisanal wares. Through a welcoming narrative and more than 120 full-color photographs of captivating living spaces, the author reflects on lessons learned during countless projects spanning seven houses, including all apects of a home and garden transformation.
As seen in: T
he New York Times, Chatelaine, Toronto Life, Domino, Homes & Gardens, Apartment Therapy, Canadian House & Home, Style at Home, HGTV, Modes & Travaux, Toronto Star, The Washington Post, Country Home, and
Cottages & BungalowsTHE SECOND-HAND ECONOMY IS THRIVING AT HOME
TIPS FOR INTEGRATING ANTIQUES, VINTAGE, AND PRE-LOVED FINDS INTO YOUR HOME
RENOVATION PLAYBOOK
STEPS TO HELP YOU GET STARTED ON THE VISION FOR YOUR GARDEN OR INTERIOR SPACE PLAN
GARDEN TO VASE
HOW TO ELEVATE EVERYDAY BLOOMS THROUGH INTERESTING FLOWER AND VASE PAIRINGS
List of contents
11 Foreword13 Preface
15 Introduction
18 Homes Have Souls
45 You Do You
89 Mother Nature is the Original Stylist
116 Trend Less
141 Epilogue
About the author
A popular home and garden creative, Cynthia Zamaria is known for her accessible approach to character-filled spaces and carefree flower displays. Recently recognized as a Country Home Magazine Style Maker, Zamaria’s work is regularly featured in leading international lifestyle and shelter media, including HGTV, Domino, Apartment Therapy, Country Living, Homes & Gardens, House & House, and Style at Home. With an infectious, optimistic spirit and a belief that we all need more beautiful in our lives, she shares inspiration as a writer, photographer, stylist and presenter. A popular home and garden creative, Cynthia Zamaria is known for her accessible approach to character-filled spaces and carefree flower displays. Recently recognized as a Country Home Magazine Style Maker, Zamaria’s work is regularly featured in leading international lifestyle and shelter media, including HGTV, Domino, Apartment Therapy, Country Living, Homes & Gardens, House & House, and Style at Home. With an infectious, optimistic spirit and a belief that we all need more beautiful in our lives, she shares inspiration as a writer, photographer, stylist and presenter.
Over her
25 year career Janet Kimber has won numerous advertising awards, three
Juno Award nominations and is regularly published in national and international
magazines. She shoots interiors and architecture for some of Canada's top
designers, decor magazines and museums. She has also created timeless portraits
of many notable Canadians, international creatives and leaders such as Abbas
Kiarostami and the Aga Khan IV.
Robin Stubbert is an Ontario-based interiors
and lifestyle photographer. Stubbert began her career taking pictures of
caterpillars as a young child and has been honing her craft since then. Working
as a professional photographer for more than a quarter of a century, Stubbert
is known for her signature light-filled style which beautifully and emotively
captures our lives indoors and out. A consummate professional with an exacting
eye for detail, Stubbert is a favourite contributor to interiors and lifestyle
magazines and her work has been featured in leading media around the world.
Summary
Through engaging photography, and Cynthia Zamaria's approachable personal narrative, explore the art of reviving old gardens and aging homes. Cynthia takes her reader through the process as she and husband Graham restore the interior settings and exterior spaces of their seventh residence, Leuty, and reflects on other lessons learned from coaxing new life into other properties in and around Toronto.
