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The Furnishing Handbook

Frida Ramstedt author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:25th Apr '24

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A new way of thinking about furniture, from the international bestselling author of The Interior Design Handbook


Award-winning blogger Frida Ramstedt shares insights and advice on how to make sure the furniture you buy doesn’t just look good but is also well-made, long-lasting and, most importantly, comfortable to use every day. Inspired by her rich Scandinavian furniture design heritage and filled with insider tips, The Furnishing Handbook is an indispensable guide to finding the pieces that work best for your body and home.

‘Ramstedt advises us to look away from social media to create the nurturing homes we need’ The Times

Over almost two decades, Ramstedt has made a name for herself in Sweden as a home interiors specialist . . . She wrote her latest book, The Furnishing Handbook, to stop people making rash furniture purchasing decisions, from the wrong height stools to dining room chairs that make your back ache during supper with friends * Financial Times *
Praise for The Interior Design Handbook * - *
A detailed manual ... Ramstedt advises us to look away from social media to create the nurturing homes we need this winter -- Katrina Burroughs * Sunday Times *
Elegant ... thoughtful ... Frida Ramstedt shares clever tricks for achieving your goals * Sunday Express *
If spending more time indoors has sparked interior design aspirations, this is the book for you ... beautifully illustrated with handy line drawings ... The Interior Design Handbook gets down to the nitty gritty of successfully putting a room together * Fabric Magazine *
Take it to bed and you'll be utterly engrossed and enlightened -- Francesca Brown * Stylist *
This elegant, clothbound, back-to-basics interior design bible offers practical and thoughtful arrangement and decoration advice for ordinary homes * Sunday Mail *

ISBN: 9780241648490

Dimensions: 252mm x 196mm x 30mm

Weight: 1134g

320 pages