By Mark D. Sikes
Mark D. Sikes, 2020
Π ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π΅ Β«ΠΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½Π΅Π΅Β» Π΄ΠΈΠ·Π°ΠΉΠ½Π΅Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ² Mark D. Sikes ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ°Π΅Ρ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ, Π½Π°ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Π² Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π΅-Π±Π΅ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅ Β«ΠΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅Β», ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠΌ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ Π³ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠ»Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°. ΠΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π° ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΡΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΡΠΈΠ»Π΅ΠΉ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ ΠΈΠ· ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π²Π°Π½ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΈ Π³Π°ΡΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡ Π² Π΄ΠΎΠΌ. ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅Ρ, ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΈΠ½Π΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠ΄ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅.
Sikes Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅Ρ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡ Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈ Π³Π°ΡΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ. ΠΠ½ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠΌ Π²Π΄ΠΎΡ Π½ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ° Π² ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡ , ΠΎΡ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ·Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ. ΠΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π° Π½Π°ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½Π΅Π½Π° ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ, Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΡΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΡ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΈΠ΅ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄ΠΈΠ·Π°ΠΉΠ½Π° ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ°.
Mark D. Sikes, 2020
Interior designer Mark D. Sikes expands on his celebration of classic American decorating in "More Beautiful," a follow-up to his New York Times bestseller, "Beautiful." This book explores five distinct interior styles, each designed to evoke happiness and create harmonious living spaces. Sikes showcases how to blend various decorative elements to craft unique and balanced environments, offering inspiration and practical advice for decorating homes in styles ranging from traditional to Mediterranean.
The book provides a detailed look at how to achieve different aesthetics, from the vibrant colors and antique furniture of the Traditional style to the distressed finishes and modern silhouettes of the Country style. It also delves into the streamlined Coastal style with its natural woven fibers and sun-faded linens, and the Mediterranean style with its saturated palettes and ornate details. Through Amy Neunsinger's photography, "More Beautiful" inspires readers with light-filled, patterned rooms that are both chic and comfortable.