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Making Living Lovely
Free Your Home with Creative Design
Russell Whitehead & Jordan Cluroe, founders of 2LG Studio
£19.95
A new interiors bible of tips and techniques for restoring design confidence in an image-saturated world, from Changing Rooms design duo Russell Whitehead and Jordan Cluroe
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Making interior design choices can be daunting in a world flooded with trend-setting Instagram posts and Pinterest boards. Russell and Jordan specialize in designing homes for clients who know what they love but struggle to know where to start. Their fresh approach is nothing short of a design revolution, enabling readers to free their homes by creating interiors that express their personality and address their needs.
This essential companion will equip readers with new ways to see their interiors and give them the confidence to create a home that helps them to live better. In eight chapters, Russell and Jordan cover everything from how to handle original features, use colour, pattern and texture, choose materials and curate objects. Focusing on people and how we use our spaces, this book also covers finding one’s style, cohabiting and design compromises, exploring one’s creativity and rediscovering the fun in interior design. Box-outs and tips throughout offer practical guidance on where to start, as well as a range of examples from the designers’ own work and that of key designers around the world.
This essential companion will equip readers with new ways to see their interiors and give them the confidence to create a home that helps them to live better. In eight chapters, Russell and Jordan cover everything from how to handle original features, use colour, pattern and texture, choose materials and curate objects. Focusing on people and how we use our spaces, this book also covers finding one’s style, cohabiting and design compromises, exploring one’s creativity and rediscovering the fun in interior design. Box-outs and tips throughout offer practical guidance on where to start, as well as a range of examples from the designers’ own work and that of key designers around the world.
Reviews
'Full of bright ideas'
Sunday Telegraph
'Russell Whitehead and Jordan Cluroe like to think outside the bright white box'
The Times
'Destined to inspire … beautiful'
House Beautiful
'Truly special, infused with charm and warmth'
English Home
'Interiors gurus Russell and Jordan of 2LG offer handy hints for decorating your home and restoring design confidence'
Homes & Antiques
'Packed with simple insider tips'
METRO
'[Aims] to give readers the confidence to experiment creatively'
The Glossary
'Helps you (and those with whom you may share your space) to understand your needs and create a home that meets them'
Red
'Exuberant colour and joie de vivre'
The Press Association
'A refreshingly warm and welcoming approach to home design'
The i newspaper
Product Information
Book Details
Format: PLC
Size: 25.0 x 19.5 cm
Extent: 208 pp
Illustrations: 251
Publication date: 16 April 2020
ISBN: 9780500022696
Contents List
Introduction • 1. Finding Your Path to a Free Home • 2. Cohabiting without Compromise • 3. The Tools to Free Your Home • 4. Decorative Joy • 5. Materiality: Feeling Space • 6. Things: The Stuff of Life • The Wobble • 7. Joyful Minimalism • 8. The Evolving Home • 2LG Sourcebook
About the Author
Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead’s London-based interior design practice 2LG Studio was founded in 2013, following Jordan’s appearance as a contestant on the BBC’s Great Interior Design Challenge. The studio’s designs have been featured in Casa Vogue, Elle Decoration, Harper’s Bazaar, Living Etc, Grand Designs and on Channel 4 and ITV. Jordan and Russell have also collaborated with a number of leading brands, including Ligne Roset, Natuzzi, Secret Linen Store, Brintons Carpets, Floor Story and Graham & Brown. Their column ‘The House Doctors’ appears in London’s Metro, and they have recently joined Channel 4's Changing Rooms.
