Blue and White Living

I'm a little baffled by a couple of reviews that stated that Stephanie Hoppen's Blue & White Living did not give them ideas for laying out a similar look in their own home. Other than every page containing what totals to hundreds of different Blue & White rooms, I fail to see how you could miss. If you have no imagination or just can't cobble together a look of your own, based on these rooms, I think a designer would be the best thing for you. I got inspiration on most every page, and it is well dog-eared now. The tea containers, the blue & white transferware, toile, stripes, plaid, and examples of blue in every room give plenty of fodder for your own ideas. I recommend this book, as I do the rest of Hoppen's great books.

A reader in WisconsinI read the book and for the most part I enjoyed it. The book have giving me many ideas on the the basic theme of blue and white. Two disappointment that I did have is that the color combinations were some what limited. (few blue-greens, violets, greyblues etc.) Also it tended to lack practical ideas for the average home. However for the most part it is helpful.

This book is a must for anyone who loves blue and white decorating. The photographs are magnificent! I highly recommend.