There’s beautiful interior design and then there’s SERIOUSLY sophisticated interiors that won’t age and are impossible to duplicate. Let’s indulge in a peek or two inside six amazing volumes of lovely: Living Well By Design, Home: The Residential Architecture of D. Stanley Dixon, Edited Style, The Ultimate Bath, A Vision for Design, and The Evolution of Home. One size fits all if you’re looking for the ultimate gift for a design library.!
![Dramatic entry with antique ceiling beams and arched custom front doors with glass in home by architect Brad Norris. #timelessdesign #rusticarchitecture #sticksandstones #bespokehomes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-living-well-by-design-melissa-penfold-p.47.jpg)
Seriously Sophisticated Interiors for Design Enthusiasts
Curated Collection by Melissa Penfold
Oh good gracious this book holds a lifetime of design wisdom, and while the glorious photography within Living Well By Design shines, the author’s commentary is a triumph.
![Melissa Penfold Living Well By Design (Vencome, 2021) book cover](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-living-well-by-design-melissa-penfold-book-cover.jpg)
Melissa Penfold discusses basic decorating principles—light and space, composition and balance, and pattern and texture—then provides guidance for you to apply them to your own home, no matter how humble.
![Timeless room with wall of windows, settee, console table, and Westie resting on a rug. From Melissa Penfold's LIVING WELL BY DESIGN.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-living-well-by-design-melissa-penfold-p.54.jpg)
Let’s face it. Most of us aren’t blessed with the budgets required for interiors on the level we see here.
![Bunny Williams's kitchen with dark Donald Kaufman Color custom colour and terrazzo floor (Durite) in a 1920's Gothic Revival New York apartment. #bunnywilliams #blackcabinets #kitchendesign #bespokekitchen #galleykitchens](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-living-well-by-design-melissa-penfold-p.87.jpg)
When the architecture is this next level? Can you even make a mistake with the decorations?
![Sweeping mountain view through double-height windows in a home by architect James Carter and interior design by Jane Hawkins Hoke. #windowarchitecture #eleganthomes #janehawkinshoke](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-living-well-by-design-melissa-penfold-p.37.jpg)
D. Stanley Dixon’s First Book!
While you may be familiar with this southern architect’s name, you can finally see a treasury of the work!
![D. Stanley Dixon Home (Rizzoli, 2023) book cover. #architecturebook #residentialarchitecture #designbooks](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/the-residential-architecture-of-d.-stanley-dixon-book-cover-rizzoli-2023.jpg)
Since I love the interior design of Carolyn Malone, what a treat to see her work represented.
![Serene white plaster in kitchen sets a quiet tone with open shelves and simple range hood. Architecture by D. Stanley Dixon with interiors by Carolyn Malone. #europeancountry #carolynmalone #stanleydixon #serenekitchens](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/eric-piasecki-carolyn-malone-stanley-dixon-kitchen-atlanta.jpg)
And would you believe the beyond lovely living room below and on the cover is within a newly built home?
![Modern traditional living room in an Atlanta home by D. Stanley Dixon with interiors by Carolyn Malone. Ivory club chairs by Coup d’État and a custom coffee table hit a more contemporary note. #moderntraditional #carolynmalone #stanleydixon](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/eric-piasecki-carolyn-malone-stanley-dixon-living-room-atlanta.jpg)
Seriously sophisticated interiors are serious works of art.
Supremely Sophisticated & Edited Style
She’s the designers’ designer for good reason!
![Sophisticated and classic interior designed by Suzanne Kasler in EDITED STYLE (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/suzanne-kasler-edited-style-129.jpg)
Her timeless work speaks for itself, and I’m so proud that she is from the Midwest!
![Sophisticated and classic interior designed by Suzanne Kasler in EDITED STYLE (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/edited-style-suzanne-kasler-239.jpg)
Suzanne Kasler starts with the redesign of her unforgettable Regency-style home.
What you’ll discover inside EDITED STYLE? Homes designed for families, informal beach getaways, mountain retreats, and even inviting country homes. Did I mention classic designs?
![Sophisticated and classic interior designed by Suzanne Kasler in EDITED STYLE (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/edited-style-suzanne-kasler-47.jpg)
This celebrated Atlanta-based interior designer and author writes about how to live with art and collections.
![Sophisticated and classic interior designed by Suzanne Kasler in EDITED STYLE (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/edited-style-suzanne-kasler-277.jpg)
Plus, you’ll also hear her particular advice for helping guests to feel welcome.
![Sophisticated and classic interior designed by Suzanne Kasler in EDITED STYLE (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/edited-style-suzanne-kasler-243.jpg)
I bet you will choose to read every one of Kasler’s words, but should you not, no worries. You’ll be spoiled with beauty! Bespoke designs will stop you in your tracks and compel you to slow down to study the compositions.
![Sophisticated and classic interior designed by Suzanne Kasler in EDITED STYLE (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/edited-style-suzanne-kasler-276.jpg)
Edited Style is truly an essential design book. Just look at the sophisticated one of a kind bath design above! Has there ever been another one like this imagined into existence?
Sophisticated Ultimate Bath Designs
Waterworks cofounder Barbara Sallick guides us through the creation of THE MOST chic and functional bath designs you may ever admire.
![Luxurious fantasy bath with soaking tub and steel doors to outdoors - in THE ULTIMATE BATH by Barbara Sallick (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/theultimatebath-258.jpg)
While the 2020s and demands of modern life evolve, the comforts in our private lives at home seem to evolve too.
THE ULTIMATE BATH celebrates luxuriously designed bathrooms from top architects and interior designers, including Nate Berkus, Ray Booth, Commune Designs, Drake/Anderson, Gil Schafer, Suzanne Kasler, Nickey Kehoe, McAlpine, Brigette Romanek, Miles Redd, and Summer Thornton.
![Elegant white bath with gold accents, clawfoot tub, and black windows - in THE ULTIMATE BATH by Barbara Sallick (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/theultimatebath-95.jpg)
These are the sort of imaginative bath designs which may challenge your sensibilities in terms of what you have grown to expect.
![Luxurious fantasy bath with stone soaking tub and marble - in THE ULTIMATE BATH by Barbara Sallick (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/theultimatebath-41.jpg)
Grandeur, high style, drama, innovative mirrored and marble surfaces, rich patterns…they’re all represented.
![Bold luxurious fantasy powder bath with marble console sink and deep blue - in THE ULTIMATE BATH by Barbara Sallick (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/theultimatebath-175.jpg)
Inspired by understated, timeless, serene bath designs? Boom. Discover yourself deeply soothed and also satisfied by THE ULTIMATE BATH!
![Blue agate wallcovering and luxurious fixtures in THE ULTIMATE BATH by Barbara Sallick (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/theultimatebath-186.jpg)
In fact, one of the designs is from a Hello Lovely favorite creative team: Brooke and Steve Giannetti.
![Luxurious fantasy bath with soaking tub in front of large window - in THE ULTIMATE BATH by Barbara Sallick (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/theultimatebath-cover.jpg)
Sophisticated Glimpses from STEPHEN SILLS
Stephen Sills is recognized as a unique artistic voice in the design world and known for creating atmospheric, luxurious and timeless interiors.
![Beautiful bold turquoise in a guest house in Naples by Stephen Sills in A VISION FOR DESIGN (2022). #stephensills](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a-vision-for-design-stephen-sills-guest-house-naples-kitchen.jpg)
This book reveals remarkable projects stretching from the East Coast to the West.
Find Stephen Sills: A Vision for Design HERE.
Each story begins with a mood board revealing the influences and guiding principles for each house.
![Beautiful sophisticated interior by Stephen Sills in A VISION FOR DESIGN (2022). #stephensills](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a-vision-for-design-stephen-sills-bedford-console.jpg)
Sills bookeneds each project with essays on topics including architecture, craft, landscape, and types of rooms.
![Beautiful sophisticated interior by Stephen Sills in A VISION FOR DESIGN (2022). #stephensills](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a-vision-for-design-stephen-sills-aqua.jpeg)
If you’re all about design enrichment, A VISION FOR DESIGN delivers it in an overflow of creativity. Since Sills has collaborated with a range of artists (longtime client, Tina Turner, AD100 designer David Netto, and Martha Stewart), there’s truly an eclectic mix in store!
![Beautiful sophisticated interior by Stephen Sills in A VISION FOR DESIGN (2022). #stephensills](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a-vision-for-design-stephen-sills-guest-house-naples-sitting-room.jpg)
Also find the author’s reflections about the evolution of his style. What are his passions? How can we develop a keener eye?
![Beautiful sophisticated interior by Stephen Sills in A VISION FOR DESIGN (2022). #stephensills](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a-vision-for-design-stephen-sills-guest-house-naples-living-room.jpg)
Did someone say EVOLUTION?
![Beautiful sophisticated bedroom by Stephen Sills in A VISION FOR DESIGN (2022). #stephensills](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a-vision-for-design-stephen-sills-guest-house-bedroom.jpg)
English Interiors for a New Era
14 years ago, British designer Emma Sims-Hilditch launched Sims Hilditch, using the skills she honed through her previous career in film production for Ridley Scott, and this is her first book.
![English Country bathroom interior with green and design by Sims Hilditch in THE EVOLUTION OF HOME (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/evolution-of-home-oxfordshire-farmhouse-bathroom.jpg)
Known for crafting relaxed, elegant interiors ideal for a new generation, her influence extends beyond the lives of homeowners as communities are transformed as well.
Find The Evolution of Home: English Interiors for a New Era HERE
This title shows us how Sims-Hilditch creates environments in concert with the changing seasons and the comforts of a slower lifestyle.
![English Country kitchen with green island and design by Sims Hilditch in THE EVOLUTION OF HOME (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/evolution-of-home-oxfordshire-farmhouse-kitchen-green-island.jpg)
Whether an urban townhouse or a seaside retreat, the designer collaborates with clients to achieve a fresh, stylish, comfortable home to serve as the perfect backdrop to daily life.
![Rustic English Country garden room in a barn conversion - design by Sims Hilditch in THE EVOLUTION OF HOME (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/evolution-of-home-wiltshire-barn-conversion-garden-room.jpg)
“Everyday life” interior design is so very important! In the book, designs are categorized by their function. Hence, Making an Entrance, Relaxing, Cooking, Eating, Bathing, Sleeping, Working, Organizing and Maintaining provide structure.
![English Country boot room or mud room interior with design by Sims Hilditch in THE EVOLUTION OF HOME (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/evolution-of-home-wiltshire-barn-conversion-mud-room-boot.jpg)
You’ll also discover traditional materials favored by Sims-Hilditch favors as well as fresh interpretations of them to consider.
![English Country living room library interior with design by Sims Hilditch in THE EVOLUTION OF HOME (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/evolution-of-home-knightsbridge-living-library.jpg)
Be treated to wisdom regarding how best to organize and decorate from a trustworthy expert.
![English Country boot room with design by Sims Hilditch in THE EVOLUTION OF HOME (Rizzoli, 2022).](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/evolution-of-home-oxfordshire-farmhouse-mud-room.jpg)
I’m so happy to own so many important works of design inspiration, and maybe Santa needs to hear about the ones capturing your own imagination!
![Design books from Rizzoli (2022) reviewed on Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/001-rizzoli-design-books-banner-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
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Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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