Vern Yip's Design Wise: Your Smart Guide to a Beautiful Home [Hardcover]

WHAT MAKES A HOME BOTH SMART AND BEAUTIFUL?

Have you ever wondered exactly how high to hang your artwork? How about the light fixture over your dining table?
Do you know how to ideally size a rug for any room, or the best way to arrange your furniture? Trusted designer Vern Yip answers these questions, and more, by revealing the right formulas and measurements that can make any room feel just “right.” And once you know these key design principles, you're free to confidently create a home that uniquely celebrates your needs and style. Vern shares his favorite insider tips, and opens his doors to show how he's made them work in his own beloved homes.Vern Yip's Design Wiseprovides both the inspiration and the clear, essential guidelines you need to create a home that perfectly reflects you.

Vern Yiphas designed his way across America, having reconfigured countless homes during four season's on TLC'sTrading Spaces,NBC'sHome Intervention,his own HGTV showsDeserving Design with Vern Yipand HGTV'sUrban Oasis,and through his private practice Vern Yip Designs in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been a constant as a beloved judge on 8 seasons of HGTV's hit summer series,HGTV Design Staras well on his own special,Live In Vern's House.He has his own column in HGTV magazine and manages his own brand, Vern Yip Home, available at select retailers. This year, he created a line of lighting accessories that launched in Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus.

Vern and his family divide their time between their homes in Atlanta, Manhattan, and Florida's Panhandle.

“Enables novices to find their own aesthetic. His fans and those seeking basic design advice will find much to recommend.”
—Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

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