Interiors for Collectors

Description

An expert interior designer presents a luxurious look at unique and beautiful ways to display collected objects - from arranging in a cabinet to using an entire wing of a house. John Marrs is an interior designer and purveyor of antiques. He helps clients build their collections and also designs walls, rooms, or wings in high-end homes to display the objects. This book is about the joy of collecting and the author's passion for displaying just about anything and everything in unique and beautiful ways. Told in entertaining stories and anecdotes, and lavishly photographed. 'I think everyone should collect something, I tell my clients. Some already do and some don't. Those who do seem to get the disease quite quickly and off we go! I have been so lucky to help in the acquisition of collections and in deciding how to edit and organize, and finally, to decorate rooms, wings, or whole houses with magnificent collections of just about anything and everything you can imagine.' 'A delight' - Old House Journal

John Phifer Marrs is one of the premier interior designers of the South and is known for an elegant, fresh and inviting style that many call "The New Southern Style." His interiors reflect his southern roots and combine a sense of the past with comfort and convenience. Funny and irreverent, with a "Saturday Night Live" sense of humor, John has been very busy entertaining his A-list clients and creating magical interiors in Texas and throughout the rest of the United States. His projects include major residences, vacation homes, executive offices and even the official residence of a United States Ambassador. His work has been featured in Texas Home and Living, Better Homes and Gardens, Southern Accents, Traditional Interiors, AD and more.

"[T]his new coffee table book ... showcases beautiful ways to feature collections in 240 richly photographed pages. It's a double dose of decadence: jaw-dropping houses plus gorgeous collections. Though the images will certainly inspire closet collectors to get their treasures out of the cupboard and straight into the museum-quality light, reader beware: Ogling these pages could also make you want to run out and buy a bigger house to fill with exquisite pieces. [Marrs'] book offers ways to elevate both the ordinary (your Hot Wheels collection) and the extraordinary (your Picassos and Warhols)."--Marni Jameson "At Home" (11/11/2021 12:00:00 AM) "Beyond savvy advice, the author's passion for collecting is on full display in anecdotes and photos."--Babs Rodriguez "360 West" (9/1/2021 12:00:00 AM) "Here, the collector's soul is on display for all to see--in John's designs for porcelains, figures, historic objects, antique furnishings, artwork, women's handbags and shoes, and much more. This book is a delightful read and a treasure to view."-- "American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)" (9/12/2021 12:00:00 AM) "This book is about the joy of collecting and the author's passion for displaying just about anything and everything in unique and beautiful ways. Told in entertaining stories and anecdotes, and lavishly photographed."-- "Rizzoli Bookstore" (8/26/2021 12:00:00 AM) "Interiors for Collectors" is a delight, its text entertaining and the photographs a deep well of ideas for displaying everything .... Although much of it is about 'collecting on a higher level, ' the book is not just for those thinking about adding a collections wing. You'll find family memorabilia, modest displays of silver, and miniature silhouettes along with ideas on arranging china, books, and oil paintings."-- "Old House Journal" (12/1/2021 12:00:00 AM) "If John Phifer Marrs had filled the pages of his newly published book with nothing but pictures, it would have been a good book. But thanks to his insightful observations on the topics of collecting and design, Interiors for Collectors is a really, really good book."--Barbara Miller Beem "Antique Week" (10/12/2021 12:00:00 AM)