The Welcoming House: The Art of Living Graciously

About this book

The owners of the acclaimed stores and decorating firm Circa Interiors present eight stylish beautiful homes blending comfort beauty and function with classic Southern hospitality. A house with an open door is like a friend with an open heart: inviting generous of spirit and constant at the core. In their first book Jane Schwab and Cindy Smith present beautifully arranged interiors in which the trademarks of their stylesubtle color palettes graceful furniture an emphasis on comfort and entertainingharmonize to create fresh yet classic rooms. Walking the reader through each home with their characteristic Southern charm they share their vision and process from big-picture topics such as room flow and furniture plans to the importance of entryways and setting a beautiful table. The lessons also extend from the interior to the garden as Schwab and Smith discuss how outside spaces can become natural extensions of the home for entertaining. Throughout they share specific ideas for arranging rooms to welcome one two or four people as comfortably as fifty establishing multifunctional adaptable gathering places that are both gracious and functional for the family of the house as well as their guests.