For decorators & collectors alike

Decorators, collectors, dealers, and home improvement aficionados, will find the book does double-duty by helping with identification as well as design. Many never-before-seen rarities are pictured, as well as terminology and tips, and a list of all the major vintage makers and their wares. The comprehensive “Decorative Elements” chapter is organized by theme, giving even beginning collectors an overview of the choices available.

A major variety

Historic and vintage Catalina Island pottery and tile, Malibu tile, Bauer pottery, Taylor Tiles, Monterey furniture, San Jose Workshop tiles from Texas, Spanish Revival ironwork, paintings, Mexican folk art, and textiles are extensively featured in actual rooms.

From the expert

Carole Coates, also author of Catalina Island Pottery & Tile: Island Treasures 1927-1937 (Schiffer, 2001), has been an avid collector of California vintage furnishings for over 20 years. With an extensive background in television as an executive, producer, show runner, and writer, she brings a storytelling sensibility to her finely honed sense of what’s “on the verge” in new design trends...

 

...In her new career as a historian, curator, researcher–what Carole likes to call the field of “urban archeology”– she was inspired and intrigued by fellow enthusiasts who displayed their historic collections artfully integrated into their living spaces.Facing growing requests for consultations and buying advice she found books featuring California Revival furnishings in real-life settings in short supply.

Reveiws

We're building a spanish revival eco home and this book was indispensable to us. We incorporated many of the ideas into our current construction. And it reminded us of a lot of details we had forgotten...

 

- J. Bally

I have purchased several books on the California/Spanish Revival period and this book is the best so far.

 

- A Customer

California Revival is a carefully researched and beautifully written text that guides the reader on a personal tour of stylish homes from one end of California to the other. This book certainly gives the reader a wealth of ideas about how to creatively display collections and how to arrange handsome interiors as well as outdoor living spaces! I'll keep going back for ideas in this book for years to come.

 

- S.F.