Description

From the founders of General Store, Abode is a collection of Serena Mitnik-Miller and Mason St. Peters effortlessly cool, quintessentially California interiors, and a look at how to re-create that style anywhere.

The yearning for a life of pared-down purity has built to a roar, and Serena Mitnik-Miller and Mason St. Peterthe husband-and-wife owners of General Store, one of Californias most talked-about shopsare at the forefront. In Abode: Thoughtful Living with Less, these tastemakers make a graceful case for living better no matter your budget or abilities, guiding you to create a space that is simple and true. Their time-tested methods allow you to:

Create interiors that maximize openness

Strip a building back to its bones

Amplify natural light

Evoke unpretentious tranquility

Embrace elemental materials

Curate handcrafted objects

Celebrate furnishings from eras when craftsmanship was king

And much more!

The authors make clear their approach, one they learned as they rebuilt and redesigned their own home: Honoring a structures history and channeling its purest form lie at the heart of our design aesthetic.

Filled with more than 150 photographs and practical step-by-step instructions, this visual exploration of Mitnik-Miller and St. Peters greatest collaborations will take you through their breathtaking rooms, each a masterpiece of warm minimalism.

Serena and Mason write, We encourage you to embrace the spirit of the open plan and promote flow as much as possiblewhether its taking out surplus doors, subtly dissolving thresholds between rooms, or just reorganizing furniture. We believe that living happily in a place depends on utilizing it to its fullest and eliminating anything that doesnt serve it from a practical point of view.

Abode is a glimpse into the couples process and a guide to manifesting your own beautiful interiors.

Author: Serena Mitnik-Miller, Mason St Peter
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Abrams Books
Published: 04/16/2019
Pages: 256
Weight: 2.9lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.90w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781419734540
Language: English