Suzanne Kasler：Edited Style

I've dog-eared at least a dozen pages already, especially the chapter on mixing periods without making a room feel like a showroom. The hardcover binding feels solid enough to leave out on the coffee table, and the room-by-room layout makes it easy to flip back to a specific idea.

The photography alone is worth it — I've flipped through the hardcover three times just for the room shots, and the paper feels substantial in hand. It's the kind of book that actually earns a spot on the coffee table instead of the shelf.

I bought this after seeing the designer's work in a magazine, and the book backs it up with room after room of edited, layered spaces. The hardcover feels substantial on the coffee table, and the mix of full-page photos and close-up detail shots keeps me flipping back through it.