Description:
Titles in This Set:
A Place In Scotland
Annie Sloan Collection
Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Paperback
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Overview:
Discover two complementary treasures for home lovers and DIY enthusiasts. A Place In Scotland: Beautiful Scottish Interiors takes you on a design-rich tour across Scotland, where Banjo Beale and photographer Alex Baxter spotlight a rejuvenated, story-led vernacular. Youll see thirty spacesfrom a masterfully restored Scottish castle and the Gleneagles hotel to a World War II control tower in the Highlands and a vividly coloured Glasgow tenementeach chosen for its sense of place, sustainability, and timeless appeal. Paired with The Annie Sloan Collection, this set becomes a complete creative toolkit: a practical, inspiration-rich guide to decorating with paint across walls, furniture, floors, fabrics and lighting. Annie Sloans book unfolds 75 step-by-step projects, teaching essential techniques like stencilling, waxing, gilding and dyeing, all while demystifying colour palettes and the use of Chalk Paint. Together, these two titles empower readers to dream, plan and execute distinctive interiors with confidence. A premium, gift-ready collection for design lovers, home improvers and BookTok fans alike.
What Makes This Collection Special:
This is more than a design duoit's a cohesive journey from concept to execution. A Place In Scotland offers a narrative tour of places that define modern Scottish design, inviting readers to observe how light, texture and history fuse to create rooms with character. The Annie Sloan Collection then hands you the practical skills to translate that vision into your own space using paint as the main creative medium. The pairing suits both aspirational readers who crave aspirational spaces and hands-on crafters who want proven methods to refresh furniture, walls and decorative details. With a focus on sustainable design, thoughtful sourcing, and palettes that work in real rooms, the set speaks directly to homes, flats, studios and holiday cottages across the UK. Its the ideal binge-read for planners, renovators and collectors who love to see ideas come alive.
Books Included in This Collection:
A Place In Scotland
A Place In Scotland invites readers to follow Banjo Beales guided tour of Scotlands evolving interiors. From grandeur to everyday living, the book curates spaces that tell a storyplaces where craftsmanship, colour and texture harmonise to create rooms that feel lived-in and loved. The accompanying photography by Alex Baxter brings the nations architecture and design heritage to vivid life, while the selection underscores sustainable, craft-forward design. This is design storytelling at its best, offering both inspiration and practical cues for recreating similar looks at home, whether youre a homeowner, designer, or curious reader.
Annie Sloan Collection
The Annie Sloan Collection is a definitive handbook for anyone who loves painting as a design tool. It gathers Annie Sloans expertise into 75 step-by-step projects, covering walls, furniture, floors and fabrics, with clear, pictorial guidance and practical tips. Readers learn essential skillsstencilling, printing, waxing, gilding and dyeingwhile discovering how to pair colours, select palettes and use Chalk Paint to achieve durable, beautiful finishes. The book demystifies techniques for beginners and offers fresh ideas for seasoned painters seeking new effects. Its a hands-on manual that translates theoretical colour theory into real-room outcomes, making it easy to tackle projects with confidence.
Who This Set Is Perfect For:
This two-book collection is ideal for interior design lovers, DIY enthusiasts, homeowners planning a refresh, and gift buyers seeking something with lasting value. It appeals to readers who enjoy visual storytellingspectacular before-and-after moments, room tours, and design rationaleplus those who want practical, repeatable techniques to transform furniture and surfaces. Its well-suited to students of interior design, professionals seeking fresh ideas, and parents or grandparents looking for a stylish, tactile gift that promises both inspiration and actionable steps. If you love a thoughtful design journey with clear how-to, this set was made for you.
Key Benefits:
- Two richly curated design resources in one value-packed collection
- Inspiration grounded in real places you can reference or emulate
- 75 practical painting projects plus 30 showcased interiors to spark ideas
- Clear, beginner-friendly techniques that empower confident DIY results
- Beautiful photography and detailed room storytelling to fuel creativity
- Guidance on palette selection and sustainable design choices
About the Author:
Banjo Beale is a renowned interior designer known for celebrating Scotlands contemporary design landscape. His work blends heritage influences with modern, livable spaces, and he brings a narrative approach to interiors that invites readers to imagine how design can reflect place and personality. The companion book in the set, The Annie Sloan Collection, is authored by Annie Sloan, a globally recognised decorative paint expert and the creator of Chalk Paint. Sloans career spans decades of transforming spaces with approachable, hands-on painting techniques, making high-end, custom finishes accessible to crafters and homeowners alike. Together, these voices fuse storytelling with practical craft, offering readers a credible, premium pathway from inspiration to execution.
Why Youll Love This Set:
This is a stylish, practical, and genuinely useful pairing. Youre not just buying pretty pictures; youre gaining a tangible toolkit for decorating and renovating. Read A Place In Scotland for design context, narrative momentum, and room-by-room inspiration, then flip to The Annie Sloan Collection for the exact steps, techniques and colour guidance to recreate the look. The result is a cohesive journey from vision to finish, ideal for gifting, collecting, or building a personal home library that supports both creative dreaming and hands-on making. A thoughtful choice for design-minded readers who want to translate inspiration into real, lasting improvements.
Please Note: The individual books included in this listing will be dispatched as per the original UK ISBN and UK edition cover image shown in the image.
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