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It’s hard to believe Elle Décor has only been in existence for twenty years. In those two short decades, the magazine has taken us into iconic interiors (Bill Blass’s Connecticut bedroom, Yves St. Laurent’s living room in Marrakesh) and shown us the work of America’s most important designers (Albert Hadley, Bunny Williams, Jeffrey Bilhuber, Stephen Sills, to name just a tiny handful). We’ve seen how Cindy Crawford lives (in high style, thanks to the work of designer Michael Smith) and where Ricky and Ralph Lauren lounge (next to an idyllic pond-like pool in Montauk). Style and Substance, The Best of Elle Décor collects all of the above and more, and personifies the magazine’s ethos: “We believe that luxury shouldn’t be expensive, and there’s no reason affordable furnishings shouldn’t be chic,” says the book’s author and Elle Décor editor-in-chief Margaret Russell. “And when offered the choice, we’ll take a bit of patina and wear and tear over brand-spanking-new décor every time.”

The book is divided into sections on specific rooms (kitchens, kids’ rooms, etc.) and in addition to the seductive pictures, there is a “Style Guide” in each chapter full of helpful tips. There’s also a “Sourcebook” in the end, which includes Taigan’s own Hollyhock (where signed copies of the book are on sale), as well as John Derian (carried by Pied Nu and Revival). Several brands carried by Corzine & Co., including Waterford, Wedgewood, Christofle, and Baccarat, are also included.

Pictured above, from left: Designer Miles Redd sheathed Mila and Tom Tuttle’s Manhattan dining room in De Gournay’s Sans Souci wall covering and commandeered a vintage suzani for use as a tablecloth (photo by Simon Upton); Decorator Victoria Hagan used a classic seaside palette of blue and white in a client’s Bridgehampton, New York living room that does double duty as the cover of the book (photo by Michael Mundy); It’s full-on drama in a dining room decorator Brian McCarthy lacquered persimmon for a client (photo by William Waldron).

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