{"product_id":"big-easy-style-bryan-batt-9780307591906","title":"Big, Easy Style: Creating Rooms You Love to Live in","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn enchanting space that's truly unique calls for a sense of humor, whimsy, and an open mind. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a charmed New Orleans childhood to a successful acting career on Broadway and the award-winning TV show \u003ci\u003eMad Men \u003c\/i\u003eto the opening of his popular Big Easy home furnishings boutique, Hazelnut, Bryan Batt has always turned to home design as a creative outlet. To him, the best rooms are unexpected yet refined and, above all, evoke emotion. He doesn't think twice about hanging oversized decorations from a Mardi Gras float in an elegant dining room or bringing home vintage etchings of sconces when he was actually shopping for real ones. He believes that a vibrant orange wall can be a neutral backdrop for an antique writing desk and earthy accessories, and that an artist's whimsical bird's nest sculpture hung in a lavender entryway couldn't serve as a better welcome into a cozy abode. New Orleans has taught Bryan so much about how to pull together a space that's fearless and colorful with plenty of panache. With the city as his muse--its strong roots in history, its celebration of tradition, and, of course, the wild festivities of Mardi Gras--he believes that designing a fabulous, livable home that truly reflects a dweller's passions need not be intimidating. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig, Easy Style \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases rooms that make Bryan smile, with pages of rich photography featuring the work of many designers--and plenty of Crescent City interiors--framed by his own entertaining maxims on color, pattern, collecting, living areas, intimate spaces, and more. Explore rooms he's personally designed and others that inspire him; from an old-world kitchen imported straight from the heart of France to a luxurious Art Deco media room, these homes are enticing and unique, and through their surprising details, completely inviting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecorating your home to reflect your personality and taste takes practice and patience and can be a daunting undertaking, but Bryan proposes that we not worry about making mistakes, that any decision we make is better than no decision at all. With \u003ci\u003eBig, Easy Style, \u003c\/i\u003elearn how to put aside your hesitation and surrender to the wild side of home design for a big statement that's easy to achieve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You'll love his collection of photographs of beautiful New Orleans rooms layered with his design tips and anecdotes of his own design experiences.\"--\u003ci\u003eSouthern Living \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eBig, Easy Style\u003c\/i\u003e] reads like a hard-copy extension of Batt's personality--elegant, gregarious, funny, showman-like. The rooms he's chosen to showcase are painstakingly designed, yet, in that enviable way, appear so easily tossed together.\"-- Susan Langenhennig, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Picayune\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With great passion and a zest for creativity, [Bryan Batt] and Katy Danos offer thoughtful tips on color, collecting, patterns and much more along the way. Kerri McCaffety captures the beauty of each room in her inviting photographs. I love Batt's unique whimsy style. How many of us would think of placing giant decorations from a Mardi Gras float in a lavish dining room? Or how about hanging an ornate crystal chandelier in the kitchen? Or what about painting a Chippendale-style chair mellow yellow. But they all work!\"--Jeryl Brunner, Stylist.com \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If you've missed Bryan Batt since he left the set of \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e in 2009 (he played Salvatore Romano), catch up with him in a decor ode to his hometown: New Orleans. [In \u003ci\u003eBig, Easy Style\u003c\/i\u003e], we're treated to his vision of making rooms inviting, festive and ultimately setting the foundation for entertaining, which is what this get-down town is all about.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The book is full of Batt's tips. It's like spending an afternoon with someone who you'd like to watch decorate a home.\"-- Karen Dalton-Beninato, Huffington Post Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan Batt,Katy Danos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307591905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307591906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Potter Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.80w x 0.90d","brand":"Bryan Batt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447613042943,"sku":"9780307591906","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_becd9b08-49e6-4292-b96a-3811d643b87f.jpg?v=1777233862","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/big-easy-style-bryan-batt-9780307591906","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}