The Natural Home is a place where natural materials and motifs are the key elements of a decorating style that is a joy to live with and a joy to behold.

Influential art director and stylist Hans Blomquist starts off by exploring the essence of his style. Firstly, Plants and Flowers celebrates the beauty of nature, botanical prints and pictures, and the cycles of the natural world. Display reveals Hans' passion for creating vignettes that showcase treasured pieces, while Colour presents his favourite earthy palette, which provides the perfect muted backdrop for hits of brighter natural hues. In Texture, he revels in the textures and patinas of natural materials - scuffed wood, frayed rope, beaten metal and bare stone.

Finally, Hans shows how to use Fabrics to bring warmth and softness to any interior. In the second part of the book, The Natural Homes, through a series of case studies, Hans explores houses and apartments that showcase the beautiful simplicity and elegance of the natural look.

About the Author

Hans Blomquist is an art director, stylist and photographer who is highly sought after by many prestigious brands. His clients include Harrods, Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, H&M, West Elm, Anthropologie and IKEA and his other books are In Detail and In the Mood for Colour (also Ryland Peters & Small). Hans lives in Paris and works all over the world.