I have mentioned this book in other blogs...The sensual Home by Ilse Crawford...a former Editor of Elle Decoration, arguably the best regular Interior mags on the UK market. I found the Continental issues even more interesting! When I recommended the book a while back it was available on ABEbooks for about £2.50 + P+P, sadly since she's been involved in a Stateside TV show, it changes hands for at least £65 ( Time for a reprint it seems to me), it's a very useful guide to following your senses for design inspiration, but surely not £65 of advice!

I guess being a former editor of a design magazine she had access to copious images to suit her subject matter...it's a lovely coffee table book. Look out for a secondhand one or perhaps a reprint or library copy. Chapter headings include

Liberate your senses

Harmony, balance and quiet

Comfort, Texture

Sixth Sense

Light and Shade

Sustenance and Love

to name a few. I don'tknow this Lady, but I just love the way the book is assembled: it's inspiring, and a useful form of design check list, without being full of fashion for its own sake. Perhaps she'll give a good review of my book!