Matthew Mead's Backyard Style

Matthew Mead's Backyard Style
Hundreds of fresh ideas for Outdoor Spaces

Matthew Mead is a stylist, writer, author, photographer, lifestyle editor, and noted style expert. As the former style editor of Country Home magazine and co-editor in chief of Flea Market Style magazine, (2010), Matthew is also the official food photographer for the Associated Press and is a regular contributor to Better Homes and Gardens and Victoria magazine. He has also written several books and produced countless magazine spreads and ad campaigns for noted companies such as Pottery Barn, Dove Chocolate, Target, and Stonewall Kitchen.   

In style guru Matthew Mead's latest book, Matthew Mead, Backyard Entertaining, he shows us how to entertain for summer with ease and style. Matthew includes delicious recipes,  suggests many stylish and inspiring uses for everyday objects in gorgeous tablescapes and outdoor entertaining venues. 

He includes a chapter featuring Interior Designer  Bunny Williams and the inviting outdoor pool room at her Connecticut home as well as another section with her ideas on floral arrangement.

To view  Matthew's portfolio, visit him at his website, Matthew Mead Style.com and also visit his blog, Holiday with Matthew Mead

Matthew Mead

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You may purchase "Mathew Mead's Backyard Style" at Amazon.com 

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An Invitation to the Garden by Michael Devine

A breath of Springtime arrived this week in the form of Michael Devine's new book, An Invitation to the Garden, Seasonal Entertaining Outdoors. Browsing through the lush and colorful pages has me in the mood for outdoor entertaining as soon as the weather allows.

What is truly a pleasant surprise is that Michael takes us through all of the seasons of the year in his own beautifully landscaped garden, with ideas from casual to party to elegant formal entertaining! He has also generously included many delicious tried and true recipes from his repertoire.

Interior Designer Michael Devine

Michael grew up in Illinois where he was always encouraged to follow his dreams. He studied studied extensively abroad, including  art history at the Ecole du Louvre, French at the Sorbonne and cooking at the Ritz Escoffier. His experiences living in Paris fine tuned his design aesthetic and inspired his work. When he returned to New York, Michael spent over six years as a style and party editor at HFN Magazine covering the fabulous design world on both sides of the Atlantic.

Michael is well known for his bespoke fabric collection of fresh, though traditional hand prints. The textiles have a very chic hand crafted look. 

Garden Folly fabric in Fuschia 

Colorful lanterns line the allee setting the tone for festivities in the bountiful garden

Michael's hand-painted on Limoge porcelain, this Thomas dinnerware and custom fabric adds drama to this tablescape

The Thomas dinnerware in Cyclamen

This  artful book will absolutely delight you! An Invitation to the Garden releases on March 11th, to pre-order go to Amazon.com 

Please be sure to visit Michael's website at Michael Devine Home and his blog The Devine Life!

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An invitation to the Garden received courtesy of Rizzoli New York