Top Los Angeles Interior Designer’s Best Books Review

Many years ago I made my first visit to Provincetown, a charming little town at the far end of Cape Cod. With great history, intimate architecture, meandering lanes and the ocean on three sides, it has many allures, none of which disappoint. On my first day I wandered through the center of town.

I passed a candy shop and saw, for the first time in my life, taffy being pulled. Quite the sight it was; these lethargic lumps of gummy candy stretched and pulled over and over. Great lengths of sticky sweet candy stretched high in the air hovering over the marble cutting table is an image which remains clear in my head to this day.

I am feeling like stretched taffy today; pulled here and there as the holidays descend. Time is moving fast and the lists of things to accomplish grow long and I feel like I’m staring down at that marble cutting table from an elongated span high above.

I’ve discovered a quick cure. A heavy dose of inspiring architecture ingested quickly can provide a bit of an escape; to this end, a little book titled The World’s Greatest Architecture, Past and Present by D.M. Field is just the ticket.

Lots of pictures (text if you want to come back in January and learn more about what you are viewing) and an easily carried format make this book an escapists dream. With a cup of coffee or tea you can flip through the pages and be inspired by Caernarvon Castle (built by the English King Edward I to subdue the Welsh) and then zoom around the world to look at the Kyongbok Palace in Seoul Korea.

North, south, east and west, from ancient days to modern times, you will find something real to spark your interest. It’s just what the doctor ordered.