The New Classic Home: Modern Meets Traditional Style

Award-winningdesigner Paloma Contreras's guide to pairing traditional style with modern design to create classic interiors with a touch of glamour and an infusion of color.

Foreword by India Hicks

In The New Classic Home, beloved designer Paloma Contreras focuses her sought-after expertise on one of the most desired yet difficult tasks in decorating: how to design a space that successfully mixes traditional and modern elements. How does one bridge the gap between such different concepts? By walking readers through her four main techniques--color, texture & pattern, scale & proportion, and tension--Contreras demonstrates how to successfully pair seemingly disparate pieces from different eras and styles to create harmonious, timeless, and balanced interiors.

With spectacular color photography and personalized design tips, The New Classic Home divulges how to blend vintage pieces into even the most contemporary settings, highlight favorite elements of any architectural style, freshen classic silhouettes, and create layered, interesting spaces that always include an element of modern surprise with a touch of elegant antiquity.

Includes Color Images


Author: Paloma Contreras
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 10/24/2023
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.95lbs
Size: 10.30h x 8.90w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781419762970
ISBN10: 1419762974
BISAC Categories:
- House & Home | Decorating & Furnishings
- Design | Individual Designers
- Architecture | Interior Design | General

About the Author

Paloma Contreras is an award-winning interior designer, shop owner, and author based in Houston, Texas. She has been repeatedly named to the prestigious ELLE Decor A-List of the top interior designers in the world. Her first book, Dream Design Live, was published by Abrams in September 2018. Paloma is known for her modern take on traditional style-gravitating towards classic silhouettes and timeless pieces paired with a touch of glamour and an infusion of color. Paloma is also the proprietor of the curated home goods store, Paloma & Co, and recently launched a lighting collection with Visual Comfort & Co. She lives in Houston, Texas with her husband Fabian and young daughter Margot.