Comfort Zone: Creating the Eco-Elegant Interior Hardcover – August 7, 2014

If you're looking for the perfect gift for the holidays, this interior design coffee table book is it! Comfort Zone: Creating the Eco-Elegant Interior welcomes readers to a fresh 21st century approach to sustainable interior design, one that emphasizes beautiful rooms, healthful furnishings and building materials, and extraordinary comfort, while thoughtfully considering the world outside our doors. Award winning designs are presented in full color photographs, showing elegant interiors on Nantucket Island, New York City, and throughout the world.     Trudy Dujardin, ASID, LEED AP +ID + C, is a pioneer in sustainable interior design, creating elegant interiors in all shades of "green," from a simple No-VOC paints approach to a fully eco-friendly residence. From chic urban apartments to luxurious beach houses, meticulously restored sea captains manses, and modern houses built by renowned architects, Trudy's emphasis on creating gracious, classically elegant interiors is demonstrated with striking color photography.      You'll learn how to choose non-toxic paints and finishes for the skin of your home, find out what the most important room really is, discover that traditional upholstered furniture may not be the best seat in the house, and be inspired to create the comfortable, greener home you've dreamed of. Read more