Elizabeth Wilhide Explained

Elizabeth Wilhide is an author and novelist who has written extensively about design and decoration.^{[1] [2]} Wilhide's first novel, Ashenden, was published by Penguin in June 2012. Her second novel, If I Could Tell You, was published by Fig Tree Penguin in February 2016.^[3] She was born in the United States and has lived in the United Kingdom since 1967. Wilhide currently resides in South London.

Books

• Scandinavian Modern Home (2010)
• Extraordinary Dogs (2009)
• Small Spaces: Maximizing Limited Spaces for Living (2009)
• The Interior Design Directory (2009)
• New Decorating: With stylish, practical projects for every room (2008)
• Surface and Finish (2007)
• Converted: How to extend your home up, down and out (2007)
• New Decor (2007)
• The Flooring Book: the essential sourcebook for planning, selecting and restoring floors (2005)
• Light Your Home: A comprehensive guide to practical and decorative lighting (2005)
• Eco: an essential sourcebook for environmentally friendly design and decoration (2004)
  • The Ultimate House Book (2003), with Terence Conran Materials (2003)
• New Loft Living (2002)
• Bohemian Style (2001)
• Materials: a directory for home design (2001)
• Lighting: a design source book (2001)
• Living with modern classics: the chair (2000)
• Sir Edwin Lutyens: designing in the English tradition (2000)
• The Light: Living with Modern Classics (2000)
• The French Room (2000) with Terence Conran
• The Millennium Dome with The Right Hon. Tony Blair (1999)
• Terence Conran: design and the quality of life (1999)
• William Morris

decor and design (1991)

• The Mackintosh Style: Design and Decor (1998)
• Flowers for All Seasons: Winter (1989) with Jane Packer
• Floors: a design sourcebook (1997)
• Unique Interiors in Minutes (1993) with Stewart Walton
• Creating Space: Essential Home Organization (1998)
• Terence Conran on design (1996)
• Traditional Country Style: Inspirational ideas and practical tips for every room (1996)
• Ashenden (2013)
• Design: The Whole Story (Editor) (2016)
• If I Could Tell You (2016)

Critical reception

In a 1995 review in The New York Times, Michael Owens describes her "fully researched" book The Mackintosh Style: Design and Decor as "a keeper".^{[4] [5] [6]} Her book, Scandinavian Modern Home, was Book of the Week at the Evening Standard in September 2008.^[7]

An article written by Wilhide on tiles appeared in the Evening Standard at the same time as the publication of her book Surface & Finish.^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?as_brr=0&as_epq=Elizabeth+Wilhide Google Books
2. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Elizabeth+Wilhide Google Scholar Reference
3. Web site: The Guardian. 15 October 2015. Wilhide. Elizabeth. Who's playing the benefits System.
4. Web site: Antidote to Fruitcakes: A Dose of Design Books (Published 1995) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150526142321/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/07/garden/antidote-to-fruitcakes-a-dose-of-design-books.html?pagewanted=3 . 2015-05-26 . live .
5. Web site: David Higham . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111113062130/http://www.davidhigham.co.uk/clients/Elizabeth_Wilhide.htm . 2011-11-13 . 2011-06-14.
6. https://query.nytimes.com/search/query?query=Elizabeth+Wilhide New York Times
7. Web site: Evening Standard Review . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110815195400/http://es.homesandproperty.co.uk/book.html . 2011-08-15 . 2011-06-15.
8. Web site: Elizabeth Wilhide article . dead . https://archive.today/20120708054027/http://es.homesandproperty.co.uk/tiles.html . 2012-07-08 . 2011-06-15.