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Living Wild: How to plant style your home and cultivate happiness Hardcover – March 28, 2023
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The therapeutic benefits of living with and tending plants are well known—they offer a connection to the natural world that nurtures our mental and physical health. In Living Wild, Hilton Carter shows how to create a lush, stylish space with flourishing plants that bring life to your home and happiness to your life. He discusses interior design choices—choosing the right color scheme, textures, and materials to showcase gorgeous greenery—then takes a deep dive into styling. From picking the perfect planter to statement plants and taking in centerpieces, living art and hanging planters plus outdoors spaces and plants for kids along the way, Living Wild is packed with interior design and styling ideas that blur the boundary beside inside and out. Finally, we visit 8 unique homes that have been plant styled by Hilton and take a detailed look at his top ten designer plants, along with care and info tips.
- Print length224 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherCICO Books
- Publication dateMarch 28, 2023
- Dimensions8.65 x 1.1 x 11 inches
- ISBN-101800652127
- ISBN-13978-1800652125
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COLOR SCHEMING
When a piece of furniture has a striking color and pattern, placing a complementary plant beside it doubles the effect. While you should have a color palette to guide styling decisions, using artwork to provide a wild splash of color and interest in a room goes a long way. In our sunroom, the mix of colors in the painting by Jose Mertz helps to make the bar area feel lush.
STATEMENT PLANTS
When designing your home, or even just one room, a good starting point is to ask yourself what kind of statement you are hoping to make with the space. Perhaps you’re a lover of color and envision a bold color-block mural painted on one wall? Or a minimalist, in which case clean lines and muted tones give you life.
OUTDOOR GLAMOUR
Having a deck to enjoy during the warmer months expands the space you have for indoor/outdoor living. Blurring the line between indoor and out is easier when we’re able to fold the accordion doors back and create one large room. Another grouping of plants—these specimens love full sun during the spring and summer.
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Lifts the curtain on the artistry of plant styling with a deep dive into colors, textures, and statement-making combinations – domino.com
Plant people, rejoice!...Unique ideas on how to incorporate lush greenery in your home - Cosmopolitan.com
Pages upon pages of inspiration – housebeautiful.com
Plant lovers – this is no doubt another beautiful book from Hilton to add to your collection - 91 magazine
In [Carter’s] lush cinematic photographs of plants, each plant plays the role of a character on the stage of whatever room Carter has exactingly placed it in – Sunset magazine
Hilton, you make plants so fun! – Today Show anchor Craig Melvin
A work of art on its own – PBS-TV
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In Living Wild, bestselling plant stylist, author, designer and family man Hilton Carter explores multiple ways to style your home with plants―and cultivate happiness along the way.
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- Publisher : CICO Books (March 28, 2023)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1800652127
- ISBN-13 : 978-1800652125
- Item Weight : 3.25 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.65 x 1.1 x 11 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #81,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #36 in House Plant Gardening
- #180 in Interior Design
- #257 in Home Decorating (Books)
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Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hilton Carter began his passion for the arts at an early age. This will and desire would take him from enrolling in summer art classes at local community colleges at the age of nine, to a high school that specialized in art and technology. After graduating high school, he would receive his BFA from The Maryland Institute College of Art and continue his studies to earn a MFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA.
His freelance work as a filmmaker and editor allowed him to travel around the US and would eventually bring him to New Orleans in 2014. For him, it all started with one plant, a fiddle-leaf fig named Frank, to be exact. As he explains in his best-selling book Wild at Home: How to style and care for beautiful plants, his interest in plants started out as purely practical: he was averse to putting up curtains in his New Orleans apartment, and decided to try a more natural approach to creating privacy, using plants. His experience as a novice indoor gardener was gratifying as Frank flourished in the bright and humid conditions. But when Hilton had to move to a home with less ideal growing conditions, Frank’s leaves turned yellow and started to fall off. Five years later, Frank is now thriving in the Baltimore apartment he shares with Hilton Carter and his wife Fiona, their cats Isabella and Zoe, pup Charlie and 200 other plants.
“Have you ever walked into a plant nursery or greenhouse and instantly felt a change in the air? The feeling of calm that washes over you as you tilt your head back, close your eyes, and take a deep breath. This is the feeling you’re looking to replicate when you bring plants into your home.” – Hilton Carter, in Wild at Home
He does a weekly series with Apartment Therapy called Plant Doctor and has been featured in the The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, HGTV and BuzzFeed, to name a few. His latest book, Wild Interiors: Beautiful plants in beautiful spaces, releases April 2020.
Hilton Carter is a plant/interior stylist, director, author, and fine artist. He has a loyal following on Instagram(@hiltoncarter), where he shares his knowledge of plant care and styling with the green loving community.
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Customers find the book has stunning pictures and an excellent presentation. They find the information informative and useful for both beginners and experienced plant enthusiasts. The descriptions are clear and detailed, and the book helps readers organize their botanical indoor platform. Customers describe it as creative with great ideas and tips. The writing quality is also praised as well-written and enjoyable to read.
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Customers enjoy the book's photography. They find the pictures stunning, with high-quality images that help plant identification. The presentation is excellent.
"...Did I mention the absolutely breathtaking photography. Would love to live in these rooms. Highly recommend this for any plant lover xoxo!" Read more
"...It features beautiful, high-quality pictures that make plant identification easy, and the descriptions are clear and detailed...." Read more
"...revisiting it, although I have read it cover to cover,the photos are beautifully done and great ideas and tips, I love Living Wiid!" Read more
"...the pictures are stunning and I have nothing but good things to say about the book itself. So much info in it. Great read." Read more
Customers find the book informative and useful for both beginners and experienced plant enthusiasts. They appreciate the clear and detailed descriptions, as well as the helpful tips and ideas for organizing indoor botanical gardens. The book provides an introduction to indoor gardening with beautiful pictures.
"...coffee table book which I proudly display but well written and informative as well. Did I mention the absolutely breathtaking photography...." Read more
"This plant book is a fantastic resource for both beginners and experienced plant enthusiasts...." Read more
"...it cover to cover,the photos are beautifully done and great ideas and tips, I love Living Wiid!" Read more
"...So much info in it. Great read." Read more
Customers find the book creative and inspiring. They say it has great ideas and tips for spaces.
"A great inspiring book, I love just picking up this book and revisiting it, although I have read it cover to cover,the photos are beautifully done..." Read more
"...He's creative, honest and well knowledgeable about how I want to live...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2024Not only a beautiful coffee table book which I proudly display but well written and informative as well. Did I mention the absolutely breathtaking photography. Would love to live in these rooms. Highly recommend this for any plant lover xoxo!
- Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2024This plant book is a fantastic resource for both beginners and experienced plant enthusiasts. It features beautiful, high-quality pictures that make plant identification easy, and the descriptions are clear and detailed. This is my first of the Hilton Carter’s collection but will definitely not be the last. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking to improve their plant care knowledge.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024A great inspiring book, I love just picking up this book and revisiting it, although I have read it cover to cover,the photos are beautifully done and great ideas and tips, I love Living Wiid!
- Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023This book is absolutely beautiful to look at and even better to read. I’d like to think I know my way around the greenhouse, but in actuality, it turns out it might need some help! It sits on my coffee table and whenever I’m able to, I pick up and just breeze through a few pages, I have learned so much in the process. the pictures are stunning and I have nothing but good things to say about the book itself. So much info in it. Great read.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2024It’s a gift for a co worker and it’s simply beautiful also great coffee table book and it has stunning pictures
- Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024Hilton Carter has a way of expressing his love of plants that I identify with. He's creative, honest and well knowledgeable about how I want to live. Fount Hilton Cart on my local PBS channel and bought LIVING WILD and his PROPAGATION HANDBOOK immediately. Great investment, you won't be disappointed.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2024Book arrived damaged. Shipping envelope was not appropriate for hardback book. Damages is on every corner of the book. I believe it was shipped with damages. Not worth my time and effort to return for a replacement or refund. I going to still enjoy the book. It has lots of information and beautiful pictures. A great book to relax with.
4.0 out of 5 stars Packaging MatterBook arrived damaged. Shipping envelope was not appropriate for hardback book. Damages is on every corner of the book. I believe it was shipped with damages. Not worth my time and effort to return for a replacement or refund. I going to still enjoy the book. It has lots of information and beautiful pictures. A great book to relax with.
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2024
Images in this review - Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024The book has “cachet”. It helps the reader to organize their botanical indoor platform. The young man has skills.
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- Virginie LauberReviewed in France on January 2, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars interesting and inspiring
Wonderfull book I'm really satisfy all was perfect except post man who had put my book in my neighbour letter box but that can happen. Good packaging and the book is interesting as inspiring highly recommended
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puraReviewed in Belgium on November 26, 2023
4.0 out of 5 stars Magnifique photos
Beaulivre avec de magnifiques photos, pleins d’idées et d’inspirations pour créer une jungle à la maison!
- mrs jean beckReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars good
very good book
- Caroline ScurrReviewed in Australia on January 11, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars DIDN'T WANT IT TO END
I have all of Hilton's books, but this one is his best by far! Being an artist myself and a plant nerd, to read this book and indulge in the photography, his words and his passion, was an absolute pleasure and luxury.
Caroline Scurr
Reviewed in Australia on January 11, 2024
Images in this review - steffReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2024
2.0 out of 5 stars just the same
Got all his books loved all the photos so got this new one I'm so disappointed .its just the same ???????? it needed more to do with house plants not how to display them ???????? glad i need not pay the £30 but got it for £20 now i know the Y its been reduced