Embracing Beauty - by Beth Webb (Hardcover)

About the Book

"The highly anticipated second book from esteemed, Atlanta-based interior designer Beth Webb, known for her ethereal, lushly textured interiors, is a study in organic elegance. Inspired by her previous experience as an art dealer, Webb designs beautifully composed spaces. She believes in the power of light, and shadow, in creating atmosphere; a pale, luminous wallcovering may be balanced by the presence of antiques, or a chapel-like white bedroom may segue into a deep gray sitting room. As important is a sense of hand: the feeling of glazed earthenware, a worn oak farm table, the softness of fine linen. Webb is also motivated by the pursuit of joy and the power of beauty--she makes sure these are rooms for living, for gathering with family, for refuge. A celebration of home as sanctuary, Webb's new book instructs and inspires readers to embrace the beauty that is all around us."--

Book Synopsis

The highly anticipated second book from esteemed, Atlanta-based interior designer Webb, known for her ethereal, lushly textured interiors, is a study in organic elegance.

Webb is an internationally recognized interior designer admired for her exquisite, light-filled residences. Her second book features homes from across the country, from Sea Island, Georgia, to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Inspired by her previous experience as an art dealer, Webb designs beautifully composed spaces. She believes in the power of light, and shadow, in creating atmosphere; a pale, luminous wallcovering may be balanced by the presence of antiques, or a chapel-like white bedroom may segue into a deep gray sitting room. As important is a sense of hand: the feeling of glazed earthenware, a worn oak farm table, the softness of fine linen. Webb is also motivated by the pursuit of joy and the power of beauty--she makes sure these are rooms for living, for gathering with family, for refuge.

Accompanied by guiding inspirations from art, landscape, history, and travel throughout, Webb shares fourteen serene residences, from her own home in Brays Island, South Carolina, with its pavilions of wood, stone, and glass nestled under a canopy of ancient oak, to a gabled, storybook Arts-and-Crafts inspired Kiawah Island residence on the edge of the Atlantic.

A celebration of home as sanctuary, Webb's new book instructs and inspires readers to embrace the beauty that is all around us.

Review Quotes

"In her first coffee table book, Beth Webb argued that senses can and should be imbued into interiors to achieve tranquility. Now, in Embracing Beauty, the Atlanta-based designer demonstrates this philosophy through 12 of her projects. From a black-edged Jackson Hole new-build to a sprawling Kiawah Island residence with a rural English air, the new title is a tribute to Webb's determination to fuse beauty and emotion." -- Architectural Digest

"...a study in organic elegance." -- The Tartan Topiary

"Atlanta-based designer Beth Webb redefines organic elegance in a the collection of airy, lighted-filled interiors featured in her second book. In Embracing Beauty, Webb walks readers through 14 soulful projects across the world, detailing how to craft rooms dedicated to gathering and relaxation." -- Veranda

"Webb, who founded her design studio more than two decades ago, has built a sterling reputation for creating soothing interiors that calm nerves frayed by the often frenetic contemporary world.... The book is also an inspiring story of aesthetic collaboration, the houses in it featuring masterful commissions by some of the most sought-after contemporary architects working in the South today, Atlanta's D. Stanley Dixon and T.S. Adams and Birmingham's Jeffrey Dungan among them." -- 1st Dibs

"...offers a curated exploration through 14 serene spaces, reminding readers that beauty is all around." -- Modern Luxury

"Few designers can orchestrate neutrals as beautifully as Beth Webb to create sensual, organic interiors that embody serenity while never veering into banality. Her second book, featuring a dozen homes, is an oasis of calm." -- Frederic Magazine

"Her second book, "Embracing Beauty: Serene Spaces for Living" ($65), shows what can be accomplished when going all-in on neutrals. Her background as an art dealer elevates composition to high art, resulting in elegant and serene spaces." -- Mansion Global

"In her luminous second volume, Webb deepens her exploration of home as both sanctuary and sensuous experience. Drawing from a background in art dealing, she composes interiors like still lifes--layering glazed ceramics, antique oak, and pale linens to conjure spaces that are at once serene and tactile. From windswept Kiawah to her own oak-shaded retreat in Brays Island, the book is a masterclass in atmosphere, where light, shadow, and soul coalesce into organic elegance." -- Indulge

"With the eye of an art dealer and the soul of a poet, Webb creates interiors that feel like sanctuaries. Across fourteen homes, stretching from the coastal calm of Sea Island, Georgia, to the rugged romance of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, she layers like no other, composing spaces that are at once ethereal and deeply grounded." -- The Glam Pad

About the Author

Beth Webb's work has been featured in Veranda, Elle Decor, Traditional Home, the New York Times, Frederic, Luxe, Milieu, and many other publications. Based in Atlanta, Webb is a board member of the Design Leadership Network and the author of An Eye for Beauty.