TODAY I RECEIVED THE NEW MARK SIKES BOOK "BEAUTIFUL"......OMG OMG OMG......MARK SIKES DEFINES MY PERSON INTERIOR STYLE.....THIS IS WHY I LOVE MARK SIKES: HE'S DESIGNS A SOPHISTICATED TIMELESS AND CLASSIC LOOK IN A COMFORTABLE AND LIVABLE WAY. I LOVE HOW HE THROWS IN WICKER AND RATTAN IN A FORMAL SETTING...COMFORTABLE!!! HE LOVES BLACK ACCENTS THAT GIVE ALL THE WHITES A GORGEOUS CONTRAST....HE LOVES BOLD STRIPED RUGS-I DO TOO!!!! HE LOVES BLUE AND WHITE CERAMICS...AND HE LOVES GARDEN STOOLS AND CORAL....AND HE THROWS IT ALL TOGETHER AND IT LOOKS PHENOMINAL!!!!!!.....MARK SIKES IS A DESIGN GENIUS. PERIOD!!!