Cico Books - Home and Gardening

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A LIFE LESS ORDINARYInteriors and insights, love and life

Be inspired by Igigi’s unique textures and natural palette to create your own haven of calm

Zoe Ellison and Alex Legendre have created a beautiful shopping and interiors experience with their uniquestore i gigi – a haven of beautiful gifts and unique pieces for your home. The muted, earthy colour palette ischic and modern and yet utterly timeless, allowing their pieces to fit seamlessly into any home. In this, theirfirst book, they share their secrets and open their hearts as they describe the journey they have taken, whatmakes them tick, their philosophy, their friendship, their inspirations, ideas and interiors. i gigi is a destinationstore, selling the idea of a beautiful yet practical and achievable lifestyle. Their interiors feature reclaimed andrevamped pieces and rooms that have been created on a shoestring. With stunning photography throughout,this is a truly fascinating look into their world.

KEY SELLING POINTS• Featuring beautiful specially comissioned photography • The muted palette used is a perennially popular decorating trend

THE AUTHORZoe Ellison trained as a florist and artist before turning her attention to interiors and retail. With AlexLegendre she owns and runs i gigi, a unique homewares and clothing store in Brighton. This is their first book. The authors are based in Brighton, Sussex.

CATEGORY Home & Garden

AUTHOR Zoe Ellison & Alex Legendre

ISBN 978-1-908862-79-2

PRICE £25.00

PUBLICATION April 2013

BINDING Hardback with jacket

FORMAT 280 x 220 mm

EXTENT 192 pages on woodfree paper

plus 12 pages of tracing

paper inserts

ILLUS 200 colour photographs

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colour recipesfor painted furniture

and more40 step-by-step projects to transform your home

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COLOUR RECIPES FOR PAINTED FURNITURE AND MORE

40 step-by-step projects to transform your home

With this book in one hand and a brush in the other, you can learn how to transformeveryday furniture into something special, all for the price of a pot of paint.

Annie Sloan is a paint legend and one of the world’s most popular experts in the field of decorative painting.In Colour Recipes for Painted Furniture and more, Annie presents 40 new projects and ideas, showing youthe easy way to update tired furniture and transform your home. Working with her own range of chalk paints,Annie shows how to mix colours and how to achieve certain looks. Whether your taste is for colourful bohochic or restrained Swedish hues, cosy and comforting rustic shades, a modern and contemporary approachor an elegant French look, here you will find a project to suit you. Start off by mastering the simple art ofcolourwashing, and work your way up to transfer printing, gilding, stencilling and glazing. There are eveninstructions for dyeing fabric using paint. As well as painting furniture, the projects range from a staircasepainted in a rainbow of colours to stencilled walls, transforming floors with a coat of paint to dyeing linencurtains and even painting a vintage chandelier. Throughout the book, Annie offers expert tips, techniques,shortcuts and guidance, showing you the easy way to create a stylish home.

KEY SELLING POINTS• A new collection of 40 step-by-projects from paint legend Annie Sloan• Ideas range from painting tables and chairs, bedsteads and chests of drawers, to ceilings, floors and

doors, learn how to paint, gild, wax, dye, stencil and print• Quick and Easy Paint Transformations, Annie’s last book, has sold over 13,000 copies

THE AUTHORAnnie Sloan is one of the world’s most respected experts in the field of decorative painting. She runs highlysuccessful workshops from her store in Oxford, and teaches in the US and Europe. Annie has written morethan ten books, including the bestselling Quick and Easy Paint Transformations, Creating The French Look,The Painted Garden and Annie Sloan’s Painted Kitchen (all published by CICO Books), and has featuredprominently on PBS television and the Homes & Gardens TV channel. She also sells her own highlyacclaimed range of chalk paint which is available from almost 300 locations worldwide, including over 200outlets in the US.The author is based between Oxford and France.

CATEGORY Home & Garden/Craft

AUTHOR Annie Sloan

ISBN 978-1-908862-77-8

PRICE £14.99

PUBLICATION March 2013

BINDING Paperback with flaps

FORMAT 276 x 208 mm

EXTENT 160 pages


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Paint Transformations

ISBN 978-1-906525-75-0

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COUNTRY IN THE CITYRelaxed Style for Modern Living

Everyone has a dream of the perfect country house: beautiful, warm and welcoming with a sense of comfort and style that comes naturally.

The word ‘country’ evokes a timeless simplicity, where classic form is married to a soft, decorative feel,where colour and pattern are used informally, and where light and space are at the heart of every room.The re-introduction of colour and pattern to interior design, and the perennial popularity of naturalmaterials make a stylish, country look easy to attain. Chapters include specific country styles such asShaker, New England and modern Ethnic, along with practical ways to really bring the outside in – fromusing natural textiles and textures, to incorporating seaside checks and country-style florals. With morethan two hundred stunning colour photographs, Country in the City is an inspiration to those wanting tomake every day in the city a dream of country living.

KEY SELLING POINTS• Liz Bauwens creates an urban country look that will appeal to city dwellers looking for an easy and

relaxed style of decoration.• Taps into the current trend that has moved away from minimalism towards a more comfortable and

‘shabby chic’ look• Features beautiful locations, many of which have never been photographed before

THE AUTHORLiz Bauwens is a freelance stylist who has worked for many publications, including House and Garden,Good Housekeeping, and Country Homes and Interiors. Liz Bauwens and Alexandra Campbell are theauthors of Flea Market Chic, Simply Country, and Thrifty Chic, all published by CICO Books.Alexandra Campbell is a writer whose work has appeared in many national newspapers and magazines,including The Times Magazine, The Independent, and Financial Times. Her novels, written under thename Nina Bell, include The Empty Nesters, Lovers & Liars, Sisters In Law, and The Inheritance.

Simon Brown is a renowned photographer, well known for his lifestyle and interiors shots which appearin many magazines and books.


AUTHOR Liz Bauwens &

Alexandra Campbell

ISBN 978-1-908862-78-5

PRICE £19.99



FORMAT 254 x 216 mm

EXTENT 160 pages


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ISBN 978-1-908170-15-6

NICKITRENCH

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CREATING YOUR GARDEN FARMHow to grow fruit and vegetables and raise chickens and bees

If you dream of growing, harvesting and eating your own produce, here’s how to begin. Author Nicki Trench, who has created her own garden farm from scratch, shares with you everythingthere is to know about growing vegetables, fruit and herbs, including making your own compost, growingin raised beds and protecting your crops from pests and disease. Nicki also explains how to rear chickensfor eggs and bees for honey, and gives advice on keeping goats and pigs. The benefits of creating yourgarden farm are not just economic – the energy once obsessively expended on the exercise bike can nowbe channelled more productively by digging the vegetable patch, turning the compost or cleaning out thehen coop. Communities are reappearing over garden fences as neighbours share their harvest ofcourgettes, spinach and eggs. Whatever you choose to grow or rear on your garden farm, this book offersa taste of the good life that is easy, satisfying and inexpensive to achieve.

KEY SELLING POINTS• Thanks to the economic downturn, the self-sufficient lifestyle has surged in popularity• Advice on which varieties to choose, and how to grow healthy crops• Anyone with a garden can undertake these projects to live more naturally

THE AUTHORNicki Trench is a bestselling author, crafter and vegetable grower. As well as teaching, lecturing andfeature writing on knitting, crochet, sewing, cake decorating and hen keeping, she is the founder ofLaughing Hens, the UK’s leading online yarn store, and Rooster Yarns. Some of her books include GeekChic Crochet, Cute & Easy Crocheted Baby Clothes, A Passion for Quilting and Cute & Easy Crochet.The author is based in Radlett, Hertfordshire.


AUTHOR Nicki Trench

ISBN 978-1-908862-84-6

PRICE £12.99

PUBLICATION February 2013

BINDING Paperback with flaps

FORMAT 235 x 190 mm



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LANIE GOODMAN photography by SIMON BROWN

FRENCH HOMESROMANTIC

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ROMANTIC FRENCH HOMES

A unique collection of timeless French houses featuring original photography make this a book to treasure.

From a chic and sophisticated Parisian pied-à-terre owned by an acclaimed musician to an authenticallyrestored Alpine ski lodge, from a grand château filled with antiques collected by generations of the same familyto writer Marcel Pagnol’s beach cottage in St Tropez, Romantic French Homes presents a stunning selectionof homes, most of which have never been photographed before. Author Lanie Goodman has gathered acollection of 14 amazing properties which sum up all that is French and romantic, from the city streets of Paristo Mégève in the French Alps, from the windswept coast of Normandy, to the heart of Provence and the sun-baked shores of the Riviera. There are classic country houses which have been in the same family forgenerations, tiny boltholes, city apartments, quirky seaside homes, and more. Each home has its ownindividual character, reflecting the people who live there and their passions. The book is divided into fourchapters: Châteaux which covers castles, châteaux, grand country houses, and town houses; Bastides whichfeatures old manors and farmhouses; Maisons Bohemes which includes bohemian artist’s, writer’s, andseaside homes; and Paysannes and Pavilions, which focuses on small and simple, thrifty and humble townhouses and country houses. With stunning photography capturing the grandeur, charm and mystery of theseproperties, their romance and sense of history shine through.

KEY SELLING POINTS• Atmospheric photography by renowned interiors photographer Simon Brown• The majority of the homes featured have never been photographed before• Romantic Irish Homes sold over 15,000 copies

THE AUTHORLanie Goodman is an American arts and travel writer, originally from New York but based in the south ofFrance since 1988. An expert on twentieth-century French culture, her articles appear in internationalnewspapers and magazines including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Interior Design, ElleDecor, and Condé Nast Traveller. She has also translated four contemporary novels from English into Frenchand is currently a member of the teaching faculty at the SKEMA Business School, near Antibes.The author is based in Villefranche-sur-mer, France.


AUTHOR Lanie Goodman

ISBN 978-1-908862-76-1

PRICE £30.00



FORMAT 292 x 244 mm

EXTENT 176 pages


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Romantic English Homes

ISBN 978-1-907563-29-4

ROBERT O’BYRNEphotography by SIMON BROWN

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ROMANTIC IRISH HOMES

Irish houses have a character and personality quite different from that found anywhere else. Quixotic, often whimsical and definitely quirky, they provide a sanctuary from the Irish climate, which isfrequently grey, cold and damp. No wonder, therefore, that over the centuries Ireland's domestic architectureand interior design have developed a distinctive personality in which colour and vivacity are highly prized.Romantic Irish Homes presents 15 of the finest examples of these traits, each one of them distinctive and yetsharing the same native spirit. From vast ancient castles through sturdy Georgian manors to smallfarmhouses, the majority of them never previously photographed, the homes featured here offer a uniqueinsight into the Irish temperament and an exploration of a style of decoration that, while adapted to meet 21st-century demands, still retains an historic integrity. Photographed by Simon Brown, Romantic Irish Homes isevery bit as charming and memorable as the Irish people themselves.

KEY SELLING POINTS• Atmospheric photography by renowned interiors photographer Simon Brown• The majority of the homes featured have never been photographed before• The previous edition of Romantic Irish Homes has sold over 15,000 copies

THE AUTHORRobert O’Byrne is one of Ireland’s best-known writers on architecture, fine art and design. A formerjournalist with the Irish Times, he has written extensively on the country’s historic houses and theirdecoration. Among his previous books are Romantic English Homes, Luggala Days and The PerfectlyDressed Gentleman (also published by CICO Books).The author is based in County Meath, Ireland.


AUTHOR Robert O’Byrne

ISBN 978-1-908862-90-7

PRICE £14.99


BINDING Jacketed paperback

FORMAT 245 x 182 mm



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TEENY TINY GARDENING35 step-by-step projects and inspirational ideas for gardening in tiny spaces

Teeny Tiny Gardening is horticulture on the smallest of scales. No matter how tiny your space – indoor or outdoor, garden, yard, balcony or even just a windowsill ortabletop – here you will find original, fun and inspiring ideas. The 35 projects range from an elegant fernterrarium and a scented spring bulb basket to colourful woven bags and hessian sacks filled with cheerfulsummer blooms. There are edible gardens, including fruit bushes planted in catering-sized kitchen pansand a vertical garden of herbs grown on a wooden stepladder. You will find lots of ideas for using recycledand salvaged containers, such as a metal bathtub filled with vegetable plants, metal food tins used for anindoor garden of wildflowers and a stack of wooden drawers filled with trailing plants. And at the teeniestend of the scale, there are even miniature tabletop gardens created in eggshells and bottle tops! Childrencan learn basic gardening skills, too, by following the step-by-step photos to make their own magical fairygarden or a mysterious dinosaur den. Whether you are looking for ideas for all-year foliage or for asummer display of flowers, wanting to grow your own veggies and herbs, or needing to revamp yourbalcony, Teeny Tiny Gardening will provide you with all the inspiration and practical knowledge you need.

KEY SELLING POINTS• 35 fun and inspiring step-by-step projects for the small-scale gardener, from succulents to edibles• Includes ideas for every season, why not make a spring basket or an alpine teacup?• No specialist skills or equipment needed, just some creative containers

THE AUTHOREmma Hardy is a stylist and designer with a background in lifestyle and interiors magazines, includingCountry Homes and Interiors and Marie Claire. Her previous books include Sewing for Children, GreenCrafts for Children, Making Children’s Clothes, Quilting in No Time, Sewing in No Time, and Cute andEasy Costumes for Kids, all published by CICO Books.The author is based in London.


AUTHOR Emma Hardy

ISBN 978-1-908862-80-8

PRICE £14.99

PUBLICATION February 2013


FORMAT 235 x 190 mm

EXTENT 144 pages


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