Captivating, colorful, courageous: In Historic Style , designer Kelee Katillac reimagines what historic preservation can be. Historic Style is filled with bold color, huge photo images by the world's leading photographers and inspiring new approaches for making history our own. Kelee Katillac proves that it's possible to honor a home's history while infusing it with color, personality, and a splash of pop culture. Her daring designs have led reviewers to call her the "Mick Jagger of preservation." In the pages of Historic Style , she deftly incorporates style notes from America's great houses and gives long-overdue credit to the hidden hands who built those grand edifices. She pays tribute to those overlooked creators through her bold recolorings of historic wallpaper patterns from the Adelphi Paper Hangings collection. The exquisite photos that fill the pages of Historic Style dazzle with color and are sure to inspire your next preservation project. Kelee's "dream board" collages and design diaries give a rare glimpse into the thought and artistry that went into all the projects featured in the book, from a magnificent country manor to an upscale downtown hotel to a small-town cottage. Kelee collaborates with writer Jorge Arango for vibrant text that explores the intriguing history and inspiration behind every project. Noted design authority and 1st Dibs editorial director Anthony Barzilay Freund pens the foreword. As practical as it is indulgent, Historic Style is filled with ideas for walls, windows, fixtures, furnishings and restoration guidelines shared through inspired writing, case notes, and more than 250 color images. AD / ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST: "In her new book, HISTORIC STYLE , Kelee Katillac offers inspiration and guidelines for how to stay true to one's personal style while honoring a home's history." HGTV STAR EMILY HENDERSON, STYLE BLOG : "Historic Style has it all...Classic interiors-turned-technicolor showstoppers! 400 years of design knowledge! It's eight solid pounds filled with enormous shots of brilliant, thoughtfully crafted interiors. I love Kelee's fresh, modern eye - her spaces mix old and new in a bold, dynamic way. This book is the perfect mix of information and inspiration. Preservation has never been more interesting! INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER'S MAGAZINE : " Historic Style has won the National Book Award Gold Medal for Coffee Table Book of the Year(2024). Besides rapturous photography and design, this award recognizes courage, innovation and creativity in publishing." 1stDIBS, INTROSPECTIVE MAGAZINE: Historic Style is also the rare design book to embrace a complete view of historic American style as not just the product of European colonialism. "Historic Style is a thank-you to all of the hidden co-creators that helped build the historic architecture of America. Healing can happen when we feel seen, honored, and included," says Katillac. BELLE MAGAZINE , AUSTRALIA : "An esoteric weaving of history, design, decor, fashion and culture enthralls in this captivating book ...." EFFECT MAGAZINE: The Voice of Design from the UK : "The Mick Jagger of preservation': discover the historic homes of Kelee Katillac. Widely known for her incomparable mix of colour, couture, pop culture and history, Kelee Katillac puts a contemporary spin on the past with modern designs for the 21st century." PLAZA DECO: Sweden & Beyond : "Kelee Katillac is a storyteller of rank via interior design. The dynamism and drama rests in the art of matching furniture and finishes from different cultures, eras and palettes. Historic Style is also rich in mentally empowering symbols wielded with a confidence that hovers like a halo of positivity over both houses and owners, albeit invisibly." BAFTA AWARD WINNER & OSCAR NOMINATED Charlotte Dirickx, Set Decorator for Saltburn, Mr. Turner, The Personal History of David Copperfield & Others: "Kelee's approach to historical interior design is refreshing and rooted in period. Her twist of 'va va voom' brings period properties alive with a lot of soul. When I took the book Historic Style to the film industry speech I presented in London, I wish you could have seen peoples' faces as I opened the book. Literally, HANDS WENT TO MOUTH with WOW Anthony Barzilay-Freund, Editorial Director, 1stDibs, : "Kelee Katillac's gift is to know how to build on a historic foundation and alchemize an old house into a wondrous environment any one of us would be fortunate to call home. That's because Kelee's approach to design feels vibrant and joyful, connected to the past but looking toward the future." ADELPHI PAPER HANGINGS Steve Larson, Co-Founder,: "Our team was completely unprepared for the exuberance of Kelee Katillac's vision! In Historic Style it's gratifying to see these historic wallpaper patterns (with their reimagined colors) march, without hesitancy, into the 21st century." HOMESTYLE MAGAZINE, UNITED KINGDOM : Known for her modern rein