This Must Be the Place

Name: This Must Be the Place
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ISBN: 9781419784415

Homes with Atmosphere

Chloe Redmond Warner, Heidi Callier

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Abrams
05 May 2026

Individual designers; Professional interior design; Interior design, decor & style guides

In This Must Be the Place, interior designer Chloe Redmond Warner explains how to design your home in a distinctive, personal way that is strikingly beautiful, playful, unforgettable-and yes, a little bit weird

Little Women on Acid . . . 1970s Sofia Coppola in Palm Beach . . . Stuart Little Goes Big . . . These are the fantasies designer Chloe Redmond Warner concocts for her clients. Now, in her debut book, Warner demonstrates how these beguilingly creative inspirations germinate into delightfully layered interiors. Though each of Warner's interiors is aesthetically distinct from the next, the homes she features in This Must Be the Place embrace ornament, tactile materiality, pattern play, sentimental totems, and exuberant color choices.

Formally trained in architecture and known for infusing wit, whimsy, and a bit of weirdness into her designs, Warner has a singular perspective that marries strategic space planning with uniquely personal touches. The result is homes that each have their own defined feeling and serve as meaningful backdrops to all of life's experiences-without taking themselves too seriously. With confidence and a sense of mischief, Warner infuses her interiors and this book with a poetic mash-up of effortless and refined, pretty and perfectly unexpected.

In This Must Be the Place, Warner expands her design briefs, breaking down the elements-spread between art, architecture, and decoration-that, together, instill a carefully calibrated atmosphere. Each chapter opens with a ""Style Guide"" adapted from the mood boards she presents clients at the beginning of each project; what she calls a ""sourdough starter"" for the design. From there, she articulates how she coaxes her signature mix of color, pattern, materiality, ornament, light, totems, and artifacts. Warner believes that anyone can learn from her design approach and walks readers through her process step by step, while offering lots of advice and inspiration along the way.

With playlists, pop-culture references, and stunning photography that perfectly showcases Warner's personality and her wonderful interior design work, this book is perfect for those looking to inject more creativity, fun, and color into their homes.

By: Chloe Redmond Warner
Foreword by: Heidi Callier
Imprint: Abrams
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9781419784415
ISBN 10: 1419784412
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 05 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Chloe Redmond Warner is the founder and principal of Redmond Aldrich Design. Her work has been featured in Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, the New York Times, and beyond. She has been named House Beautiful's ""Next Wave Designer"" and received the Luxe Red Award for ""Best Interior Design"" and Vogue's ""Best Stores in America."" Warner paints original artwork and patterns for her textile and wallpaper line, RAD Goods, and she lives with her family in Oakland, California.

Reviews for This Must Be the Place: Homes with Atmosphere

A fierce defense of interior design as worthy as architecture and art, and a gentle manifesto on how to tend to your own atmosphere. * Heidi Caillier, AD100 designer * This Must Be the Place is one of the most inventive and entertaining design tomes I've seen in a long time! * Jill Cohen, editor-in-chief of LUXE Interiors + Design * Chloe has a plucky imagination, a sparkling voice, and an aesthetic intelligence that's off the charts. * Amanda Hesser, food writer, editor, and author * Chloe is ... endlessly curious, deeply informed, and devoted to imagination and collaboration as the true magic of design. * Eliza Crater, chief creative officer of Sister Parish Design *