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     'Modern Vintage Style' If you like the easygoing, mix-and-match quality of 'Modern Vintage Style,' you may like this L.A. Times home profile.If you like the easygoing, mix-and-match quality of 'Modern Vintage Style,' you may like this L.A. Times home profile.If you like the easygoing, mix-and-match quality of 'Modern Vintage Style,' you may like this L.A. Times home profile.If you like the easygoing, mix-and-match quality of 'Modern Vintage Style,' you may like this L.A. Times home profile.

Emily Chalmers' new book, "Modern Vintage Style," is a breath of fresh air in the often-overinflated arena of design books. "Without a little vintage, sleek modern interiors can seem soulless. And, without a modern context, vintage pieces seem fusty and staid," the book's introduction says. "Yet, when they come together, interiors become completely fresh."

( "Modern Vintage Style" by Emily Chalmers. Ryland Peters & Small, $29.95 )

Emily Chalmers' new book, "Modern Vintage Style," is a breath of fresh air in the often-overinflated arena of design books. "Without a little vintage, sleek modern interiors can seem soulless. And, without a modern context, vintage pieces seem fusty and staid," the book's introduction says. "Yet, when they come together, interiors become completely fresh."

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