HUESTON, Marie Proeller

PERSONAL: Female.

ADDRESSES: Home—New York, NY. Office—Country Living Magazine Editorial, 224 West 57th St., #7, New York, NY 10019.

CAREER: Writer.

MEMBER: American Society of Journalists.

WRITINGS:

Country Living's Guide to the Best Flea Markets: How to Find (and Bargain for) Antiques and Other Treasures in the U.S. and Canada, Hearst Books (New York, NY), 2002.

Decorating with Flea Market Finds foreword by Nancy Mernit, Hearst Books (New York, NY), 2002.

Country Living: Cottage Style, Hearst Books (New York, NY), 2003.

Country Living Collection Style: Arranging and Displaying Your Treasures, Hearst Books (New York, NY), 2004.

Contributing editor, and contributor of articles, to Country Living magazine.

SIDELIGHTS: Marie Proeller Hueston writes about collecting and decorating trends, and has written several books published in connection with Country Living magazine. For example, in Country Living: Cottage Style, she provides decorating and design tips to turn the reader's home or apartment in a cottage-style environment. The author discusses each living area separately, including the bathrooms, bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens and dining room, and even the garden. She also provides an assortment of decorating ideas designed to give the room's décor a cottage feel. A Publishers Weekly contributor noted that, "Conjuring up images of English chintz, patchwork quilts, slipcovers and easy comfortable living, the style can be applied anywhere." Writing in Library Journal, Gayle A. Williamson complimented the book "for its practical advice."

In Country Living Collection Style: Arranging and Displaying Your Treasures Hueston describes the best way for people to display their treasures and collectibles. The author discusses basic design principles for arranging objects, the best type of lighting, and even building custom shelves. Library Journal critic Williamson commented that "Hueston's book is recommended for all public libraries."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Library Journal, January, 2004, Gayle A. Williamson, review of Country Living: Cottage Style, p. 109; January 1, 2005, Gayle Williamson, review of Country Living Collection Style: Arranging and Displaying Your Treasures, p. 107.

Publishers Weekly, October 27, 2003, review of Country Living: Cottage Style, p. 63.