This is one book I have been judging by its cover since I saw it a few months ago. I love it. And I can report that the houses featured inside the book are pretty stunning too.

I had the pleasure of talking to Emily last week and she told me all about how to get the Modern Vintage look. In a nutshell it's the fine art of mixing old with new and not ending up with a junk shop for a living room.

The interview is the cover story in the Interiors issue of The Independent's Saturday Magazine out this weekend.