Expressive and evocative, the collection of homes presented here shuns period style in favor of an eclectic look that straddles and transcends trends.In the new millennium the trend in home interiors is toward a sophisticated simplicity combined with a concern for comfort. Expressive and evocative, the rooms marked by this approach to design are refined, elegant embodiments of the tenets of timelessness.The homes presented in Timeless Design shun period style in favor of an eclectic look that straddles and transcends trends. Here, the finest international interior designers pull together disparate objects, architectural surrounds, and interior styles to offset each other and to enhance all rooms of the home. The idea-filled color photos shown are collected into two broad sections, one that focuses on homes with a distinctive architectural slant and the other on interiors that are driven by their classicism, simplicity and comfort. The design of each room speaks to their creators' personal concept of timelessness.