Erin Gates, interior designer and Elements of Style blogger, lands a book deal with Simon & Schuster

From left, Erin Gates, Gates' mom Betsy Tubridy, and Liz Sidel at Longchamp on Newbury Street in 2001. (Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe)

Boston interior designer and stylist Erin Gates, best known for her popular blog Elements of Style, just got a book deal. Gates who was dubbed one of The Globes 25 Most Stylish Bostonians back in 2009 has inked a deal with Simon & Schuster to publish an illustrated book slated for release in fall 2014. Her literary agent is the Boston-based Kathryn Beaumont. Its going to be a design and lifestyle book that has a narrative along with it, kind of discussing how the home and your personal style is a reflection of your life story, Gates told us. There will be never before seen pictures of my work, my own space, and some designers I admire. A few of whom, she says, include Celerie Kemble, Miles Redd, and locals Rachel Reider and Liz Caan. Gates, who recently bought a new home, also gave us a design tip for the new year. Im loving a resurgence of brass, especially in kitchens. You can make it look modern or traditional, she says. Im trying that out much to my husbands dismay in our new kitchen. JESSICA TEICH

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Erin Gates, interior designer and Elements of Style blogger, lands a book deal with Simon & Schuster