Domino: The Book of Decorating follows a straightforward, room-by-room chapter structure featuring a run of lusciously photographed, beautiful interiors forming the centrepiece of each chapter. Large double-page images punctuate more densely packed spreads; richly composed full rooms alternate with sensuous details. This sequence of spreads puts ...
Interior designers must be proficient in a variety of business practices to contribute to, manage, or launch a successful design office. This guide offers comprehensive coverage of professional practice for interior designers. The third edition provides a solid overview of the full range of legal, financial, management marketing, and ...
Shabby chic uses muted pastels, slightly wilted roses, chipped paint and pure white to create a blend of old fashioned aesthetic appeal and modern practicality. This guide offers simple instructions on how to create this inviting look including tips on using lighting and shopping in flea markets.
The new, updated edition of the successful book on interior design "Interior Design Visual Presentation, Second Edition" is fully revised to include the latest material on CAD, digital portfolios, resume preparation, and Web page design. It remains the only comprehensive guide to address the visual design and presentation needs of the interior ...
Within the pages of "Exhibition 36", the reader enters a virtual art exhibit featuring 36 mixed-media artists whose collage, digital, assemblage, altered and repurposed art adorn the walls and pedestals of the gallery.The artists are 'present' with the reader, available to talk about their work and share their techniques and creative processes. ...
Offering a comprehensive introduction to interior design, this volume is unique in addressing the architectural context and functional requirements of interior spaces, as well as the details of furnishing and decoration. Francis D.K. Ching's integrated approach to the subject is reflected in the functional value and decorative beauty of the work ...
For one/two-semester or quarter introductory courses in Interior Design. Interior Design is the leading introduction to the field of interior design. Lavishly illustrated and comprehensive in its scope, this text focuses on the range of challenges facing designers in the 21st century. It helps students devise creative solutions to real design ...
Two top scholars reveal the secret messages of protest that Michelangelo had hidden in his Sistine Chapel masterpiece, encouraging travelers to challenge the repressive Roman Catholic Church of the time. 16-page color photo insert.
With her trademark humor and sense of fun, Candice Olson shares design secrets and dozens of practical tips to help readers plan and execute successful room makeovers. Included are decorating ideas, tips, and advice to update and reinvent living rooms, bedrooms, basements, and more!
The frequent makeover expert on HGTVUs "Mission: Organization" shares the do-it-yourself strategies that have enabled his clients and fans to transform their apartments into well-organized, beautiful places that suit their style and budget. Illustrations.
The fifth volume in a series of guides to the French style of interior design discusses the secrets of French designers in creating an authentic French look, including their fundamental design principles, in a four-part handbook that encompasses Passion for French, Art of Living, Savoir-Faire, and F
This is a comprehensive sourcebook for planning and designing residential and commercial interiors. The volume provides time and money-saving details for all types of construction details and finishes, woodworking and special treatments. The book offers drawings, data and details on typical layouts and clearances for residential kitchens, ...
"Interiors: An Introduction" is the starting point for a lifetime of design education, appreciation, and enjoyment. Whether the goal is a career in interior design, or simply a better understanding of how to enhance one's own living space, the information and ideas in this text will help readers achieve it. "Interiors" offers an introduction to ...
Interior designer Betty Lou Phillips presents new trends in rendering French and Italian decor for the upscale American home, showcasing her ideas with abundant color photographs and text that is essentially inspirational, with a little bit of design history, definitions of French and Italian items
Ward presents a budget-smart, proven system for making your home look better, providing clever and inexpensive ways to decorate. As seen on "Oprah." Before-and-after color illustrations throughout.
The study of human body measurements on a comparative basis is known as anthropometrics. Its applicability to the design process is seen in the physical fit, or interface, between the human body and the various components of interior space. "Human Dimension and Interior Space" is the first major anthropometrically based reference book of design ...
Beautifully illustrated throughout in full colour photography, illustrating room, by room, how French elegance remains the creme de la creme. From living rooms to kitchens, bedrooms, dining rooms, gardens and baths, French Influences reveals the means for creating French-style rooms in the home. Furniture, linens, floor coverings, window ...
An acclaimed British novelist turns to real life in the Renaissance in this account of Michelangelo's frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. In realistic detail, King explains how Michelangelo executed his monumental work, exploring not only the difficult process itself but also the cast of characters surrounding the feat, from the pope ...
This book is the only current publication of a dedicated history of interiors and furniture. For designers who need stylistic information regarding historic periods, this book is very well organized and thorough. For students, this book offers the possibility of owning a history text without purchasing a general text that makes history only a ...
From the pages of "Martha Stewart Living" magazine, here are stories and projects full of ideas for every room in the house. Includes the "Martha" staff's thoughts on changing the mood of a room with color, making the most of floors, creating a home office, designing a kitchen with entertaining in mind, and much more.
One of America's top 100 designers, Charles Faudree has worldwide appeal with his interpretation of Country French. Charles Faudree's Country French Living features his newest room designs. From the entryway to the dressing room, to walls, dining rooms, and outdoor spaces, Charles teaches principles of design that make a house a Country French ...
"House Colors" is comprehensive guide that takes the guesswork out of choosing an exterior home colour. Selecting paint colours can be overwhelming, and exterior paint colours are particularly tricky-a house is a very large object to paint, colour looks different on large, scale and colours change dramatically under different light conditions. ...
The most beloved designer of Country French interiors, Charles Faudree has been working his magic on homes domestically and internationally for more than thirty-five years. His fourth book, "Charles Faudree Interiors", continues to reveal his versatility in classic and international styles, and showcases his newest signature country French ...
One of the top designers in the United States, Charles Faudree has built a reputation for creating gorgeous French Country-style interiors. Organized by room, this volume presents warmly lit, captioned color photographs of interiors, accompanied by Faudree's thoughts on design principles.
This one-stop resource for all things crafty, written by master crafter Mark Montano, will allow readers to create one-of-a-kind objects--from furniture to fabric drapes, coasters to chandeliers, tablecloths to fashionable plates, stationery to seashell bookends--to fill their homes from front door to back garden, floor to ceiling.
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