Creative Interior Design: A Complete Guide to Designing and Decorating Your Home [Paperback]

Inc. Sterling Publishing Co. (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Creating a home | Publication Date: August 1994

"Divided into three main sections, this guide is never too wordy and offers a multitude of illuminating photographs. The first section concentrates on the basic decoration of a room, using color, texture, and patterns. Next comes a review of interior decorating styles showing typical wallcoverings, windows, and furniture that define each. The last portion contains how-to information, with instructions ranging from making curtains to the proper hanging of a picture. Essential."--LJ -Starred review. 384 pages (all in color), 8 1/4 x 11 1/2.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Written to teach the amateur home decorator the tricks of the interior design trade, this book is divided into three main sections. The first concentrates on the basic design of a room by describing the use of color, texture, pattern, and light. The second presents a review of interior decorating styles, from Victorian to modern, showing typical wall coverings, windows, and furniture that define each style. The last portion contains "how-to" information with instructions ranging from making curtains to the proper hanging of a picture in order to give the finishing touch to room decorating. Never too wordy, this guide offers a multitude of photographs that illuminate the advice throughout. An excellent practical purchase for public libraries.
Gayle A. Williamson, Fashion Inst. of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (August 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0706372751
• ISBN-13: 978-0706372755
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,690,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners, June 2, 2000

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Aida T Hatem (Santa Clara, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Interior Design: A Complete Guide to Designing and Decorating Your Home (Paperback)

This book is great for those of us who are new to decorating. It teaches you all about color and how important it is to choose a color scheme and, of course, how to choose it. After reading just a few chapters of the book, I was able to critique decorating styles and understand why the color scheme worked or didn't work. I also found the section on creating a look for your whole house useful. The book is full of tips and instructions. Perfect for someone who is just starting a decorating project and doesn't want to hire a decorator.

5.0 out of 5 stars Creative Interior Design, April 8, 2007

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Janice M. Bennett - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Interior Design: A Complete Guide to Designing and Decorating Your Home (Paperback)

Very good handbook for basics in interior decorating from color schemes to picture hanging. The photography is inspiring and beautiful.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good basic decorating book, June 1, 2004

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"secondhousepubs" (Madison, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Interior Design: A Complete Guide to Designing and Decorating Your Home (Paperback)

I think this book includes a lot of the basic decorating rules in an easy to understand manner. Lots of photos. Yes, some can be considered outdated but this book was printed in 1994 so anyone purchasing it now should not be surprised. In regards to the commentary from December 14, 2002, and not liking the style -- everyone has individual tastes. This book is actually English, as in published in London, England. After having lived in Europe for 15 years, to me the style in the book looks very typical of the country. Also, many details of the room, both structural and decorative, as well as room composition reflect European styles. So I found the book to be both informative and also a reminder of English styles. Once in awhile the basic rules of interior design were not followed, but in real life, they aren't always either.