Drawing on the expertise of three leading designers, this rich visual sourcebook covers all the essential elements for creating comfortable, stylish rooms. In Living Rooms and Bedrooms, they show how color, lighting, furniture placement, textiles, and ornamentation add immeasurably to the character and function of each room. In Kitchens and Bathrooms, they show how to make the rooms both attractive and efficient, exploring both contemporary and traditional styles. Featuring 400 fully-captioned color photos, and encompassing every style and budget, this is an invaluable source of inspiration and design solutions for home decorators.
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This book, which consists of separate titles previously published in the "Homes & Gardens Library of Interiors" series (LJ 9/15/96 and LJ 9/15/97), will serve as a sourcebook to accompany more detailed planning guides. It includes numerous color photographs that concentrate on decorating styles, such as traditional, contemporary, and relaxed, rather than design planning or do-it-yourself projects. Recommended for large public libraries.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This review is from: Homes & Gardens Designs for Living: Living Rooms, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Bedrooms (Paperback)
If you're new to interior design or need a good book to keep as a reference - this is a good buy. Neatly laid out (in small print and double spaced), easy to understand with full coloured pictures, this book explains all the basics. For example, it explains the difference between contemporary and traditional design for each of the rooms highlighted and how to use colour and texture effectively. Function is also considered - as in the section on kitchens. Here 'Kitchens to eat in' and 'Kitchens to relax in' are two of the headings. In the section on bathrooms, there is information on 'Special needs' and 'Dual purpose' baths. The drawback is that if you're looking for new ideas, only a few are found as most of the rooms pictured are not practical, so ideas have to be picked from here and there. Also, the wide range of topics covered means that less depth of information is available although the most important points are mentioned. I also found that some of the pictures should have been taken at a wider angle to give a better effect of the whole room instead of just focusing on one aspect of design.
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