House Beautiful

From the publishers of House Beautiful comes a book packed with ideas about decorating you home elegantly with all those books you've got lying around or sitting in boxes.

Provides 750 decorating ideas from design professionals, covering style, color and pattern, architectural detail, lighting, comfort, fixtures, furnishings, art, storage, outdoor rooms, and other topics, and includes over four hundred color photographs.

A complete guide to decorating with any shade of blue. Learn how to showcase blue throughout your home, and mix it with other colors and patterns.

Window treatments give you control of light, air flow, and privacy. Here are inspiring ideas for shades and curtains that are both functional and graceful. The beautiful examples you'll see in these pages will help you select the perfect styles, fabrics, and patterns for your home.

Explore the latest trends in quality home building in this informative volume that anyone searching for new construction options will want to own. Filled with inspirational images, it deals with every step of the process, from start to gorgeous finish, in amazing detail: how to hire a team of professionals; choose an architectural style, exterior treatment, and roof; make a grand entrance with hallways and foyers; and design every area in the house, and outdoor spaces too. There’s plenty of information on layout basics, door and window placement, materials that look great and last long, and the hottest fashions in home design--including open plans. Numerous sidebars cover such crucial issues as how much professionals charge and building green.

Decorating ideas for inside and outside of your home.

Profusely illustrated volume by 19th-century pioneer of professional art criticism offers valuable information on how to furnish a home tastefully and affordably. Charming, lucidly written text covers everything from firescreens, curtained archways, and Grandmother's cupboard to Tyrolian tables and chairs, a Dutch bedstead, and a French bureau with fine brass mounts.