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Interior Decoration

See also: Decorative Arts

Selected Books

Butler, Jill
Create the Space You Deserve: An Artistic Journey to Expressing Yourself Through Your Home
NK2115.B925 2008
How to de-clutter and organize your space to reflect the inner you.
 
Gillingham-Ryan, Maxwell
Apartment Therapy Presents: Real Homes, Real People, Hundreds of Real Design Solutions
NK2004.3.A63 A4 2008
Innovative ideas for decorating apartments of all sizes with style and ingenuity.
 
Gordon, Liz
Decorative Hardware: Interior Designing with Knobs, Handles, Latches, Locks, Hinges, and Other Hardware
NK2115.5.F53 G67 2000
With the current focus on building and renovating houses, there's a great demand for hardware that is both beautiful and functional and that matches the particular design of the house, whether it is Victorian, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, Contemporary, or another style. Hardware can change the entire look of a room; the fine details on doorknobs and cabinet handles can become the decorative springboard for every room in the home.
 
Piotrowski, Christine M.
Becoming an Interior Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design
JCEC NK2116.P56 2009
Wouldn't you love to do this for a living?
This guide surveys careers in the interior design field, covering the history of the field, education, certification, the design process, finding a job, business issues, and owning a firm, punctuated by many quotes and commentaries from practitioners.
 
Proeller Hueston, Marie
Farmhouses: Stylish Decorating Ideas for the Classic American Home
NK2195.R87 P76 2006
The farmhouse is the epitome of country style and this book offers six different design approaches from a rambling Victorian in the New York Catskills to a hundred-acre farm in eastern Canada.
 
Salny, Stephen M.
Michael Taylor: Interior Design
q NK2004.3.T39 S25 2008
A retrospective look at the life and work of the legendary designer.
 
Santos, Sølvi Dos
At Home in Turkey
q NK2065.A1 S26 2008x
Celebrated photographer Solvi dos Santos has traveled throughout Turkey during all four seasons to capture the soul of the contemporary Turkish home. She uncovers the stories of each house and gives a sense of the geography and history of its location.
 
Schaewen, Deidi von
Indian Interiors
q NK2076.A1 S33 2009x
A glimpse of Indian life, from humble dwellings to Maharaja's palaces.
 
Sobesky, Janet
Natural Style: Decorating with an Earth-Friendly Point of View
q NK2113.S63 2008x
Comfortable, informal, easy-care, earth-friendly, and by all means pleasing to the eye, Natural Style is inspired by the colors, textures, and motifs of nature.
 
Story, Sally
Perfect Lighting: inspiring solutions for every room
q NK2115.5.L5 S77 2008x
A sumptuous look at inspirational lighting design for the home.
 
Zukowski, Karen
Creating the Artful Home: The Aesthetic Movement
N6512.5.A37 Z85 2006
Zukowski, a historian of late 19th-century American visual arts, covers the history of the Aesthetic movement, which popularized the notion that everyone should be able to enjoy beautiful, well-made homes and furnishings.
 

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