Synopsis
Whether your home needs a little 'livening up' or a total make-over, this lavishly illustrated guide will help you breath fresh life into every room. It shows you how to use color to achieve just-the-right mood, to express your lifestyle, to make a statement. You'll discover imaginative combinations and applications of color, patterns, textures. Colorful photos illustrate a wealth of imaginative decorating ideas.
Library Journal
Just as Creative Interior Design (LJ 10/1/94) did, these two books provide the amateur interior decorator with tricks of the design trade. Among its many features, Color Schemes offers advice on how to use pattern samples, an explanation of the color wheel, a description of the importance of color tone, and a checklist of personal needs to consider. Bedroom Decorating gives easy-to-follow instructions accompanied by line drawings for making various soft furnishings, such as pillows and bedspreads. A beginning chapter on fabric and equipment for the projects might have been helpful here rather than plunging right in with projects. However, both books, with their multitude of photographs and clear, concise directions, have an exuberance and clarity that will inspire do-it-yourselfers. Watch for more books to come in this series.