Creative Interiors: A Complete Practical Course in Interior Design

Barbara Jacobs

British designer Loansby has lived up to her subtitle, since the obligatory sections on color wheels, lighting, and treatments for walls, windows, and floors are included. But more than that, she features 30 projects (two at the end of every chapter) that help instill a sense of creativity in novice decorators. Furthermore, her advice covers buying items at an auction, applying different paint finishes, plumbing considerations for bathrooms, and flea market shopping. Its British origin might obscure some terminology and make it difficult to find specific books and pamphlets mentioned; otherwise, this is a good place to start the nesting process.