The Decoration of Houses (Harperresource Book)
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ISBN: 0380728591 / Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, September 1999
The noted designer offers advice on creating a personal decorating style, including fifteen defining design principles for an understanding of classic standards, suggestions for decorating problems, and tips on working with space, scale, color, and light
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Alexandra Stoddard continues her creative and insightful guidance by showing us how to make our homes a real expression of our true selves. Starting with the Fifteen Defining Principles of Interior Design, Stoddard grounds us in the classic standards that make any home timeless and follows with inventive suggestions. Her own bold ideas about color, pattern, and texture are affordable tips from her own vast experience involving every imaginable decoration problem. From lighting a room to adding fabrics, furnishings, and the perfect finishing touches, she offers her expertise while always encouraging us to listen to our inner voice for the final answer.
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