Design Sense: A Guide to Getting the Most from Your Interior Design Investment - Hardcover

Blair, Linda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471141046 ISBN 13: 9780471141044

Publisher: Wiley, 1996

Synopsis

Now everyone can have great Design Sense — and create attractive, comfortable rooms that match great value with lasting style

Here is the total interior design guide — with everything you need in order to plan, buy, create, and care for all of the elements of a great home. Written by Linda Blair, one of the nation's top interior design experts, Design Sense trains you in the fundamentals of good interior design, providing you with valuable skills that will enable you to make sound design choices — and avoid costly mistakes.

You'll find invaluable advice on:

• Walls, ceilings, floors, windows, and doors
• Color, pattern, and fabrics
• Hard and soft furnishings
• Lighting, accessories, painting, and photographic displays
• Home office and entertainment technology, ergonomics, maintenance, and more

Plus:

• Over 100 stunning photographs, including 24 pages of full color
• Blairstyle Tips — simple, surefire guidelines for every style and budget

DESIGN SENSE

How can I make a small room look larger?

Is there a secret to developing a good color scheme?

What are some smart ideas to brighten up a dimly lit room?

When should I seek professional design help?

At last! Here are the answers to all of your basic interior design questions — in a single, straightforward, and easy-to-use guide. Written by top interior design expert Linda Blair, Design Sense brings you the philosophy, ideas, techniques, and professional expertise that will help you get the most from your decorating dollars — whether you have a new home, or an older one that simply needs to look and work better.

The key to great design is planning. Design Sense shows you how to develop and implement a strategy that successfully accommodates both use of space and personal style. Demystifying the entire design process, the book's complete step-by-step approach gives you solid training in the fundamentals of good interior design, from using patterns to set a mood to selecting furnishings that will last.

Beautifully illustrated and filled with Blair's enthusiasm, energy, and wit, Design Sense is the ideal "must-have" guide for every style and budget.

About this title

From the Publisher

Head of an award-winning design firm and columnist on design issues for The New York Post, Linda Blair shares her secrets for creating attractive, comfortable rooms that will fit every budget. Generously illustrated and written in a friendly, straightforward style, this total design guide is for virtually anybody who is looking for good value from their home decorating investments. The bottom line: it's not how much you spend, but how you spend it. Features over 100 stunning photographs, including 24 pages of full color.

About the Author

LINDA BLAIR, ASID, heads an award-winning design firm in Westchester County, New York. She lectures extensively, writes a column on design issues for the New York Post, and appears regularly as a guest on TV and radio shows.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0471141046
• ISBN 13: 9780471141044
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232