Decorating: The Smart Approach to Design, Green Edition

Not everyone can be an interior designer. That's why Decorating—The Smart Approach to Design is the perfect go-to guide for real people! Learn how to:

• Choose colors with confidence
• Shop smartly for quality furniture
• Arrange furniture to make the most of your space
• Select perfect window treatments for each room
• Understand color and light
• Arrange art and accessories
• Find ideas for every room in the house, from living and family rooms to kitchens, bedrooms, and baths
• Save money and go "green" by making smart design choices that won't bust your wallet

You can live beautifully in a home decorated with personality and polish—by you!

Trendy styles and colors may come and go, but good design is lasting. In this book, you'll learn how to use the fundamental decorating principles that design professionals rely on to create tasteful, comfortable interiors. Decorating—The Smart Approach to Design teaches the nonprofessional how to create a color palette, choose appropriately scaled furnishings, arrange space, use window treatments, and decorate any room in the house with flair.

This book showcases hundreds of examples of appealing interiors. Here's how to make your home the comfortable shelter you want it to be, with looks that last!

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