The Interior Design Handbook: The Essential Planning Guide to Creating Your Perfect Living Space

Whether you are moving into a new home or renovating and redecorating an existing one, The Interior Design Handbook is the perfect first step to creating an intimate and unique space that is a joy to love in and simple to maintain. With thought-provoking exercise and helpful checklists full of often-forgotten details, this handbook offers a relaxed yet well-informed look at home decoration and covers everything from the practical to the aesthetic: from low-maintenance, high-style flooring materials, paints, and wall coverings to rich fabrics and fabulous furnishings. It offers readers an appealing and systematic way to accomplish their goals and dreams for the ideal living space suited to their own tastes--whether the rustic charm of the French country look, the clean lines of Bauhaus, or the ornate richness of the Victorian style.

Perfect for both the novice and the home owner more experiences in decoration the book boasts an easy-to-use format that allows you to record thoughts, make plans, and daydream about your new living space.

Joanna Wissinger was the home design editor of HomeOwner magazine and an editor at Progressive Architecture and Colonial Homes magazines. She is the author of Lost & Found: Decorating with Unexpected Objects and other popular decorating books. She lives in New York City.