In Your Own Style: The Art of Creating Wonderful Rooms

Both a step-by-step guide and a showcase of ideas, this handbook reveals trade secrets and provides a discussion of the interior design process. Starting with the fundamentals of developing an overall plan, separate chapters describe the basic options and offer practical advice on flooring, walls and ceilings, fixtures and fittings, lighting, colour, furniture, windows, fabrics and accessories, as well as how to hire professionals. Colour photographs illustrate decorating styles from the minimalist to the ornate. A glossary and directory of resources complete the book.

Linda Chase's interior design work includes residential and commercial projects throughout the United States and Europe. Laura Cerwinske writes, edits, and produces books on architecture, interior design, and the fine and decorative arts, and is the author of, among other books, In A Spiritual Style (Thames and Hudson). David Phelps is an internationally known photographer of architecture and interiors whose work appears in numerous design and style books as well as in magazines.