The Ultimate Interior Designer

Ruth Pretty

ISBN 10: 0706374630 / ISBN 13: 9780706374636

Published by Octopus Publishing Group, 1997

About this Item

Create exactly the look you want in your own home, whether you are after the perfect Art Deco setting or simply want to add some defining touches to an existing interior. There is general guidance on approaching interior design, describing how a professional would look at things and giving advice on basic principles - how colour and light work and what sort of balance you should aim to achieve. For every room of the house there is full information on choosing appropriate colourway as well as architectural detailing, suitable soft furnishings and treatments from walls and floors. The styles featured range from Scandinavian to American Colonial and Gothic.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ultimate Interior Designer
• Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0706374630
• ISBN 13: 9780706374636
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Create exactly the look you want in your own home, whether you are after the perfect Art Deco setting or simply want to add some defining touches to an existing interior. There is general guidance on approaching interior design, describing how a professional would look at things and giving advice on basic principles - how colour and light work and what sort of balance you should aim to achieve. For every room of the house there is full information on choosing appropriate colourway as well as architectural detailing, suitable soft furnishings and treatments from walls and floors. The styles featured range from Scandinavian to American Colonial and Gothic.

About the Author

Ruth Pretty has worked as an interior designer for many years. For a decade she worked with David Hicks, one of the world's most successful and innovative designers, where her role was to manage a team of designers working on international contracts. She currently concentrates on writing and gives lectures at KLC School of Interior Design and on behalf of Homes and Gardens magazine.