What Goes with What: Home Decorating Made Easy

In What Goes With What well-known interior designer Lauren Smith lays all your home decorating fears to rest by illustrating in easy-to-understand language precisely what goes with what.

What is your decorating style? Are you a formal person who knows the value of good antiques and dreams of a sophisticated co-op, Georgian townhouse, or Victorian brownstone in the bustle of a city; a semi-formal person who decorates with a personal touch and fancies a Colonial, English Tudor, French Normandy, or Victorian in a graceful suburb; or an informal person who appreciates a handcrafted look and yearns for the comfort of a restored farmhouse, converted barn, log cabin, or seaside cottage? Take the Style Quiz inside and find out for sure.

Then learn how to put together a home decorating look – from furniture to colors, fabrics, wall coverings, floor and window treatments, and accessories- that reflect who you are and how you live. This book has the answers! Never again worry about what to blend with your partner’s sleek black leather sofa or your great-grandmother’s Victorian loveseat.

This easy-to-use guide shows you how to decorate an empty room with the pieces you’ve dreamed about or how to combine favorite pieces with the styles that enhance them. Included in the back is a handy resource guide with furniture manufacturers, home decorating stores, and other decorating resources for quick solutions to your decorating needs.

Lauren Smith is a noted interior designer, author, and president of the interior design firm, Lauren Smith, Inc. She is also the author of Your Colors at Home, Colors for Brides, and What Goes With What: Home Decorating Made Easy. She is frequently quoted in the press on decorating issues and has been a featured spokesperson for the television show "Taste of New York.". She lives in Florida..

Noemi Cristina Taylor, a native of Spain, grew up in America savoring her mother's Spanish recipes. By following traditional Spanish customs and cooking traditional Spanish foods, her family has always retained a sense of heritage. She is co-author of WHAT GOES WITH WHAT: HOME DECORATING MADE EASY (Capital Books, 2000). Noemi works as an editor and lives in the Washington, DC area with her two dogs.