Whether you just want to embellish an already existing design, or are ready for a major change, find out how professionals size up—and solve—decorating problems. Follow these tips of the trade on how to combine space, color, and light to create a mood. Then, with a photo-filled tour of beautifully redone rooms, see how to rework every area in your home. “Excels on the topics of layout and balance in a room.”—Houston Chronicle.
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.