The ultimate guide to creating a beautiful home that fits your style and your budget.

Find the best ideas and advice for every room in your home, all in one place.Get tips and design coaching on everything from color to space planning from some of the leading designers and architects practicing todayDesign a chic living room, a hardworking kitchen, or a bedroom sanctuaryDiscover the latest materials and products that leading home builders are putting to use todayLearn innovative ways to be eco-friendly with new "green" materials and techniques

Author: Kerrie L. Kelly, Editors of Sunset Books
Paperback: 208 pages ISBN13: 9780376013521, Condition: New, Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Company: Oxmoor House (2009-09-15)
ISBN: 0376013524
List Price: $24.95
Amazon Price: $15.46
Used Price: $17.98

Modern furniture, with its clean lines and pure shapes, has its own cachet. Dating from the 1920s to the mid-1960s, it represents several stages and sources of development: Marcel Breuer, who created tubular steel for chairs, tables, stools, and sofas in the 1920s; Gilbert Rhode and Russel Wright, who designed maple and birch furniture with sweeping, aerodynamic lines for Heywood-Wakefield in the 1930s; Bruno Mathsson and Alvar Aalto, who used blond birch plywood and heat-molding techniques to produce graceful furniture in the late 1930s; and architects and industrial designers who made goods with molded plastics, laminates, aluminum, and stainless-steel after World War II. By profiling the interiors of 14 homeowners, New Classic Style shows how to mix these pieces with traditional furnishings. Strategies include combining shapes to achieve harmony, using color to unify diverse furnishings, and contrasting the old and new. The results are dramatic, exciting, and comfortable. The book also explains key furniture shapes and important figures from each period in design history.

Author: Better Homes and Gardens Books
Hardcover: 216 pages
Company: Better Homes and Gardens (2003-03-15)
ISBN: 0696214032
List Price: $34.95
Amazon Price: $11.99
Used Price: $0.75

• The only book about color that starts with the problems home decorators want to solve.

• Problem-solving approach breaks color selection down to 10 basic questions and devotes a chapter to answering each question.

• Photo-driven format illustrates options; text explains how to handle specific situations.

Author: Better Homes and Gardens
Paperback: 168 pages
Company: Better Homes and Gardens (2003-07-01) (2003-07-01)
ISBN: 069621721X
List Price: $19.95
Amazon Price: $3.40
Used Price: $0.01

DIY Art at Home shows how easy it is to create modern masterpieces by using a few simple art supplies and the full-size templates that are also included. The book begins with The Practical Studio, which outlines the materials and tips that you'll need to get started. The five chapters that follow--Living Room Spirit, Kitchen Inspirations, Bedroom Influences, Office Décor, and Sweet Expressions--offer 28 fresh, beautiful, step-by-step projects for every room, all with a clean, modern aesthetic that will complement virtually every style of decorating.

Author: Lola Gavarry
Paperback: 144 pages ISBN13: 9780823033348, Condition: New, Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Company: Watson-Guptill (2010-06-15) (2010-06-15)
ISBN: 0823033341
List Price: $21.99
Amazon Price: $13.20
Used Price: $13.50

Author: Mark Montano
Paperback: 272 pages ISBN13: 9781584798255, Condition: New, Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Company: Stewart, Tabori & Chang (2010-04-01)
ISBN: 1584798254
List Price: $22.50
Amazon Price: $13.13
Used Price: $14.99

In home centers across North America, lighting sections are expanding in response to consumer demand. This book will help people use lighting more effectively.

Select the best lighting for an area and a particular task

• Decorative style

• Functional design

• Fixture-shopping comparisons

Use different light sources effectively

• Lamps

• Overhead fixtures

• Special-effects lighting

From chandeliers to spotlights, full-color photos and step-by-step illustrations demonstrate how different lighting choices change the aura of a room

• Warm and cool bulbs

• Placement of light sources

• Natural light

Author: Better Homes and Gardens Books
Paperback: 112 pages
Company: Better Homes and Gardens (2003-01-01)
ISBN: 069621394X
List Price: $14.95
Amazon Price: $5.27
Used Price: $0.01

Today's homeowners want their homes to be distinctive and stylish without hiring expensive decorators and designers. They want to do it themselves and realize that the heart of a home's personality is in the details - the window dressings, bed coverings, throw pillows, lampshades - all those subtle accents that in combination make a statement about the people who live there.

This beautifully illustrated book presents simple step-by-step instructions for more than 30 home dec projects - from curtains to chair covers - for every room in the house.

Full instructions for making curtains, swags, cornices, valances, tiebacks, cushions, bolsters, chair pads, throw pillows, chair covers, lampshades, duvet covers, bedcovers, pillowcases, tablecloths, napkins, and place mats

Author: Karen Coetzee
Paperback: 160 pages
Company: Krause Publications (2000-01-01)
ISBN: 0873415752
List Price: $21.95
Amazon Price: $8.88
Used Price: $2.30

Author: Cat Wei
Paperback: 160 pages
Company: Quarry Books (2007-09-01)
ISBN: 1592533582
List Price: $19.99
Amazon Price: $4.99
Used Price: $4.19

Author: Leisure Arts
Hardcover: 128 pages
Company: Oxmoor House (1999-12)
ISBN: 1574861409
List Price: $19.95
Amazon Price: $1.24
Used Price: $0.02

We are always curious and fascinated as to how the "other half" lives. What kind of furniture do Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor have in their Hollywood home? Is Ralph Lauren's Montauk compound English country-style or modern rustic? How does Roberto Cavalli entertain at his medieval villa near Florence?

So Chic answers these questions and unveils the beautiful and luxurious homes of these trendsetters. This gorgeously illustrated book presents a rare glimpse into the world of high-style interiors and offers up an impressive array of the ravishing homes ranging in locale from Manhattan to Marrakech to Malibu. Get an exclusive peek into: * Sarah Jessica Parker's 19th century farmhouse in Bridgehampton * Leonardo Ferragamo's mansion outside of Florence * Liza Bruce's vibrant apartment in exotic Jaipur * Donatella Versace's magnificent duplex in Milan * Muriel Brandolini's Upper East Side townhouse in New York City * Michael Smith's Bel Air house

From a hacienda in Hollywood to a bohemian loft in Manhattan's West Village, these envy-inspiring rooms will captivate and transport you into a world filled with glamour, decadence and grand opulence.

Author: Margaret Russell, Editors of Elle Decor
Hardcover: 240 pages ISBN13: 9781933231273, Condition: New, Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Company: Filipacchi (2007-10-24)
ISBN: 1933231270
List Price: $40.00
Amazon Price: $24.02
Used Price: $16.25