The Bottom Line
It is a great resource for helping you decide on and move forward with the look you want for your home.
Pros
- Well organized.
- Expert Insights and Designer Top Ten sections on many topics.
- Provides many options for projects, with advice on how to follow through.
- Well illustrated with over 500 pictures.
Cons
- Skimpy advice on green design.
Description
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages:464
- ISBN: 978-1-58816-603-6
- Publisher: Hearst Books
Guide Review - The Home Book: Creating a Beautiful Home of Your Own
If you are looking to decorate you will want to go through this book from House Beautiful for ideas, advice and suggestions.
The book is wonderfully organized into three sections:
- Understand Your Home
This section shows you how to take into account the site of your home, its architecture and layout. This important step will determine how you move forward with your design project. - Elements of Design
Here you will learn about such essentials as color, lighting, fabric,and more with advice on how to integrate everything to create the look you want. - Design, Room by Room
Finally, with all the groundwork already laid, you will learn how to fine tune everything to get a truly individualized look.
The Expert Insights and Designer Top Ten sections sprinkled throughout offer great advice from designers, and the Appendix shows you how to make your plan, when and how to bring in professionals, and how to determine how much time and money you'll need for your project.
