Includes index. Interior design course. .

Machine generated contents note: PART ONE: THE BASICS -- General Planning -- Planning essentials -- The Elements of Design -- Understanding light -- VOCABULARY OF LIGHTING TERMS -- Maximizing storage -- Using color -- VOCABULARY OF COLORTERMS -- Playing with texture and pattern -- Controlling scale and balance -- Style -- A sense of style -- The suitability factor -- Influences on style -- Chronology of style-periods -- VOCABULARY OF DECORATING STYLES -- PART TWO:THE SPECIFICS -- Walls and Ceilings -- Decorative options -- A guide to paint -- VOCABULARY OF PAINT TERMS -- Wallpapers -- Alternative wall coverings -- Floors -- Flooring options -- Carpets -- Rugs -- VOCABULARY OF CARPET TERMS -- Hard flooring -- Flexible flooring -- Windows -- Choosing window treatments -- Curtains and draperies -- Shades and blinds -- Alternative window treatments -- Problem windows -- Fabrics for windows -- VOCABULARY OF FABRIC TERMS -- Furniture -- Furniture arrangement -- Upholstered furniture -- Non-upholstered furniture -- Beds -- Period furniture -- VOCABULARY OF PERIOD FURNITURE TERMS -- The FinishingTouches -- Finessing a room -- Accessories -- Arranging art -- Plants in the home -- INDEX -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

All age.