Learn Interior Decoration By Looking

Author : Frida Ramstedt
Publisher : Appetite by Random House
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780525611073

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The Interior Design Handbook by Frida Ramstedt Pdf

Perfectly necessary for our current times: The new bible of interior design. While we spend more time at home than ever before, learn from the guru who has coached an entire Scandinavian generation in the art of creating a harmonious home. Frida Ramstedt believes in thinking about how we decorate, rather than focusing on what we decorate with. We know more today than ever before about design trends, furniture, and knickknacks, and now Frida familiarizes readers with the basic principles behind interior and styling--what looks good and, most of all, why it looks good. The Interior Design Handbook teaches you general rules of thumb--like what the golden ratio and the golden spiral are, the proper size for a coffee table in relation to your sofa, the optimal height to hang lighting fixtures, and the best ways to use a mood board--complete with helpful illustrations. Use The Interior Design Handbook to achieve a balanced, beautiful home no matter where you live or what your style is.

Author : Aseel Ahmad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798605595267

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The Interior Design Style Lookbook by Aseel Ahmad Pdf

The Interior Design Styles Lookbook (c) is an awesome tool & reference for interior designers, homeowners, and anyone who is interested in the design field. It contains 24 of the most popular interior design styles. The styles in this book are the following: Arabian, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Bohemian, Coastal, Contemporary, Eclectic, Farmhouse, Hollywood Regency, Industrial, Japanese, Mediterranean, Mid-Century Modern, Minimal, Modern, Moroccan, Parisian, Rustic, Scandinavian, Shabby Chic, Traditional, Transitional, Tribal, and Tropical. For each style, you will find the definition, bullet points of the characteristics, as well as illustrations to represent the style, with tips to apply it on your projects, and keywords to use with your clients, paired with a tool that helps you mix and match interior design styles!

Author : Roger Banks-Pye
Publisher : Ryland Peters & Small
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1788790472

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Inspirational Interiors by Roger Banks-Pye Pdf

Discover the world of decorating in the classic English style as revealed by Roger Banks-Pye, one of Colefax & Fowler's most innovative and talented designers. Roger Banks-Pye was one of the most sought-after interior decorators of his time. Design director at the doyen of interior decoration Colefax and Fowler, his work appears traditional at first glance but is in fact spiced with innovation, originality and irreverence. This classic volume shows the decorator at work in a selection of the private homes he transformed with flair and panache, from a London studio apartment decorated on a shoestring to a Scottish hunting lodge where money was no object. This book is a record of the spaces he created and there are accessible, practical and creative ideas to be picked up on each and every page. Inspirational Interiors allows a privileged glimpse into his unique world of style.

Author : Katharine Kaye McMillan,Patricia Hart McMillan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-09
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781118068977

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Home Decorating For Dummies by Katharine Kaye McMillan,Patricia Hart McMillan Pdf

Do you long to create picture-perfect rooms but can’t quite seem to achieve them? Do you want better functioning spaces for working, playing, or living? Do you clamor to express your personal style? If you said “yes” to any of these questions, you’ve turned to the right source for real answers from the pros. Home Decorating For Dummies, 2nd Edition is for all kinds of people in all kinds of decorating situations, including: First-time buyers or renters. You have a whole new place to decorate. Where do you start? Second- or third-time home buyers. Whether you’ve gone up or down in size, stayed in the same region or moved to a whole new one, you need to know how to make your old furniture work in a new setting, how to add furnishings, and how to make your style seem fresh. Newly blended families. He has furniture, she has furniture, they have furniture. Can it all work together harmoniously? Indeed! And anyone else who loves decorating. Don’t forget: Imagination counts. Each part of Home Decorating For Dummies, deals with a broad area of decorating, and each chapter contains specific and detailed information. You'll discover tips on Basic planning – where to begin when you want to start decorating Creating surface interest – the effects of color, pattern, and texture, and the problems created by too much or too little of them Creating backgrounds – what you need to know about the special decorating requirements of your walls Tackling tough rooms – how to effectively decorate rooms that have special functional requirements Accessorizing with art and other stuff – adding the final flourishes to every space in your place Home Decorating For Dummies, 2nd Edition contains all the basics – including how to figure out what you can spend; how to spend it; and the latest and greatest in styles, trends, and technology. What do you do with your space next? The possibilities are endless.

Author : Betsy Helmuth
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781629148724

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Big Design, Small Budget by Betsy Helmuth Pdf

As seen on the TODAY Show! Homeowners and renters of all means dream of having a beautiful home. With the lingering recession, many of us have less to work with but still long to live in style. Big Design, Small Budget makes luxury an affordable reality. In this DIY home decorating handbook, Helmuth reveals insider tips and her tried-and-tested methods for designing on a budget. In the past year, Helmuth has shared her affordable design advice and step-by-step approaches with millions through live teaching workshops, guest columns, television appearances, and interviews. Now, she has distilled her expertise into this practical guide. The chapters follow her secret design formula and include creating a design budget, mapping out floor plans, selecting a color palette, and accessorizing like a stylist. It’s time to start living in the home of your dreams without maxing out your credit cards. Learn how with Helmuth’s Big Design, Small Budget!

Author : Mark Karlen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781118174340

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Space Planning Basics by Mark Karlen Pdf

Space planning involves much more than sketching a preliminary floor plan. A designer must take a client's programming needs into account and must also consider how other factors such as building codes and environmental factors affect a spatial composition. Space Planning Basics, now in its Third Edition, offers a highly visual, step-by-step approach to developing preliminary floor plans for commercial spaces. The book provides tools for visualizing space and walks the designer through other considerations such as building code requirements and environmental control needs. Specific programming techniques covered include matrices, bubble diagrams, CAD templates, block plans, and more. New to this edition are coverage of the basics of stair design, an essential aspect for planning spaces.

Author : Linda O'Shea,Chris Grimley,Mimi Love
Publisher : Rockport Publishers
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781610587907

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The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book by Linda O'Shea,Chris Grimley,Mimi Love Pdf

DIV In the world of interior design, thousands of bits of crucial information are scattered across a wide array of sources. The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book collects the information essential to planning and executing interior projects of all shapes and sizes, and distills it in a format that is as easy to use as it is to carry. You’ll also find interviews with top practitioners drawn across the field of interior design. —Fundamentals provides a step-by-step overview of an interiors project, describing the scope of professional services, the project schedule, and the design and presentation tools used by designers. —Space examines ways of composing rooms as spatial environments while speaking to functional and life-safety concerns. —Surface identifies options in color, material, texture, and pattern, while addressing maintenance and performance issues. —Environments looks at aspects of interior design that help create a specific mood or character, such as natural and artificial lighting, sound and smell. —Elements describes the selection and specification of furniture and fixtures, as well as other components essential to an interior environment, such as artwork and accessories. —Resources gathers a wealth of useful data, from sustainability guidelines to online sources for interiors-related research. /div

Author : Mary Gilliatt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Decoration and ornament
ISBN : 1840914432

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Mary Gilliatt's Interior Design Course by Mary Gilliatt Pdf

Structured as a complete course in interior design, internationally acclaimed interior designer Mary Gilliatt explains the principles of successful design through a series of easy-to-follow sections. The book is divided into 2 main sections - The Basics and The Specifics. The first looks at planning principles and the main elements of good design: lighting, colour, texture and pattern, and scale and balance. The Specifics, takes the reader through each element of the room - walls, windows, floors and furnishings - and discusses the different approaches available for each.

Author : Adil Masood Qazi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Interior decoration
ISBN : 0000094293

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Beginners Book of Home Decorating and Interior Design by Adil Masood Qazi Pdf

If you are really interested in learning about interior design, than this book is exactly you would want to read. Beginners book of home decorating and interior design is a great book if you want to learn about interior design basics. From terms and terminologies used in interior design to what actually you need to know in order to learn and practice interior design profession this guide has everything. It has been divided into simple stages for easy understanding. Try this home interior decorating and design guide, and start practicing your interior ideas today.

Author : Adil Masood Qazi
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1548156183

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Beginners Book of Home Decorating and Interior Design by Adil Masood Qazi Pdf

Decorate your home like professional interior designers!!! and guess what? You don't have to be professional The book is divided into three parts for convenience of making most out of this book; Are you ready to learn through your way the secrets of decorating like professionals? If yes than here is what the eBook will teach you the first part is "knowing interior design" which includes learning the basic terminology used by interior designers, introduction to interior design profession, history of interior design profession and lastly the education plan for interior design. Second part is about the "learning interior design" includes every stage from building an interior design concept to making a plan and completing the entire project. Lastly the third part "The handy Tips" deals with the handy tips that can help you consider all the important tips required by interior designers. From the prehistoric times the quest for a comfortable shelter and environments has driven humans to creatively adopt ways smart and sustainable. Over a period of historic timeline many professions emerged as the need to survive challenged human mind. Like various professions the art and science of shelter decor became a popular profession and a subject of interest in academic disciplines. Interior designers learn the skills and techniques to make the living environments aesthetically beautiful and functionally practical. They learn to create ambiance through the use of color and all the supporting elements of design. This beginner's interior design book covers all the basic ingredients from the interior design terminologies to understanding of elements and principals of design. The book is a road map that will help interior designers to learn the basics to start their professional practice or to complete "Do It Your Self" home decorating projects. Download your copy today!

Author : Ross Crane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Interior decoration
ISBN : UVA:X002330608

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Learn Interior Decoration by Looking by Ross Crane Pdf

Author : Mr. Kate
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-16
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780062423573

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A Hot Glue Gun Mess by Mr. Kate Pdf

In this beautiful paperback edition featuring French flaps, hugely popular lifestyle blogger, YouTube star, and designer Mr. Kate (Kate Albrecht) offers a stunning collection of step-by-step personal style and home projects—woven in with quirkily hilarious stories and anecdotes. Do you dream of finding ways to infuse do-it-yourself projects into every aspect of your life and have fun doing it? From the quirky personality behind the Mr. Kate brand comes a not-so-average DIY lifestyle book that will make your dreams of creating unique how-to projects become reality. Filled with 50 unique and approachable projects, along with hysterical, unfiltered stories from Mr. Kate’s crazy life, A Hot Glue Gun Mess will show how life can inspire art. Growing up with a high-powered Hollywood father and an oddball, down-to-earth mother, Kate Albrecht had a childhood that was anything but normal. From how her first period influenced her to become an artist to how her friendship with a high-priced hooker encouraged DIY beauty products, Mr. Kate’s stories are weird, wonderful, personal, inspiring, and downright hilarious. Her love of self-expression inspired Mr. Kate to create her own DIY life and a social media platform to connect with young women everywhere. Her projects involve style, home design, and beauty, including DIY nail art techniques, upcycled projects for your old jeans , and watercolor curtains. You don’t have to be a seamstress, metalsmith, or expert at anything to enjoy these projects, all of which are doable in under two hours and require a minimal number of supplies. Now you, too, can become a DIY diva!

Author : Chelsey Brown
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781510758131

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Rental Style by Chelsey Brown Pdf

The Must-Have Guide for Renters and Small-Space Dwellers Rental Style, which doubles as a decor piece and handy design guide, shows readers how to decorate and organize small, rented spaces on a budget. The book will cover all home development stages from searching for a rental home to decorating and organizing it. Many people are reluctant to design their spaces due to renter restrictions, which leaves homes bland and boring. Rental Style will erase that unease and demonstrate how you can turn a rented space into a home using temporary, creative tricks that won’t drive landlords crazy. Rental Style will demonstrate how to “renovate” a rental through clever design and budget-friendly tips and hacks on the following topics: Beating the stress of finding a home Items to switch out when moving into a rental Furniture to invest in when living in a small home Decorating to maximize small spaces Myths many renters believe Removable products meant for renters Incorporating more seating into your smaller home Combating limited storage Ways to “renovate” a rental kitchen Hosting in a very small home And more! The budget and time-friendly tools, tips, and advice in this book will give readers the ability to stand out among the rest and revamp their rental spaces!

Author : Carl Dellatore
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780847848904

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Interior Design Master Class by Carl Dellatore Pdf

With one hundred essays from one hundred interior designers, spanning stylistic genres from classic to modern, on subjects as varied as "Collecting," "White," "Portals," and "Layering", this book highlights the knowledge, experience, expertise, insight, and work of established design legends, as well as members of the new guard, spanning over four decades of work. Unique in the quality of its contributors, this book will be a landmark publication in the field, helpful and inspirational for the home decorator, as well as students of design and design professionals. Poised to become the essential book on design, Interior Design Master Class collects the expertise and knowledge of the best interior designers working today. Opening Interior Design Master Class is like sitting down to the best dinner party you’ve ever attended. A classic in the making, the book features one hundred essays by America’s top designers—from established design legends to members of the new guard—that explore in detail the process of designing a home, from the fundamentals to the finishing touches. Grouped by theme, the subjects range from practical considerations (Bunny Williams on "Comfort," Etienne Coffinier and Ed Ku on "Floor Plans") and details (Victoria Hagan on "Light," Rose Tarlow on "Books") to inspiration (Jeffrey Bilhuber on "America" and Charlotte Moss on "Couture") and style (Kelly Wearstler on "Glamour," Thomas O’Brien on "Vintage Modern"). Each piece is paired with images of the designer’s work to illustrate the principles being discussed, annotated with informative captions.Unique in the quality of its contributors, this is a book that readers will refer to again and again for advice and inspiration, an invaluable resource for practical tips and thought-provoking design. Select Contributors and their Topics: Vicente Wolf on Teachers; Barry Dixon on Relationships; Barbara Barry on Awareness; Amanda Nisbet on Intuition; Madeline Stuart on Trends; Suzanne Tucker on Archaeology; Bobby McAlpine on Intimacy; Stephen Sills on Aspirations; Mark Cunningham on Symmetry; Richard Mishaan on Portals; Campion Platt on Proportion; Cindy Smith and Jane Schwab on Editing; Juan Montoya on Scale; Amy Lau on Commissions; Suzanne Kasler on Style; Thomas O’Brien on Vintage Modern; Alan Wanzenberg on Modernity; Alexa Hampton on Tradition; Kelly Wearstler on Glamour; Anthony Baratta on Exuberance; Tom Scheerer on Luxury; Suzanne Rheinstein on Nuance; Timothy Corrigan on Welcoming Spaces; Bunny Williams on Comfort; Miles Redd on Reinvention; Martyn Lawrence Bullard on Sex; Mario Buatta on Color; Darryl Carter on White; Alessandra Branca on Red; Alex Papachristidis on Layering; Victoria Hagan on Light; Thad Hayes on Quality; Kathryn Ireland on Textiles; Windsor Smith on Communication; Nancy Braithwaite on Collecting; Kathryn Scott on Patina; Timothy Whealon on Antiques; Rose Tarlow on Books; Thomas Jayne on Provenance; Emily Summers on Sourcing Furniture; Thomas Pheasant on Inspiration; Sandra Nunnerley on Jazz; Penny Drue Baird on Paris; Jeffrey Bilhuber on America; Robert Couturier on Fashion; Ann Pyne on Poetry; Alan Tanksley on Destinations; Charlotte Moss on Couture

Author : Emily Katz
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780399579585

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Modern Macrame by Emily Katz Pdf

The ultimate guide to creating and styling modern macramé projects in the home from top creative tastemaker and sought-after macramé artist Emily Katz. Macramé--the fine art of knotting--is an age-old craft that's undergoing a contemporary renaissance. At the heart of this resurgence is Emily Katz, a lifestyle icon and artist who teaches sold out macramé workshops around the world and creates swoon-worthy aspirational interiors with her custom hand-knotted pieces. Modern Macramé is a stylish, contemporary guide to the traditional art and craft of macramé, including 33 projects, from driftwood wall art and bohemian light fixtures to macramé rugs and headboards. The projects are showcased in easy to follow and photogenic project layouts, guiding both the novice and the more experienced crafter in a highly achievable way. Included with every project are thoughtful lifestyle tips showing how macramé can provide the perfect finishing touch for the modern, well-designed home--whether it's a hundred-year-old farmhouse, a sophisticated loft, or a cozy but stylish rental.