Expert Advice and Inspiration for a Beautiful Home.
Anyone who's ever plastered their walls in paint samples, thumbed through piles of fabric swatches or pondered over lighting schemes will know that being your own interior designer is not as easy as it sounds. Luckily, help is at hand.
In 'Interiors By Design', renowned interiors writer Ros Byam Shaw reveals how to create your perfect room scheme without employing the services of a professional designer. Getting Started, the first section of the book, guides you expertly through the creative process, showing how to draw up the all-important designer "brief" of what you want to achieve from your space, both practically and aesthetically.
Complete Schemes and The Rooms then present over thirty interiors, selected from the most stylish homes around the world. These case studies cover comprehensive schemes that run through an entire home, as well as designs for individual rooms.
While diverse in style, these interiors share a strong sense of style and function - these are real rooms for real people. For each, Ros explores the creative process, quizzing the designer on how he or she found inspiration and was able to realise their vision.
Practical expertise is imparted throughout, as professionals reveal tricks of the trade and share hard-found sources for fabrics and paint colours. Informative illustrations complement the fabulous photography, picking out the key elements that make a scheme so successful. Trade Secrets, the final section, provides a summary of professional wisdom to ensure you get the best results from colour, flooring and lighting, and choose the right fabrics, furnishings and finishing touches.
From widening a doorway and choosing a colour scheme to re-upholstering a sofa and hanging pictures, 'Interiors By Design' is packed with expert advice and inspirational ideas. With this book by your side you will be able to approach the decoration of your home with the assured eye of a professional.
