The Ultimate Home Design Sourcebook

If there is one decorating book you should have, this is it. Armed with this comprehensive guide, you'll be able to tackle decorating projects in every space and on every surface of the home. Contemporary decorating ideas are illustrated in actual room schemes to suit a range of budgets and lifestyles.

Step by step artworks show how to set about everything from standard tasks such as hanging lengths of wallpaper, laying natural flooring and making a pull up blind, to decorative techniques such as applying mosaic, customising fabrics and gilding.

Five accessible sections, dedicated to the key surface areas of the home, contain step by step artworks, style guides, product directories and detailed information on the preparation, tools and materials you will need.

'Design and Inspiration' is packed with ideas for choosing and interpreting a style using light, colour, texture and pattern, and for creative use of storage and display.

'Walls' covers wall decoration from basic painting, tiling and wallpapering, to examples of painted faux finishes, wood panelling and use of fabric.

'Floors' guides the reader through the choices available and the practicalities of laying it - from wood strip to sheet vinyl and terracotta tiles.

'Windows and Doors' focuses on the vast numbers of options for curtains and blind styles, and how to make them.

'Furniture and Furnishings' reveals a wealth of ideas to bring style to your home including decoupage and mosaic techniques, as well as soft furnishings for beds, tables and chairs.

Unmatched in its scope, 'The Ultimate Home Design Sourcebook' is practical, inspirational, directional and comprehensive, making it the home decorator's bible.