Description

219 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with color and black and white photography. "Billy Baldwin is the dean of American decorators and one of the world's most versatile designers. Here, he tells you how to decorate your house to suit you, your family, and your way of living. He takes you from the first analysis of a room's architecture through the floor plans on to the final stage of displaying the objects you love. The most authoritative book ever written on interior decoration, with 108 pages of illustrations, 72 in full color." - dust jacket. Chapters include: Taste and Logic in Decorating; Rooms to Live in; How to Work with a Decorator; The Bones of a Beautiful Room; Decorating for How and Where You Live; Your Own Personal Stamp; The Big Question of Change. Book clean with light wear. Blind stamp and bit of writing upon title page. Markings on pages 11 and 25. Binding tight. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this treasured reference. Book