Gilliatt, Mary.

Mary Gilliatt's interior design course / Interior design course Mary Gilliatt. - New York : Watson-Guptill, 2001. - 224 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes index.

Part One: The basics - General Planning - Planning essentials -- The Elements of Design -- Understanding light -- Vocabulary of lighting terms -- Maximizing storage -- Using color -- Vocabulary of color terms -- 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.

0823030466 (hbk.) 9780823030460 (hbk.)


Interior decoration.
Design.

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