TY - BOOK AU - Gilliatt,Mary TI - Mary Gilliatt's interior design course SN - 0823030466 (hbk.) U1 - 747 PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - Watson-Guptill KW - Interior decoration KW - Design N1 - 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 ER -