Beautiful Interiors An Expert's Guide to Creating a More Livable Home

The work of Chris Little, an Atlanta-based photographer specializes in corporate and residential interiors with many award-winning designers is shown throughout the book. Award-winning designer Charles Gandy creates an amazingly informative guide to the ABCs of interior decorating. Through beautifully photographed homes in a variety of styles, this very basic reference presents the fundamentals of design, such as line, rhythm, scale, shape, form, pattern, and proportion. There's advice on setting the stage and establishing an overall mood through light and color, as well as floor, wall, ceiling, door, and window choices. Fabric, furniture, and other embellishments receive their own special section, and a room-by-room tour covers everything from entry halls to home libraries. For a final touch, Gandy discusses the WOW factor: the elusive quality that makes a space extra-special. A Selection of the Homestyle Book Club.Gandy, Charles D. is the author of 'Beautiful Interiors An Expert's Guide to Creating a More Livable Home', published 2005 under ISBN 9781402716072 and ISBN 1402716079.