HOME DECORATING FOR DUMMIES家居装饰入门

Turn your home into a designer showplace without spending designer dollars! This friendly guide shows you how to create stunning rooms by mastering your own personal decorating style. Expert advice and cost-cutting tips will help you create the home of your dreams, whether you want to paint one room or redesign your entire house.

Katharine Kaye McMillan is a writer who contributes to numerous design and decorating magazines and other publications.Patricia Hart McMillan is a nationally recognized interior designer,writer,and magazine editor.

Introduction
Part Ⅰ: BasicPlanning
　Chapter 1: Bringing Your Vision to Life
　Chapter 2:Planning Your Budget
　Chapter 3: Evaluating Your Space
　Chapter 4: Understanding DesignPrinciples
Part Ⅱ:Creating Surface Interest
　Chapter 5: EyeingColor Basics
　Chapter 6: ApplyingPattern Basics
　Chapter 7: Feeling Your Way Through Textures
　Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Basics
Part Ⅲ: Style and Substance
　Chapter 9: Living with Historic Decorating Styles
　Chapter 10: Decorating withContemporary Styles
　Chapter 11: Determining YourPersonal Decorating Style
　Chapter 12: Finding Out about Furniture
Part Ⅳ:Creating Backgrounds
　Chapter 13:Creating Wonderful Walls
　Chapter 14: Finding Fabulous Floors
　Chapter 15: Sprucing UpCeilings
　Chapter 16: Dressing Up Windows
　Chapter 17: Lively Lighting
Part Ⅴ: Tackling the Three Tough Rooms:Kitchen, Bath, and Home Office
　Chapter 18:Cooking Up Your Dream Kitchen
　Chapter 19: Beautifying Your Bathroom
　Chapter 20: Setting Up Your Home Office
Part Ⅵ: Fixing Up Four Easy Rooms
　Chapter 21: Styling Serene Bedrooms
　Chapter 22:Creating Your Living Room
　Chapter 23: Designing for Dining
　Chapter 24: Transforming Bonus Areas
Part Ⅶ: Embellishments: Accessorizing with Art and Other Stuff
　Chapter 25: Acquiring and Arranging Art
　Chapter 26: Accentuating Your Style
Part Ⅷ: ThePart of Tens
　Chapter 27: Ten Quick and EasyCenterpieces
　Chapter 28: Ten Tips for Leftover Wallpaper
　Chapter 29: Ten Favorite Sources
Index