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The interior design handbook : furnish, decorate, and style your space / Frida Ramstedt ; illustrations by Mia Olofsson ; English translation by Peter Graves.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Swedish Publisher: New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC [2020]Edition: First United States editionDescription: 240 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593139318
  • 0593139313
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What makes you feel good -- Basic principles and rules of thumb -- Tools to help you bring it all together -- Colors -- Lighting -- Design tips -- Think before you buy -- Key measurements and proportions -- Planning your interior project.
Summary: Frida Ramstedt believes in thinking about how we decorate, rather than focusing on what we decorate with. We know more today than ever before about design trends, furniture, and knickknacks, and now Frida familiarizes readers with the basic principles behind interior and styling--what looks good and, most of all, why it looks good. The Interior Design Handbook teaches you general rules of thumb--like what the golden ratio and the golden spiral are, the proper size for a coffee table in relation to your sofa, the optimal height to hang lighting fixtures, and the best ways to use a mood board--complete with helpful illustrations. Use The Interior Design Handbook to achieve a balanced, beautiful home no matter where you live or what your style is."--Amazon.com
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The new comprehensive bible of interior design, from a home styling guru who has coached an entire Scandinavian generation in the art of creating a harmonious home.

Frida Ramstedt believes in thinking about how we decorate, rather than focusing on what we decorate with. We know more today than ever before about design trends, furniture, and knickknacks, and now Frida familiarizes readers with the basic principles behind interior and styling--what looks good and, most of all, why it looks good.

The Interior Design Handbook teaches you general rules of thumb--like what the golden ratio and the golden spiral are, the proper size for a coffee table in relation to your sofa, the optimal height to hang lighting fixtures, and the best ways to use a mood board--complete with helpful illustrations. Use The Interior Design Handbook to achieve a balanced, beautiful home no matter where you live or what your style is.

Originally published in hardcover in Sweden by Roos & Tegnér, Malmö, in 2019.

In English, translated from the Swedish.

Frida Ramstedt believes in thinking about how we decorate, rather than focusing on what we decorate with. We know more today than ever before about design trends, furniture, and knickknacks, and now Frida familiarizes readers with the basic principles behind interior and styling--what looks good and, most of all, why it looks good. The Interior Design Handbook teaches you general rules of thumb--like what the golden ratio and the golden spiral are, the proper size for a coffee table in relation to your sofa, the optimal height to hang lighting fixtures, and the best ways to use a mood board--complete with helpful illustrations. Use The Interior Design Handbook to achieve a balanced, beautiful home no matter where you live or what your style is."--Amazon.com

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What makes you feel good -- Basic principles and rules of thumb -- Tools to help you bring it all together -- Colors -- Lighting -- Design tips -- Think before you buy -- Key measurements and proportions -- Planning your interior project.

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