This book will teach you how to successfully decorate your home and achieve that professional decor look. Step by step it will show you how to avoid costly mistakes by understanding the key principles of decorating and their relevant application. It will be just like having a professional decorator on-hand to help you with much needed advice.

Contents include understanding:

* How to discover your own decorating style
* The principals of design, colour, tonal values, using neutrals, colour combinations to achieve a specific image or atmosphere.
* How to use pattern and texture
* Furniture and its placements
* Using Decorator materials
* Enviromentally friendly options
* Hands-on decorating and decorating to re-sell.