House Beautiful Decorating Style

Timeless, graceful, livable: that’s how you want your home to look and feel. This elegant and practical style is now within your grasp. Interviews with architects and interior designers across the country are the basis of this compilation of glorious but achievable decorating ideas. Discover new ways to bring harmony to a room, enlarge rooms with color or make bigger ones more intimate, and impart tranquility to busy areas. You will also find strategies for maximizing space and updating rooms to meet changing needs. Just imagine a cozy window seat enfolded with theater-style curtains, decorative prints that impart old world flavor to a kitchen, and a sitting room featuring an antique day bed that’s perfectly set up to welcome overnight guests. From walls and windows to floors and details, every choice is both beautiful and practical.