Living and Dining Rooms

by Tessa Evelegh

Published 1 September 2007
The living and dining rooms: they're the rooms where you relax and where family and friends gather. Who better than the experts at House Beautiful to show how to make these spaces attractive, inviting and fresh? This stunning guide features hundreds of lavish, inspirational images, enhanced with checklists and explanatory sidebars. "Design" covers everything from planning to selecting the permanent elements of the interior: the thinking and research, making crucial long-term decisions about the layout, lighting and electricity, flooring, storage space and furniture. "Decorate" is devoted to the look, focusing on colour, finishes, window treatments and those small, important touches that make a house a beautiful home.