The interior design guide. A definitive knowledge base for interior designers.

From first principles to the finishing touches: shell, surfaces, space planning, furniture, electrics, plumbing and joinery, in the order a project runs.

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Every term, in plain words.

From hue and light reflectance to bonding and kick space, every term the guide uses has a short definition, what to know in practice and the pages that use it.

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The interior design guide.

A definitive knowledge base for interior designers.

Eleven chapters take a home from first principles to the moment you show it to the client. Start with Foundations and read in order, or search for a topic, a term or a rule of thumb.

Chapters.

Eleven steps, from principles to presentation.

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Furnishing.

What goes in, at what scale?

Furniture is where a room becomes usable and personal. This chapter covers choosing pieces at the right scale, sizing rugs and tables to the room, mixing new, vintage and custom, and reusing what the client already owns.

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Sections.

Everything about furnishing.

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Sofa scale and depth

Choosing a sofa that fits the room, the people and the way they sit.

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Rug sizing

Sizing rugs so they anchor furniture instead of floating between it.

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Dining table and pendant

Matching table size to the room, and hanging the pendant at the right height.

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Beds and bedsides

Bed sizes, bedside tables and the clearances around them.

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Vintage, new or custom

When to buy old, new or made to measure.

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Reusing what the client owns

Working the pieces a client loves into the new scheme.

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Units