Interior Design and Remodeling Books
There are so many great books out there now on interior design, it’s hard to know where to begin when recommending books. Of course, it depends on your interests, but here are some of my favorites – many of which are classics.
- The Decoration of Houses
by Alexandra Stoddard - Feeling at Home: Defining Who You Are and How You Want to Live
by Alexandra Stoddard - The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
by Sarah Susanka / Kira Obolensky - Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home
by Sarah Susanka / Grey Crawford - Home by Design: Transforming Your House Into Home
by Sarah Susanka - Creating a New Old House: Yesterday’s Character for Today’s Home (American Institute Architects)
by Russell Versaci / Erik Kvalsvik - Adding Character with Architectural Details (Better Homes and Gardens)
by Andrea Hayday - The Abrams Guide to Period Styles for Interiors
by Judith Gura - Classic Interior Design: Using Period Features in Today’s Home
by Henrietta Spencer-Churchill - House Beautiful 500 Makeovers: Great Ideas & Quick Changes
by Kate Sloan - Charles Faudree’s French Country Signature
by Charles Faudree - Charles Faudree’s Country French Living
by Charles Faudree - The French Connection
by Betty Lou Phillips - French by Design
by Betty Lou Phillips - Secrets of French Design
by Betty Lou Phillips - Shabby Chic
by Rachel Ashwell - San Antonio’s Monte Vista: Architecture and Society in a Gilded Age
by Donald E. Everett - The Encyclopedia of Window Fashions
by Charles T. Randall - The Curtain Sketchbook 3
by Wendy Baker - The House in Good Taste
by Elsie deWolfe - New Rooms for Old Houses: Beautiful Additions for the Traditional Home
by Frank Shirley
Interior Design and Remodeling Magazines
Magazines are a great source for home decoration ideas. I highly recommend that you subscribe to as many magazines as possible.
Tear out pictures that appeal to you – pictures of room colors, furniture styles, bedding, fabrics, etc. and keep them all in a binder. You can divide this binder by room or by topic. I subscribe to many, many home magazines and by the time I get through with them, there is often nothing left of the magazine!
There really is no better way to start defining your style and planning each room of your home.















