House Beautiful 750 Decorating & Design Ideas: Express Yourself with Color, Pattern, Light & Style

The editors of House Beautiful magazine have pulled together this large, inexpensive, though ultimately simplistic book. Arranged by chapter headings such as""Colors & Patterns,""""Walls, Windows & Floors,"" and""Space & Storage,"" the book does offer a bounty of decorating ideas with hundreds of beautiful photos in an attractive layout. With only one to three photos per double-page spread, this book is candy for the eye. Written in the margin are ideas addressing each photos--some helpful, but most obvious or silly. In the chapter""Personalize & Accessorize,"" one caption reads:""An object by itself is only and object. Juxtapose it with something else and it becomes a composition.""""Recite a poem at your next dinner party"" is another suggestion. Though the book is quite beautiful, it's not very helpful; home decorators looking for solid ideas or step-by-step instructions for decorating should look elsewhere.