Get organized and streamline your workflow with this A-Z accountability system.Design is only part of an interior designer’s job—you’re also responsible for scheduling client meetings, conducting design surveys, creating drawings and specs, and overseeing installation. Multiply by the number of projects on your plate, and you have a recipe for overwhelming disorganization. The Interior Design Productivity Toolbox helps you juggle multiple projects with eas...

Get started TODAY on your personal path to health, wealth and happiness with this Quick-Start Feng Shui Guide.Simple Adjustments and Powerful Solutions That Can Transform Your Life & Empower Your EnvironmentCreating love, harmony, and prosperity doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. These simple yet powerful methods are provided to help you increase your prosperity, improve your relationships and develop harmony within your environment.The definition of Feng Sh...

Developed out of the aesthetic philosophy of cha-no-yu (the tea ceremony) in fifteenth-century Japan, wabi sabi is an aesthetic that finds beauty in things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to less is more, and sabi, which means attentive melancholy, wabi sabi refers to an awareness of the transient nature of earthly things and a corresponding pleasure in the things that bear the mark of th...

PERSPECTIVE: Using the Grid System for Interior Design Sketching This electronic book is a rewrite of the original paper book, rewritten by the author Donald Gerds, for electronic reading devices.  Both books teach basic perspective drawing using the grid system with a focus on doing interior design.   The grid system is a simple and efficient way of learning perspective quickly and accurately with a minimum of work and effort. This E-Book will enable you ...

Crazy patchwork is a fascinating craft. Take your patchwork designs to a whole new level by embellishing every patch with your favorite embroidery stitches, and adding ribbons, braids, buttons and beads for more detail. The beautiful squares of fabric you create can be used to make quilts, cushion covers, wall hangings, scarves and evening-bags. Have fun with crazy patchwork and keep in mind that you are supposed to be having fun this is not a competition to see if you can do it better tha...

Say goodbye to dry presentations, grueling formulas, and abstract theories that would put Einstein to sleep -- now there's an easier way to master the disciplines you really need to know.McGraw-Hill's Demystified Series teaches complex subjects in a unique, easy-to-absorb manner, and is perfect for users without formal training or unlimited time. They're also the most time-efficient, interestingly written "brush-ups" you can find.Organized as self-teaching guides, ...

The Art of Japanese Architecture presents a complete overview of Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural context. The book begins with a discussion of early prehistoric dwellings and concludes with a description of works by important modern Japanese architects. Along the way it discusses the iconic buildings and architectural styles for which Japan is so justly famous—from elegant Shinden and Sukiya aristocratic villas like the Kinkakuji "Golden Pavilion" in Kyoto, to...

A groundbreaking work-at an affordable price!* Fully revised and updated to reflect current trends* Invaluable for designers and the contractors and consultants who work with themWhere is the business of interior design now? Where is it going? The Challenge of Interior Design shows designers how to see the big picture-how to understand the trends and movements in current design, then use them to work more effectively. Learn how to create spaces that reflect ...

"I'm a democratic design snob. I see it as my mission to help stamp out boring, unimaginative interiors. But I also love people, having fun, and what I do for a living. I think a fabulously styled place is achievable by everyone. Think of me as your decorating wingman."Thom Filicia, whose one-of-a-kind makeover genius gained national attention through his starring roles on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and Dress My Nest, offers the ultimate handb...

A useful instrument for Yacht Design students and an enjoyable reading for boat builders and boat owners who want to learn more about their yachts. An overall check of all yacht design aspects, with useful suggestions and a few tricks of the trade.

Started in 2010, Catalog Living takes a humorous look at the people who live inside home furnishing catalogs. The site has received over 4.3 million hits and has been featured in stories by The Chicago Tribune, NPR’s Marketplace, and The Associated Press. Catalog Living was named one of Time Magazine’s Top 25 Blogs of 2011.Millions have already been to Gary and Elaine’s. Isn’t it time you dropped by?Have you ever flipped through t...

Design and other creative industries not only shape our lives in numerous ways, providing 'cultural' goods such as films, music and magazines, but also shape the look and feel of everyday objects and spaces. The creative industries are also important economically; governments and businesses now make considerable efforts to manage creativity for a range of political and economic ends. Does the management of design conflict with traditional ideas of creative freedom and autonomy? How do gove...