The essentials -- Harmony, color, and scale -- The ultimate harmony -- The subject of color -- The principles of scale -- Taming a big room -- Small-space strategies -- Odd space put to good use -- Corners: conscious choices -- Double-duty design -- A little private space -- The elements -- Walls, windows, floors, and ceilings -- Walls set a stage -- Window dressing -- Architectural elements -- Paying attention to floors -- Options for ceilings -- The details -- Where style comes into play -- Entries: lasting first impressions -- Slipcovers: infinite chic -- Versatile coffee tables -- Setting a dining table -- Side tables: born to serve -- Decorating in a vase -- Environmental design -- Quality of light -- Adorning the hearth -- Decorative screens -- The art of display -- Functional storage -- Kitchen storage -- Kitchen countertops -- Dressing the bed -- Intimate dressing tables -- Personalizing the bath -- Great transformations -- Decorating success stories -- A renovated schoolhouse -- Living in a French country style -- Character in a new house -- A home in a gristmill -- Rescuing a historic home.
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