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The Interior Design Handbook: Furnish, Decorate, and Style Your Space

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The new comprehensive bible of interior design, from a home styling guru who has coached an entire Scandinavian generation in the art of creating a harmonious home.

Frida Ramstedt believes in thinking about 
how we decorate, rather than focusing on what we decorate with. We know more today than ever before about design trends, furniture, and knickknacks, and now Frida familiarizes readers with the basic principles behind interior and styling—what looks good and, most of all, why it looks good.

The Interior Design Handbook teaches you general rules of thumb—like what the golden ratio and the golden spiral are, the proper size for a coffee table in relation to your sofa, the optimal height to hang lighting fixtures, and the best ways to use a mood board—complete with helpful illustrations. Use The Interior Design Handbook to achieve a balanced, beautiful home no matter where you live or what your style is.

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“[A] useful and easy approach to interior design.”—Independent

“A first-rate way to ensure decorating success.”
—Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Frida Ramstedt is the founder of Trendenser, one of Sweden’s largest and most long-standing blogs on interior design.

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4.9 out of 5

98.46% of customers are satisfied

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book to learn how the pros do it

T.C.B. · June 11, 2025

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not just a how to, but general principles you can apply in your specific design situation

b.g. · May 22, 2025

Excellent book, fills an important gap in all the interior design resources out there. I had a textbook from a college design class that covered mostly the same material which I loaned to someone who never returned it. So thankful to have found this book

5.0 out of 5 stars Very educational & only black/white drawings in book. Worth the money.

". · March 6, 2025

This book was published in 2019. It has 240 thick pages. A few of the pages at the beginning are not numbered which is not a problem. There are 9 chapters: What Makes You Feel Good?, Basic Principles and Rules of Thumb, Tools to Help You Bring It All Together, Colors, Lighting, Design Tips, Buying Tips, Key Measurements and Proportions, and Planning Your Interior Project. There are NO color photos in this book or photos of any rooms in a house. There are approx. 81 pages with black and white drawings (which are good), such as showing you how to and not to place furniture, and how to and not to hang window curtains, how to arrange pictures on walls and gives suggestions as to what type of picture goes in each room, etc. This book is FULL of interior design information. I really ENJOYED reading this book. I learned a lot from this book. Highly recommend. Delivered as instructed, packaged well and delivered on time.

4.0 out of 5 stars It’s ok

C. · April 29, 2025

It’s ok

5.0 out of 5 stars It also

A.T. · May 22, 2025

Nice book

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaches Design

J.i.C. · March 19, 2025

I am moving in or 60s to a home that will likely be our last. I want to decorate with intention as opposed to using what we have and replacing what we need. I worried that the author being Scandinavian, would mean more minimalist than I want to be. Wrong!! I bought a pile of home decors books and this is the only one to teach me what to do and how to do it. There are no color pictures just drawings. I’m enjoying the beautiful, coffee table worthy books but this is explaining what these other designers have done and why. I really would buy this book before any of the other eight highly rated picture books I have bought.

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaches you how to think like a designer (unlike all those other books filled with pictures)

C. · February 8, 2025

Excellent educational tool if you want to learn (rather than copy others' ideas).If you just want to copy looks that other people came up with, this is NOT the book for you. There are no glossy photos to "inspire" you (if you want ideas of looks, just go online). What's great about this book is that it actually teaches you how to think like a designer, so that you can come up with the right looks for your own specific space. The problem with so many design books is that you get seduced by all these gorgeous looks in other people's homes, but if you try to replicate it in your own home, it looks awful (either due to differences in sunlight, room spaces, etc.).Yes, the material is dense (and at times boring), but that's a good thing -- it means you're actually learning and becoming a better designer yourself. And then once you figure out the tools of the trade, you'll realize you don't need to pay a professional a ton of money!

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read very interesting stuff

J. · May 25, 2025

The media could not be loaded. Very fun to read and helpful this book can help you to visualize your own house make me so happy

Good quality

l. · April 7, 2025

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Libro Interesante

Y. · January 5, 2025

Aun me lo estoy leyendo. Es un libro interesante sobre el diseño de interiores. Si te da curiosidad ciertas cosas de este mundillo, seguramente aprenderás mucho con él.

A good buy

F.S. · June 21, 2025

My go to interior design book and good decor

Gostei!

B.R.P. · June 28, 2024

É um livro com a capa bem bonita, além de ótimo conteúdo, bem elucidativo e prático.

One of the best book for Basic Interior Design

A. · May 30, 2025

Good Book, easy to understand.

The Interior Design Handbook: Furnish, Decorate, and Style Your Space

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