Encyclopedia of Window Fashions

By Charles Randall Inc.; 6th ed.; 304 pgs.

Decorating ideas for windows, bedding & accessories: including draperies, shades, blinds, shutters, verticals, bedspreads, pillows, cushions & more. Blending current, popular styles with extraordinary new approaches. It's a must have for designers, from beginner to expert. With full-color illustrations, this book presents myriad window treatments for any room in any home from the most simple to the most challenging. Throughout its more than 300 pgs., which include detailed sketchings, cost-saving ideas, yardage and fullness charts and the sketchfile method, you will quickly see why this book has become the industry standard for window decor inspiration.

Interior Design & Decoration

Stanley Abercrombie and Sherrill Whiton
ISBN-13: 9780132241427
Format: Hardcover, 784pp
Publisher: Prentice Hall Art

From the Publisher: Addressing interior design and decoration from the ancients to the moderns, this text describes the dominant influences of fashion design and focuses on the close relationship between interior design and the architecture of our times. With the Sixth Edition of Interior Design and Decoration, Stanley Abercrombie continues the revival of this time-tested and well-respected text-first published in 1937-to make it meet the needs of today’s teachers and students. In his second revision of Sherrill Whiton’s classic text, Abercrombie presents the full history of interior design-during all periods and throughout all regions-in a manner that facilitates easy comparisons among different times, places, and styles. Shipping & handling included in this price.

Price: $150.00 + $20 s&h

Interior Design & Decoration

Charles Randall's Designer Sketchfile Draperies, Top Treatments, Fabric Shades & Bedding

This is no ordinary sketchfile with mundane illustrations. These are professional renderings of the most recent designs in window decorating, along with beautiful historical samples. This Sketchfile is all about custom designer window treatments—from a simply executed Roman shade to an over-the-top period style masterpiece. This book will kindle your creativity and stimulate your imagination. You can mix and match the various designs to create a truly unusual treatment that will be your creation—one of a kind— something no one else in the world has. Featuring more than 200 professional renderings by two of America’s top illustrators, these beautiful images are suitable for photocopying and colorizing, and are also all available on an accompanying CD-ROM. This book is sure to become the next classic, must-have book on custom window treatments.

Price: $24.95 + 4.00 s&h