Home Decorating Basics is a self-help manual with short and concise teaching on the basics of Home Decorating. Its purpose is to give the home-owner tips on how she can more effectively decorate her home. 125 pages of instructional text and black and white illustrations cover topics from designing a furniture layout for a room through to choosing color and fabrics for wall and window treatments and finishing with lighting and accessories. Special consideration has also been given to kitchen and bathroom layout and design. Filled with helpful information, Home Decorating Basics is a worthwhile tool for those who want to decorate with more expertise. Previously published as Interior Design Basics.