<DIV><B><I>Recipient of the Gold Medal in the Living Now Awards-Home Improvement</I></B><br><BR> <B>The essential do-it-yourself guide from one of the top designers in the country that uncovers the secret home design rules used by the pros </B><BR><BR> Many design books are filled with lavish photography of perfect rooms that most of us can only dream of re-creating. Without any practical advice, the look is unattainable. That's where <I>Design Rules</I> comes in. Here, Elaine Griffin, one of the country's 100 top designers (<I>House Beautiful</I>), explains all the practical decorating standards that professionals use behind the scenes to create flowing, balanced, gorgeous design. Packed with helpful illustrations and hundreds of step-by-step tips, Design Rules includes essential advice such as:<br><BR> ?Pick a pleasing color palette (that really works)<br><BR> ?Correctly size their bedsize tables (so they don't tower over their beds)<br><BR> ?Enhance the visual appeal of windowless rooms (so they're not dungeons)<br><BR> ?Design furniture arrangements that function and flow<br><BR> ?Style up even the most forlorn kitchens, baths and yes, <I>basements and laundry rooms</I> (honey, <I>no</I> space is too dreadful to be made ultra fab)<br><BR> ?Brighten up their kitchens with a can of paint and a burst of strategically- placed color (location, location, location!)<br><BR> ?Figure out which styles of furniture go together (there <I>is</I> a rule and it's easy!)<br><BR> ?Make their own personalities shine throughout their homes (because they <I>should</I>)<br><BR> ?And oodles more!<br><BR> <I>Design Rules</I> is for the growing number of savvy, novice home designers who are well-versed in what good design looks like, but need advice on how to translate it into their own home. It is the home design bible people have been waiting for.<br><BR><BR><BR></DIV>