1. 1,001 Ideas for Floors by Emma Callery is a sound room-to-room guide on materials, maintenance
and installation along with images and illustrations. Website: ww.amazon.com
THE HOW-TO OF FLOORING
WHATS NOW
KNOWLEDGE YOU CAN USE
Red By S L Garcia. Publishers: Tectum Publishers, Rs 2,245
A gorgeous hardcover book covering the different shades of this sensuous colour in decor,
gadgets, interiors and even food. Discover why they call this the most passionate of all hues
and fall in love with rouge all over again. A definite design collectible.
Speed Decorating
By Jill Vegas. Publisher: The Taunton Press, $21.95
Jill defines signature speed decorating as using art, arrangements and acces-
sories to give your home instant personality. The fast food of interior designing,
the easy, practical, helpful tips means that you don’t need to gut the innards
of your home and wait for months for results or dig deep into your pockets.
All you need is a magic wand – no, we’re kidding. But the helpful basic
advice that this interior decorator and apartment stager provides from step one
like spring cleaning to table decoration, lighting, and storage to bathroom
shine will make the daunting task a whole lot simpler. The best part: The lovely
photographs with captions telling you what the fresh ideas in those rooms are.
Books courtesy Sarkar’s Nalanda Book and Music Shop, The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower,
Mumbai 1. Tel: (022) 22022514. Photography by Indrajit Sathe
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