Pelmets and valances -- Sheers and casements -- Canopies and bed hangings -- Tiebacks -- Trim -- Upholstery -- Stripes on the bias -- Slipcovers -- Skirted tables -- Folding screens -- Upholstered doors -- Accent paint -- Fabric walls -- Wallpaper panels -- Mirrored surfaces -- Wallpapered ceilings -- Matching patterns -- Bedspreads -- Plates as decoration -- Lampshades -- Displaying art

"The editors of FREDERIC [magazine] compile and interpret their work in the magazine's regular Design School column, creating a trove of lessons that both inform and inspire. Many of the chapters in this book began as one of those columns"--Page 7, Introduction