Author(s): Frida Ramstedt

Culture | Design

'Furnish for how you would like to live, not for what you want people to think.'

When interior designer Frida Ramstedt moved from a characterful old apartment to a functional new build, she started to think about design in a new way. Rather than relying on high ceilings and architectural features, she had to make full use of essential principles to transform a blank canvas into a cosy, attractive and harmonious home. In doing so, she distilled the secrets of successful interior design and styling.

This is a book about what looks good and why, filled with practical tips and illustrations to help you work out what's best for your space and lifestyle - and to discover what your individual tastes really are. With advice on everything from how to hang curtains to how to apply the golden ratio, The Interior Design Handbook is an indispensable guide for every home.

Review:
 This book is amazing!!! Literally everything you need to know about designing a space -- Yasmin Fatollahy * @homeatheathfield *
Frida has created this BIBLE to interior design ... such useful info that has taken me years to learn, all in one place ... it's been cleverly written for everyone: budding designers, existing designers and people not at all in the interiors world who want to bring their home to life -- Rebecca Wakefield * Studio Fortnum *
Useful to everyone, irrespective of their taste in furniture or personal style * Eastern Daily Express* 
A detailed manual ... Ramstedt advises us to look away from social media to create the nurturing homes we need this winter -- Katrina Burroughs * Sunday Times *
Elegant ... thoughtful ... Frida Ramstedt shares clever tricks for achieving your goals * Sunday Express *
If spending more time indoors has sparked interior design aspirations, this is the book for you ... beautifully illustrated with handy line drawings ... The Interior Design Handbook gets down to the nitty gritty of successfully putting a room together * Fabric Magazine *
Take it to bed and you'll be utterly engrossed and enlightened -- Francesca Brown * Stylist *
This elegant, clothbound, back-to-basics interior design bible offers practical and thoughtful arrangement and decoration advice for ordinary homes * Sunday Mail *

Author Biography: Frida Ramstedt is the creator of Scandinavia's biggest interior design blog, Trendenser.se and winner of the Elle Decoration Award for 'Best Interior Design Blog'.