The Furniture Handbook : A Guide to Choosing, Arranging, and Caring for the Objects in Your Home

Learn how to choose and arrange the perfect pieces for your home using this incredible guide to designing with furniture, from the author of The Interior Design Handbook.

Never regret another furniture investment or wonder whether you bought the right piece. From beloved Scandinavian designer Frida Ramstedt comes a comprehensive, authoritative guide to furnishing a home for beautiful, cohesively designed interiors. In the vein of her groundbreaking first book, The Interior Design Handbook, this book focuses on the foundational rules, helpful how-tos, and practical advice for making the most of your furniture. You'll learn to:

• Maximize form and function for the pieces in your home, so you have pieces that are practical, beautiful, and cohesive
• Choose the right scale and materials for your space, regardless of how big or small
• Plan out what goes where so you don't have to guess about whether you have enough or too much
• Make better choices for every room in your home and create the space you want to live in

Whether you’re looking to rearrange furniture you already own or buy something new, Ramstedt guides you through choosing chairs, couches, tables, bookshelves, and beds, with additional information on rugs, lighting, decor, and more. With an emphasis on finding what works for every space and situation and helpful illustrations that can easily be applied to any style, The Furniture Handbook will help you think like a designer to get the look you love.