Chapter 1: It's your home. Personalizing your space.

Chapter 2: Use Color Confidently. Color spectrum, assembling a color scheme, personalizing your color scheme.

Chapter 3: The Elements of Good Design. Analyzing a room, textures, patterns, balance, sense of scale.

Chapter 4: Choosing Your Furniture. Groups, style, quality.

Chapter 5: Furniture Arrangement. Floor plans, landscaping interior, flexibility planning.

Chapter 6: Architectural Details. Woodwork, ceilings, hearths, architectural additions, point of interest.

Chapter 7: Beautiful Floors. Selecting flooring types, estimating costs, hard surfaces and rugs.

Chapter 8: Working with Walls. Paint, paneling, wall coverings, tips.

Chapter 9: Window Treatments. Window types and styles, curtains/draperies, shades, blinds, measuring, hardware.

Chapter 10: Lighting Your Home. Various illumination types, light levels, built-in/portable, making lamps and shades.

Chapter 11: Artful Accessories. Making/finding accessories, balancing rooms, working with collections.

Chapter 12: Major Rooms. Family, multipurpose, formal/casual, creative kitchens, inviting bedrooms and baths.

Chapter 13: Special Rooms. Entries, hallways, stairways, kids' rooms, home office, indoor/outdoor rooms.

Chapter 14: Apartment Planning. Personalizing, privacy, storage, eclectic decorating.

Chapter 15: Storage. Analyzing needs, freestanding/built-in storage, occasional use, special situations, tips on storage.

Chapter 16: Dollar Savings Ideas. Furniture refinishing, quick-make artwork, making lamps, window ideas.

Chapter 17: Index and Supplementary Material. Room layout templates, kitchen plans, purchase checklists, index.