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The Warner Loughlin Technique by Warner LoughlinActor for Life by Connie de VeerThe Joy of Cooking by Irma S. RombauerThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Mastering Modern Calligraphy by Molly Suber Thorpe
Best Instructional Books for Learning Art Forms
117 books — 44 voters
Domino by Deborah NeedlemanYoung House Love by Sherry PetersikThe Perfectly Imperfect Home by Deborah NeedlemanThe Nest Home Design Handbook by Carley RoneyDesign*Sponge at Home by Grace Bonney
Decoration (nonfiction)
69 books — 36 voters

Domino by Deborah NeedlemanThe House in Good Taste by Elsie de WolfeWilliam Morris & Red House by Jan MarshFrench Interiors of the Eighteenth Century by John WhiteheadClassic Decorative Details by Henrietta Spencer-Churchill
Best Traditional Interior Design
62 books — 18 voters
Hotels to Home by Darcy GuttweinThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie KondōLove the Home You Have by Melissa MichaelsButtonwood Cottage by Rue MatthiessenThe Cozy Life by Pia Edberg
Feel Better About Your Home
18 books — 18 voters

Vincent Van Gogh by Ingo F. WaltherLeonardo. The Complete Drawings by Frank ZöllnerLeonardo Da Vinci The Complete Paintings by Frank ZöllnerMichelangelo by Frank ZöllnerMichelangelo. The Graphic Work by Thomas Ppper
Taschen Bibliotheca Universalis
110 books — 8 voters
Embodied Light by Hariri Pontarini ArchitectsA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderNeon Spectacular by Kody ShaferThe Archisutra by Miguel BolivarKyoto by Marco Carestia
Architecture & Interior Photography (nonfiction)
10 books — 7 voters

Buttonwood Cottage by Rue MatthiessenDer Cocooning Lebensstil by Tess JansenNeon Spectacular by Kody ShaferSegreto Style by Leslie SinclairBig Design, Small Budget by Betsy Helmuth
Interior Design Newbie
8 books — 5 voters
Be your own interior designer by Denise SmithVern Yip's Vacation at Home by Vern YipDer Cocooning Lebensstil by Tess JansenButtonwood Cottage by Rue Matthiessen
How to be your own interior designer
4 books — 4 voters

African Cities and Towns Before the European Conquest by Richard W. HullAfrican Metropolitan Architecture by David AdjayeModern Architecture In Africa by Antoni FolkersAfrican Interiors by Frédéric CoudercSpirit of African Design by Sharne Algotsson
Afritecture!
8 books — 3 voters
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie KondōCocooning Lifestyle by Tess JansenBooks Do Furnish a Room by Leslie Geddes-BrownSmall Apartment Inspirations by Francesc Zamora MolaThe Edible Balcony by Indira Naidoo
Apartment Living
20 books — 3 voters

A High-End Finish by Kate CarlisleFatal Fixer-Upper by Jennie BentleyBetter Homes and Corpses by Kathleen BridgeStaged to Death by Karen Rose SmithShot Through the Hearth by Kate Carlisle
Cozy Mysteries: Home Renovation/Repair/Decoration/Design
19 books — 3 voters
Family Lore by Elizabeth AcevedoDevil by the Sea by Nina BawdenThe Addams Family by Jack SharkeyEmmanuellen auringot by Emmanuelle ArsanEmmanuelle - La antivirgen by Emmanuelle Arsan
Peacock Chair cover
7 books — 2 voters

Interior Design Illustrated by Francis D.K. ChingMaterials and Components of Interior Architecture by J. Rosemary RiggsInterior Graphic Standards by Corky BinggeliArchitectural Graphic Standards by Charles George RamseyGraphic Guide to Interior Details by Rob Thallon
Interior Design
28 books — 1 voter

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