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The Principles of Pretty Rooms

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by Phoebe Howard

Beloved interior designer Phoebe Howard shares her style secrets for creating truly pretty rooms filled with grace and charm

The design world’s favorite Mrs. is back, with tried and true décor “rules” and classic strategies for creating pretty, charming, and timeless interiors. Celebrating warm, welcoming style, each chapter explores the color palettes, fabrics, and special little grace notes that make a room pretty. As always, Mrs. Howard delivers a range of inspiring examples, from pretty rooms in townhouses, beach houses, and country escapes to pretty-meets-grand-style in estates and manors. She also presents how-to-get-the-look advice, including favorite color combinations, fabric patterns, furnishings, and accessories that instantly transform a space. The majority of the projects have never been published, creating an irresistible guide for all who dream of having the signature Mrs. Howard look: interiors filled with light, easy elegance and pretty details.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 4 reviews)

Eva L. ★★★★★

Phoebe Howard's advice on layering pattern and color actually changed how I arranged my own living room, and the chapters on lighting were more practical than I expected. I've already flipped back through the section on creating graceful entryways twice.

Hazel H. ★★★★★

The photos alone are worth the price, but the section on creating graceful, charming spaces gave me actual ideas for my own living room. I've already flagged a dozen pages to come back to.

Scarlett R. ★★★★★

The chapter on mixing patterns finally made me brave enough to pair a floral with a stripe in my living room, and it actually works. Howard's advice feels like a patient friend walking you through each room rather than a lecture on rules.