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The Interior Design Handbook

The Furnishing Handbook

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Over almost two decades, Ramstedt has made a name for herself in Sweden as a home interiors specialist . . . She wrote her latest book, The Furnishing Handbook, to stop people making rash furniture purchasing decisions, from the wrong height stools to dining room chairs that make your back ache during supper with friends

This book could be the smartest investment you ever make in furniture... From understanding the dimensions needed to ensure comfort to matching the scale of different pieces in a room, Ramstedt's advice will help you select good furniture and ensure it looks beautiful in your space

Praise for The Interior Design Handbook

A detailed manual ... Ramstedt advises us to look away from social media to create the nurturing homes we need this winter

Elegant ... thoughtful ... Frida Ramstedt shares clever tricks for achieving your goals

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

Take it to bed and you'll be utterly engrossed and enlightened

This elegant, clothbound, back-to-basics interior design bible offers practical and thoughtful arrangement and decoration advice for ordinary homes

How do you choose dining chairs that are still comfortable at the end of a long meal? A sofa you can sink into without sagging? A bed that doesn't leave your neck and back aching? 
 
Award-winning blogger and bestselling author of The Interior Design Handbook Frida Ramstedt is back with practical tips and insider secrets from the world of furniture design. In The Furnishing Handbook, she shares insights and advice on what to look out for to ensure the furniture we buy doesn&rsquo;t just look good but is also well-made, long-lasting and, most importantly, comfortable to use every day. 
 
Looking beyond the latest furniture trends and styles, Frida equips readers with everything they need to understand what works best when choosing furniture and why. With chapters on chairs, tables, sofas and more, The Furnishing Handbook is an indispensable guide for anyone investing in new pieces for their home.

‘This book could be the smartest investment you ever make in furniture’ Mansion Australia 
 A new way of thinking about furniture, from the international bestselling author of The Interior Design Handbook 
 Interior-design sensation Frida Ramstedt changed how we think about designing a harmonious home with her book The Interior Design Handbook. Now she brings that same authoritative and comprehensive focus to this complementary guide that’s all about the most essential and functional items within your home. 
 In The Furnishing Handbook, Ramstedt shares insights and advice on how to make sure the furniture you buy doesn’t just look good but is also well-made, long-lasting and, most importantly, comfortable to use every day. Always attentive to the minute details of the form and function in living spaces, Ramstedt helps us look at furnishing with an expert eye, taking a holistic approach to arranging a home and thinking about the flow of a room as well as the relationships between pieces of furniture. 
 Inspired by her rich Scandinavian furniture design heritage and filled with simple, elegant illustrations and insider tips, The Furnishing Handbook is an indispensable guide to finding the pieces that work best for your body and home, whether you’re furnishing a new house or refreshing your current home.

Frida Ramstedt is the author of the international bestseller, The Interior Design Handbook, and The Furnishing Handbook. She is the creator of Scandinavia's biggest interior design blog, Trendenser.se, winner of the Elle Decoration Award for 'Best Interior Design Blog'.

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This book could be the smartest investment you ever make in furniture... From understanding the dimensions needed to ensure comfort to matching the scale of different pieces in a room, Ramstedt's advice will help you select good furniture and ensure it looks beautiful in your space

Praise for The Interior Design Handbook

A detailed manual ... Ramstedt advises us to look away from social media to create the nurturing homes we need this winter

Elegant ... thoughtful ... Frida Ramstedt shares clever tricks for achieving your goals

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

Take it to bed and you'll be utterly engrossed and enlightened

This elegant, clothbound, back-to-basics interior design bible offers practical and thoughtful arrangement and decoration advice for ordinary homes

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