From Booklist
Do patrons have limited access to interior design showrooms? Are they just learning decorating style and taste? Even though home design materials can change according to manufacturers' and designers' whims, Miller has produced a tome filled with ideas enough to satisfy any decision-wracked decorator. This revision (of the 1998 first edition) reflects the constantly shifting range of interior tastes with 60 percent new samples. It begins with a style guide, a short photographic introduction to nine different design periods from medieval to the early twenty-first century. Five specific sections concentrate strictly on fabric, wallpaper, paint and finishes, tile, and flooring, capturing information (price, manufacturer, suitability, color, composition) for each color sample. Though price is figured in English pounds (!) and swatches can be too small, this is a noble attempt to bring the wide world of interior design to the attention of nonprofessionals. Barbara Jacobs
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Library Journal 06/15/2005
Sumptuously produced and illustrated... certain to be popular with professional and amateur decorators alike.

Distinctive Kitchen Solutions
This huge book is the ultimate guide to fabrics, wallpapers, tiles, paints and floor coverings... encompasses both historical and comtemporary.

Michele Marko, Vancouver Sun 11/28/2003
Handy reference book... easy to use with more than 2,300 color photographs of interiors and product 'swatches.'

Linda Turk, Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal 12/21/2003
An absolute pleasure: it's beautifully illustrated, handsomely produced, sensibly organized, helpfully written.

Paula McCullough, Toronto Star 12/20/2003
Definitive guide for choosing everything from wallpaper to tiles, all laid out with care according to styles and various periods.

Steven Wayne, San Jose Mercury News 12/05/2003
A key resource for selecting and ordering fabric, wallpaper, paint, tile and flooring... it's all here.

Princeton Times of Trenton 12/07/2003
All the information you'll need to select and order decorating products and materials by historical period.

Linda Piwowarczyk, Chicago Sun Newspapers 11/27/2003
This comprehensive volume makes a truly stunning gift book for the inspired home decorator.

Kamea Zelisko, Edmonton Sun 12/18/2003
Full of eye-catching photos for different genres of decorating... tons of useful information.

Linda Hutchinson, San Gabriel Valley Tribune 01/24/2004
If you are serious about period designing, Judith Miller's "The Style Sourcebook," is essential.

Book Description
An encyclopedia of interior design products. The Style Sourcebook is the single most comprehensive, up-to-date and visually exciting decorating reference book -- a complete catalog of the best in decorating products and materials. This revised edition has been updated to ensure that discontinued products have been removed and up-to-the-minute products added. 2,300 color photographs cover major design styles such as Gothic, Empire, Baroque, Neo-Classical, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Hi-Tech, and Post-Modern. The history and influences of dominant design styles are organized chronologically from Medieval to late 20th century. In each section -- for example, Geometrics: Early 20th century; or Damask & Brocade: 18th century -- readers will find full color photographs of all variety of fabric, tile, paper, wood and flooring. Entries are wide-ranging, detailed and clearly organized to ensure quick access to the right item. The book is divided into six main sections: - Style Guide - Paints & Finishes - Fabrics - Tiles - Wallpapers - Flooring Each entry includes purchasing details that list company, design, pattern name/number, available colors, essential measurements, composition, and uses. A glossary and detailed directory of distributors close the book. The Style Sourcebook is an authoritative reference that will be vital to working designers, decorators and stylists as well as to homeowners and design students.

About the Author
Judith Miller is a renowned interior design and antiques expert. She is co-founder of Miller's Antique Price Guides and a widely published author.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

An encyclopedia of interior design products.

The Style Sourcebook is the single most comprehensive, up-to-date and visually exciting decorating reference book -- a complete catalog of the best in decorating products and materials. This revised edition has been updated to ensure that discontinued products have been removed and up-to-the-minute products added.

2,300 color photographs cover major design styles such as Gothic, Empire, Baroque, Neo-Classical, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Hi-Tech, and Post-Modern. The history and influences of dominant design styles are organized chronologically from Medieval to late 20th century. In each section -- for example, Geometrics: Early 20th century; or Damask & Brocade: 18th century -- readers will find full color photographs of all variety of fabric, tile, paper, wood and flooring.

Entries are wide-ranging, detailed and clearly organized to ensure quick access to the right item. The book is divided into six main sections: Style Guide Paints & Finishes Fabrics Tiles Wallpapers Flooring

Each entry includes purchasing details that list company, design, pattern name/number, available colors, essential measurements, composition, and uses. A glossary and detailed directory of distributors close the book. The Style Sourcebook is an authoritative reference that will be vital to working designers, decorators and stylists as well as to homeowners and design students.

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