Home Decorating For Dummies, 2nd Edition is for all kinds of people in all kinds of decorating situations, including:

• First-time buyers or renters. You have a whole new place to decorate. Where do you start?
• Second- or third-time home buyers. Whether you've gone up or down in size, stayed in the same region or moved to a whole new one, you need to know how to make your old furniture work in a new setting, how to add furnishings, and how to make your style seem fresh.
• Newly blended families. He has furniture, she has furniture, they have furniture. Can it all work together harmoniously? Indeed
• And anyone else who loves decorating. Don't forget: Imagination counts.

Each part of Home Decorating For Dummies, deals with a broad area of decorating, and each chapter contains specific and detailed information. You'll discover tips on

• Basic planning - where to begin when you want to start decorating
• Creating surface interest - the effects of color, pattern, and texture, and the problems created by too much or too little of them
• Creating backgrounds - what you need to know about the special decorating requirements of your walls
• Tackling tough rooms - how to effectively decorate rooms that have special functional requirements
• Accessorizing with art and other stuff - adding the final flourishes to every space in your place

Home Decorating For Dummies, 2nd Edition contains all the basics - including how to figure out what you can spend; how to spend it; and the latest and greatest in styles, trends, and technology. What do you do with your space next? The possibilities are endless.