The Best Interior Design Books Of All-Time
“What are the best Interior Design Books of all time?” We looked at 25 articles and came away with over 250 unique books to answer that very question.
There are so many different interior design blogs, magazines, and books that it can all be a little overwhelming. Our list probably isn’t going to help with that overwhelming amount of information too much since we found 257 different interior design books, enough to read one a day for the better part of a year. However, we did rank them in order of the number of different best interior design articles they appeared on. We definitely recommend taking a look at any of the books below, keeping an eye out for the ones that best match with the interior design styles or ideas you are looking for.
The top 23 books are listed with pictures, summaries, and links below and the full list, along with the sources (which you should definitely check out) at the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
The Top Interior Design Books
23.) A La Carte: The Elements of an Elegant Home by Sherrill Canet
Lists It Appears On:
- Best Design Books
- House Beautiful
For New York-based interior designer Sherrill Canet, the past is something she recreates with relish, and is one of the hallmarks of her aesthetic. The decorator takes her cues from disparate periods and regions, including eighteenth century French and English antiques, chinoiserie, painted furniture, Art Deco, the glamour of the Gilded Age, and the mansions that once dotted the Gold Coast of Long Island, New York, a region Canet also calls home. A la Carte offers readers a tutorial in decorating in a range of styles, from Old World traditional to chic and tailored. Whether your library is a modern den or a gentleman’s English country retreat, Canet advises you on choosing the room’s essential elements – with comfort and function in mind. From mixing pieces and fabrics to furniture arranging, Canet helps would-be designers or homeowners create what, in the end, everyone dreams of-a happy, wonderful to live-in home.
22.) American Fashion Designers at Home by Rima Duqi
Lists It Appears On:
- Emily Henderson
- The Little Design Corner
Rima Suqi has been described as having “shopping in her soul,” however she is much more than just shopping. She’s a self-proclaimed “numbers junkie” who – through key relationships with retailers and designers – has developed a keen understanding of the business behind retail. She knows it’s not enough to be a pretty product; it’s got to be a product that sells. For this reason, companies large and small have sought out this trend expert to help brand themselves, name their products, write press releases, brochures, catalogs and advertising copy. Television producers love her natural on-camera style and often book her for lifestyle segments on everything from travel to fashion trends; she also hosts in-store events, product launches and shopping tours on request. A contributing writer for Alef and Organic Spa magazines, Suqi writes “Best Bets” for New York Magazine’s online edition, has authored three style books and and regularly writes for national magazines.
21.) An Illustrated History of Interior Decoration: From Pompeii to Art Nouveau by Mario Praz
Lists It Appears On:
- Designers and Books
- Oprah
The appeal of this extraordinary book lies in its rapt obsession with the details of the domestic interior, borne out in a wonderfully rich collection of pictures. These charming paintings and watercolors, mostly dating from 1770 to 1860 and coming from all over Europe, Russia, and America, record with faithful accuracy the shape of a room, the pattern of a carpet, the furniture, pictures, fabrics, and wall coverings, the hang of the curtains and the fall of the light they admit.
20.) Couture Prairie: And Flea Market Treasures by Rachel Ashwell
Lists It Appears On:
- Decor8
- Red Online
Rachel Ashwell Couture Prairie takes her signature pastels, ruffles, and whimsical prettiness right to the heart of cowboy country. This is a journey in pictures and words, following Rachel through the fields of a little town called Round Top, home to one of the largest, most eclectic and vibrant antiques and flea markets in the world, and then back to Rachel’s newly acquired bed-and-breakfast in Texas. Here Rachel’s inspired finds, her creative imagination, eye for detail, and her commitment to beauty, comfort, and function have finally come together in one location: The Prairie by Rachel Ashwell—an irresistible destination. This book takes Rachel in a new direction, bringing her eye for cherished patinas and pastel prettiness into the endless landscapes and diverse architectural styles of Texas. Here you will see how her style adapts to corrugated metal sheeting and weathered timbers, and how it brings new life to elegant period mansions. Chapter by chapter, the book leads you through Rachel’s little houses on the prairie, from the Ranger’s Lounge where hearty breakfasts are served, to the Pearl Barn, scene of wedding parties and celebrations, stopping off at the evocatively named guest accommodation: Blue Bonnet Barn, Cornflower Cottage, Meadow Manor, Faith Cottage, and Liliput Lodge.
19.) Creative Walls by Geraldine James
Lists It Appears On:
- Apartment Therapy
- Sofa Workshop
Any wall is perfect for display, whatever its size, shape or style. In this inspirational guide, Geraldine James, veteran collector of all things beautiful, shows you ways to organize and display your treasured collections to celebrate their uniqueness and your creativity. Collections of quirky items can illuminate a little corner, whereas a teenager’s bedroom will transform instantly when hoarded sports memorabilia makes the leap from the floor to the wall in a bold, clever arrangement. Look for unusual spaces and items: line up a series of themed prints above a picture rail, set heaps of floral china plates in grand style above the fireplace or simply add a mirror into a display to instantly create another in its image. Chapter by chapter, discover how to arrange virtually anything from scratch, rearrange the collections you treasure to best effect and begin a journey into colour, texture and themes to create elegant displays that give a home character and charm. From a memory wall of sepia family photographs to witty collections of kitsch art, this clever guide shows how to create a look that will bring any space to life.
18.) Decorating With Style by Abigail Ahearn
Lists It Appears On:
- Decor8
- Red Online
Forget perfection – Decorating with Style gives you the confidence to take risks with interior design, embrace what you love, and fill your home with infectiously fabulous stuff: comforting, inviting and imbued with personality. Decorating Abigail Ahern style is about creating spaces that make you happy – not just buying the latest ‘it’ chair. According to the internationally renowned interior designer, the most successful homes always have an element of the unexpected. Good taste is wonderful, but without a touch of eccentricity – some tension between spontaneity and rigour, refinement and rebellion – beautifully co-ordinated rooms can leave you cold. Proving that style has nothing to do with money and everything to do with confidence, Abigail goes back to basics to help you determine your own style, then demonstrates how to take interiors to the next level by mixing and layering different styles and eras; injecting intrigue into a room with some maximalist lighting or a decorative rug; playing around with scale, colour and texture to create an enchanting, idiosyncratic vibe. Packed with original ideas, beautiful photography, speedy updates and easy DIY projects – that transform affordable furniture and accessories into something you’d see in a designer showroom – this hip, hands-on guide offers all the tips, tricks and inspiration you need to create a stylish home.
17.) Design*Sponge at Home by Grace Bonney
Lists It Appears On:
- Apartment Therapy (again)
- Emily Henderson
“Thank you,” wrote a reader to Design*Sponge creator Grace Bonney, “for teaching me that houses don’t have to be frumpy and formal. They don’t have to be matchy-matchy or rigidly modern.” They can just be comfy and unique and reflect who you are, no matter how small your budget or space.
16.) Domino: The Book of Decorating: A Room-by-Room Guide to Creating a Home That Makes You Happy by Deborah Needleman
Lists It Appears On:
- Emily Henderson
- Sofa Workshop
Domino: The Book of Decorating cracks the code to creating a beautiful home, bringing together inspiring rooms, how-to advice and insiders’ secrets from today’s premier tastemakers in an indispensable style manual. The editors take readers room by room, tapping the best ideas from domino magazine and culling insights from their own experiences. With an eye to making design accessible and exciting, this book demystifies the decorating process and provides the tools for making spaces that are personal, functional and fabulous.
15.) Flea Market Style by Emily Chalmers and Debi Treloar
Lists It Appears On:
- Apartment Therapy
- Emily Henderson
“Flea Market Style” gives you all the information and advice you need to furnish and decorate your home with “found” objects instead of new items bought in stores. Emily Chalmers and Ali Hanan explain how to find fresh and unexpected uses of second-hand pieces and antiques, and reveal how to mix old and new with flair and panache. The first part of the book, Flea Market Finds, looks at household goods, from fabrics and furniture to china, kitchenware, glass and lighting, and describes how to find special objects and indentify them on the basis of their quality, character, resillience, colour, and texture. The authors advocate a subtle mixing of styles, patterns, and colours, and emphasize the beauty of objects that have seen a bit of life. They explain how to locate bargain copies of modern classics–or the real things–and how to mix flea-market or thrift-store finds with high-end basics. The second part of the book, Putting It All Together, shows how to incorporate the style in every room–from the spaces where you cook, eat, sleep, or relax to bathing spaces and work spaces. The book ends with an extensive directory of suppliers
14.) Gypsy by Sibella Court
Lists It Appears On:
- Decor8
- Red Online
Filled with dazzling patterns, gorgeous layouts, and eye-catching designs, Gypsy encourages you to use all five senses to draw artistic inspiration from the world around you. Sibella teaches how to take pieces bought or seen on your own travels and use them to fashion unique spaces full of color, texture, imagination, and meaning. She also emphasizes the importance of scents, reminding how fragrances can help transport you to places you’ve been—or dream of going.
13.) Made to Order by Campion Platt
Lists It Appears On:
- Best Design Books
- House Beautiful
Every project is firmly rooted in the belief that handcrafting a home of one’s own should be a pleasure, and that an individualized, intensely personal interior can be achieved on any budget when an honest conversation is opened with a designer, or yourself, about what is most important in a home, and that this process will yield achievable, comfortable results. To that end, his firm creates spaces that are bespoke on many levels—each residence and all of its furnishings are literally made to order.
12.) Modern Mix: Curating Personal Style with Chic & Accessible Finds by Jaithan Kochar
Lists It Appears On:
- Architectural Digest
- Claire Brody Designs
Featuring never-before-published photographs of Eddie’s own homes―his eclectic apartment in New York and Pine Hill Farm in Connecticut―Modern Mix cracks the code to navigating thrift shops, yard sales and flea markets with confidence. Funny and insightful, Eddie is like a trusted friend on the front lines of flea markets and thrifting, telling you what to look for, where to find it and how to restore it. Then he shows you how to use color and pattern to infuse your finds with a fresh, playful spirit, combining high and low, new and old, classic and modern elements into a warm and inviting style that expresses your personality.
11.) New Natural Home: Designs for Sustainable Living by Dominic Bradbury
Lists It Appears On:
- Independent
- Woman’s Day
Our houses can be seen as living, breathing entities, extensions of ourselves and our families. This carefully considered publication provides the design inspiration to build and live in domestic spaces in a balanced, natural, sustainable way.
10.) Parish-Hadley: Sixty Years of American Design by Sister Parish, Albert Hadley, and Christopher Petkanas
Lists It Appears On:
- JP School of Design
- Oprah
From the Kennedy White House to homes for the Astors, Rockefellers, de la Rentas and Gettys, the American firm Parish Hadley has set a standard for interior design over the last 60 years. Using the homes of famous clients, this book provides a room-by-room exploration of Parish Hadley design.
9.) Sage Living: Decorate for the Life You Want by Anne Sage
Lists It Appears On:
- Architectural Digest
- Best Products
Perfectly named style maven and City Sage blogger Anne Sage knows a wise truth: decorating our living spaces for our goals is the first step in making them happen. In Sage Living, she opens the door to covetable dwellings designed to boost the dreams of their occupants, from the sunny, open-air kitchen of a holistic nutritionist to the eclectic living room of a world traveler ready to put down roots. With page after page of stunning interiors, engagingly written home stories, and hundreds of design tips for every room, Sage Living goes beneath the stylized surface to help readers decorate for the lives they truly want.
8.) The Big Book of Chic by Miles Redd
Lists It Appears On:
- Best Design Books
- The Little Design Corner
An internationally acclaimed interior design sensation, Miles Redd is known for his quirky brand of cozy glamour. This lavishly illustrated volume features a diverse selection of his unique interiors, an inspiration to anyone interested in spirited, eclectic design.
7.) The Inspired Room: Simple Ideas to Love the Home You Have by Melissa Michaels
Lists It Appears On:
- Claire Brody Designs
- Best Products
New York Times bestselling author, Melissa Michaels, will inspire you to make your house a well-loved home. Her relatable style, unique voice, and practical decorating ideas have made her highly respected blog, The Inspired Room, a haven for fans of real-life style.
6.) The New Bohemians: Cool and Collected Homes by Justina Blakeney
Lists It Appears On:
- Architectural Digest
- Claire Brody Designs
In The New Bohemians, LA-based designer Justina Blakeney defines the New Bohemians as creative individuals who are boutique owners and bloggers, entrepreneurs and ex-pats, artists and urban farmers. They embrace free-spirited, no-rules lifestyles and apply that attitude to all areas of their existence, including their homes. With little distinction between work and play, the new boho home often includes an office, art gallery, showroom, photography studio, restaurant, or even a pop-up shop. The New Bohemians explores 20 homes located primarily on the East and West coasts. Exclusive interviews with the owners, 12 DIY projects created by Blakeney and inspired by objects found in the homes, and a “Plant-O-Pedia” offer insight into achieving this aesthetic. In addition, each home is accompanied by an Adopt-an-Idea section that offers general decor, styling, and shopping tips for easy duplication in your own home.
5.) Undecorate: The No-Rules Approach to Interior Design by Christiane Lemieux
Lists It Appears On:
- Emily Henderson
- Woman’s Day
Undecorate profiles twenty homes from all over the country, revealing their owners’ love of imperfection and penchant for surprise and unusual juxtapositions while inspiring readers to follow their own whimsy and practicalities in their personal spaces. An anglophile creates an English manor in Hollywood, mixing British flea-market finds with midcentury furniture. A car fanatic turns a vintage Airstream trailer into a master bedroom and situates it in the middle of a vast industrial loft in downtown Chicago. A couple transforms a log house in Nashville, Tennessee, by blending their modern and eclectic styles with the home’s rustic charm. Though the designs differ widely, the spaces all express an open-minded attitude. Some homes embrace their contexts, while others transcend them. All are shaped by instinct and imagination and share innovative ideas that readers can use to organically and elegantly create their home to match their lifestyle and tastes.
4.) Living Modern: The Sourcebook of Contemporary Interiors by Richard Powers & Phyllis Richardson
Lists It Appears On:
- Apartment Therapy
- Independent
- Sofa Workshop
Hundreds of photographs reveal private homes around the world, in particular from places where modern living has achieved its best expression—such as California, Brazil, Scandinavia, and Australia—but also from places where modern forms have been fused with vernacular styles or set against exotic vegetation. From desert to jungle, from city to country, Living Modern offers a boundless resource for achieving a personal vision of contemporary stylishness.
3.) Styled: Secrets for Arranging Rooms, from Tabletops to Bookshelves by Emily Henderson
Lists It Appears On:
- Architectural Digest
- Best Products
- Claire Brody Designs
At the heart of Styled are Emily Henderson’s ten easy steps to styling any space. From editing out what you don’t love to repurposing what you can’t live without to arranging the most eye-catching vignettes on any surface, you’ll learn how to make your own style magic. With Emily’s style diagnostic, insider tips, and more than 1,000 unique ideas from 75 envy-inducing rooms, you’ll soon be styling like you were born to do it.
2.) The Decoration of Houses by Edith Wharton & Ogden Codman
Lists It Appears On:
- Designers and Books
- JP School of Design
- Oprah
Edith Wharton’s The Decoration of Houses is an invaluable reference, one of the classic works on interior decoration, and a testament to the enduring style of one of America’s greatest writers. Written in collaboration with celebrated American architect Ogden Codman, Jr., Wharton’s first book is a comprehensive look at the history and character of turn-of-the-century interior design, moving from historical traditions to the distinctive styles of contemporary taste. Published in association with the Mount Press, this beautiful hardcover facsimile is carefully reproduced from the first edition published in 1897 and includes all 56 original plates-illustrating furniture, moldings, and interior styles of the 19th-century-and features décollage edges as well as a new introduction from renowned scholar Richard Guy Wilson. The Mount is a magnificent estate Edith Wharton designed and built in 1902 as a writer’s retreat in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts.
1.) Decorate: 1,000 Design Ideas for Every Room in Your Home by Holly Becker
Lists It Appears On:
- Apartment Therapy
- Apartment Therapy (again)
- Emily Henderson
- Independent
- Sofa Workshop
- Woman’s Day
In Decorate, the world’s top designers and leading decor experts including Kelly Wearstler, Amy Butler, Jonathan Adler, and many others come together to share over 1,000 professional tips, ideas, and solutions for every room and every budget. Written and compiled by Holly Becker, founder of the hugely popular design blog Decor8, and Joanna Copestick, acclaimed lifestyle writer, this intensive home dcor program combines beautiful inspiration with nuts-and-bolts how-to for stunning results. More than 500 gorgeous color photographs provide motivation while line illustrations, checklists, shortcuts, and floor plans make it easy to get started. For those looking to make the most of their home and create stylish interiors, Decorate is the start-to-finish resource to keep on the bookshelf for years to come.
#24-257 Best Interior Architecture and Design Books
(Appear on 1 List)
| 50 Ways to Paint Furniture: The Easy, Step-by-Step Way to Decorator Looks | Elise Kinkead | Apartment Therapy (again) |
| A Colorful Home | Susan Hable | Architectural Digest |
| A FIELD GUIDE TO AMERICAN HOUSES | Virginia & Lee McAlester | JP School of Design |
| A Frame for Life: The Designs of Studioilse | Ilse Crawford | Vogue |
| A House is Not a Home | Bruce Weber | New York Post |
| A Life Less Ordinary | Alex Legendre and Zoe Ellison | Decor8 |
| a perfectly kept house is the sign of a misspent life | Mary Randolph Carter | Apartment Therapy |
| A Place Called Home | Jason Grant | Decor8 |
| A Visual Life: Scrapbooks, Collages and Inspirations | Charlotte Moss | Best Design Books |
| A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys | NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE | Designers and Books |
| African Interiors | Emily Henderson | |
| Against Nature (A Rebours) | JORIS-KARL HUYSMANS | Designers and Books |
| Alexa Chung: It | Alexa Chung | The Little Design Corner |
| Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll | Oprah |
| American Beauty | Thom Felicia | Best Design Books |
| AMERICAN HOUSES ARCHITECTURE OF FAIRFAX & SAMONS | Mary Miers | JP School of Design |
| An Eye for Design | Allegra Hicks | House Beautiful |
| Anatomy for Interior Designers | FRANCIS DE N. SCHROEDER | Designers and Books |
| Anatomy of Design: Uncovering the Influences and Inspiration in Modern Graphic Design | Steven Heller and Mirko Ilic | Fast Code Design |
| Ann Getty: Interior Style | Diane Dorrans Saeks | Best Design Books |
| Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life 1990-2005 | Annie Leibovitz | The Little Design Corner |
| Apartment Therapy Complete + Happy Home | Architectural Digest | |
| Apartments de Garcons | Emily Henderson | |
| Architectural Record | HubPages | |
| Are Clothes Modern? | BERNARD RUDOFSKY | Designers and Books |
| Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye | Rudolf Arnheim | Fast Code Design |
| Artfully Modern: Interiors | Richard Mishaan | Vogue |
| At Home | Suzanne Rheinstein | House Beautiful |
| At Home: Sarah Style | Sarah Style | Best Products |
| Authentic Décor: The Domestic Interior 1620–1920 | PETER THORNTON | Designers and Books |
| Avedon: Photographs, 1947–1977 | Richard Avedon | Oprah |
| Axel Vervoordt: The Story of a Style | MEREDITH ETHERINGTON-SMITH | Designers and Books |
| Behind the Picture Window | BERNARD RUDOFSKY | Designers and Books |
| Billy Baldwin Decorates | BILLY BALDWIN | Designers and Books |
| Billy Baldwin Remembers | BILLY BALDWIN | Designers and Books |
| Black and White (and a bit in between) | Celerie Kemble | The Little Design Corner |
| Bleak House | CHARLES DICKENS | Designers and Books |
| Bohemian Modern | Emily Henson | Architectural Digest |
| Books Do Furnish A Room | Leslie Geddes-Brown | Apartment Therapy |
| Bring The Outdoors In | Shane Powers | Decor8 |
| Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family | THOMAS MANN | Designers and Books |
| Celebrate A Year of Festivities For Families and Friends | Pippa Middleton | Best Design Books |
| Chairs: A History | Florence de Dampierre | Design Sponge |
| Chanel: Set of 3 books | Francois Baudot | The Little Design Corner |
| Change by Design | Tim Brown | Fast Code Design |
| Cohler on Design | Eric Cohler | Best Design Books |
| Colour Deconstructed | Tricia Guild | Red Online |
| Complete & Happy Home | Apartment Therapy | Red Online |
| Conran on Color | Terence Conran | Architectural Digest |
| CONTEMPORARY APARTMENTS | WIM PAUWELS | Independent |
| Creating a Home | Emily Henderson | |
| Creative Family Home | Ashlyn Gibson | Decor8 |
| Creative Living London | Emily Wheeler | Red Online |
| Creative Spaces | Geraldine James | Decor8 |
| CREATIVES’ HOMES | NATHALIE TAVERNE AND ANNA LAMBERT | Independent |
| David Hicks on Decoration—with Fabrics | DAVID HICKS | Designers and Books |
| David Hicks: Designer | Ashley Hicks | Oprah |
| Decorating with Colour | Farrow & Ball & Ros Byam Shaw | Red Online |
| Decorating Without Fear: A Step by Step Guide to Creating the Home You Love | Sharon Hanby-Robie | Sofa Workshop |
| Design as Art | Bruno Munari | Fast Code Design |
| Design as Future-Making | Susan Yelavich and Barbara Adams | Fast Code Design |
| Design Basics | S. Pentak and A. Lauer | Fast Code Design |
| Design Brooklyn: Renovation, Restoration, Innovation, Industry | Anne Hellman | The Little Design Corner |
| Design in the USA | Jeffrey Meikle | Fast Code Design |
| Design Studies: A Reader | Hazel Clark and David Brody | Fast Code Design |
| Designing for Growth | Jeanne Liedtke | Fast Code Design |
| DesignPOP | Lisa S. Roberts | ReadyMade |
| Details: A Stylist’s Secrets to Creating Inspired Interiors | Lili Diallo | Emily Henderson |
| Domestic Art, | Emily Henderson | |
| Downtown Chic: Designing your dream home from wreck to ravishing | Robert Novogratz) | The Little Design Corner |
| Drawing is Thinking | Milton Glaser | Fast Code Design |
| DREAM WINDOWS | Kathleen Stoehr | JP School of Design |
| ELEMENTS OF STYLE: DESIGNING A HOME & A LIFE | Erin Gates | Claire Brody Designs |
| Elsie de Wolfe: The Birth of Modern Interior Decoration | PENNY SPARKE | Designers and Books |
| English Gardens and Landscapes 1700–1750 | Christopher Hussey | Oprah |
| Etcetera: Creating Beautiful Interiors with the Things You Love | Sibella Court | Emily Henderson |
| Every Room Tells a Story | Kit Kemp | Red Online |
| Form & Decoration: Innovation in the Decorative Arts, 1470–1870 | PETER THORNTON | Designers and Books |
| French Chic Living: Simple Ways to Make Your House Beautiful | Florence de Dampierre | Architectural Digest |
| French Furniture: From Louis XIII to Art Deco | Sylvie Chadenet | Design Sponge |
| Furniture Repair and Restoration | Brian Hingley | Apartment Therapy (again) |
| Furniture: World Styles from Classical to Contemporary | Judith Miller | Design Sponge |
| Geoffrey Bawa: The Complete Works | David Robson and Geoffrey Bawa | Oprah |
| Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition | Kimberly Elam | Fast Code Design |
| Graphic Design: A Concise History | Richard Hollis | Fast Code Design |
| Graphic Design: Now in Production | Ian Albinson and Rob Giampietro | Fast Code Design |
| Habitat: The Field Guide to Decorating | Lauren Liess | Best Products |
| Handcrafted Modern | Leslie Williamson | Apartment Therapy |
| History of Modern Design | David Raizman | Fast Code Design |
| Home Decor Cheat Sheets: Need-to-Know Stuff for Stylish Living | Best Products | |
| Home: A Short History of an Idea | Witold Rybczynski | Design Sponge |
| House Beautiful Living by the Water | Lisa Cregan | New York Post |
| How to Choose Paint Colours: It’s all in the Undertones | Maria Killam | Apartment Therapy (again) |
| How to See: Visual Adventures in a World God Never Made | GEORGE NELSON | Designers and Books |
| Hue, | Emily Henderson | |
| Humble Masterpieces: 100 Everyday Marvels of Design | Paola Antonelli | Fast Code Design |
| In Detail | Hans Blomquist | Red Online |
| In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World | John Thackara) | Fast Code Design |
| In the Pink: Dorothy Draper, America’s Most Fabulous Decorator | Carleton Varney | Oprah |
| Industrial Design | Raymond Loewy | Oprah |
| Infographic Designers’ Sketchbooks | Stephen Heller and Rick Landers | ReadyMade |
| Inspired Home: Nests of Creatives | New York Post | |
| Interior Alchemy | Rebecca Purcell | New York Post |
| Interior Design & Inspiration | Lars Bolander | Best Design Books |
| Interior Design Using Hand Sketching, SketchUp and Photoshop | HubPages | |
| Interior Design Visual Presentation: A Guide to Graphics, Models and Presentation Techniques | HubPages | |
| Interior Design: Theory and Process | HubPages | |
| Interior Portraits | Victoria Hagan | House Beautiful |
| Interiors Now! Volume 1 | Angelika Taschen | Apartment Therapy |
| Interiors: The Allure of Style | Mary McDonald | House Beautiful |
| Jansen | JAMES ARCHER ABBOTT | Designers and Books |
| JAPANESE INTERIOR DESIGN | MICHELLE GALINDO | Independent |
| Jay Jeffers: Collected Cool | Jay Jeffers | New York Post |
| Jean-Louis Deniot: Interiors | Rizzoli | Vogue |
| Keeping House: Hints and Tips for a Clean, Tidy and Well-Organized Home | Cindy Harris | Architectural Digest |
| Kelly Hoppen Interiors | Kelly Hoppen | The Little Design Corner |
| La Formentera | Juan Montoya | Best Design Books |
| Landscapes: Selected Writings | J.B. Jackson | Oprah |
| Language of Vision | GYORGY KEPES | Designers and Books |
| Learning from Las Vegas | Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour, and Denise Scott Brown | Oprah |
| Legendary Decorators of the Twentieth Century | Mark Hampton | Oprah |
| Life in the English Country House: A Social History | Mark Girouard | Design Sponge |
| Lifting The Curtain on Design | Vincente Wolf | House Beautiful |
| Live, Love, & Decorate | Emily Henderson | |
| Living Architecture, | Emily Henderson | |
| Living in Color | Farrow & Ball | Apartment Therapy (again) |
| Living With Mid-Century Collectibles | Dominic Lutyens | Red Online |
| LOUIS VUITTON: ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS | FREDERIC EDELMANN | Independent |
| Lovable Livable Home: How to Add Beauty, Get Organized, and Make Your House Work for You | Sherry and John Petersik | Best Products |
| Love Your Home: A Beginner’s Guide to Interior Design | Lucy Smith | Sofa Workshop |
| Markham Roberts: Decorating the Way I See It | Vendome | Vogue |
| Marrakesh by Design, | Emily Henderson | |
| Meggs’ History of Graphic Design | Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. Purvis | Fast Code Design |
| MELLOR, MEIGS & HOWE | Owen Wister | JP School of Design |
| Merry Hall | BEVERLEY NICHOLS | Designers and Books |
| Metropolitan Home Design 100: The Last Word on Modern Interiors | Michael Lassell | Apartment Therapy |
| Mid-Century Modern Complete | Dominic Bradbury | ReadyMade |
| Mies | Detlef Mertins | New York Post |
| MODERN GLAMOUR | Kelly Wearstler | JP School of Design |
| Modern Rustic | Emily Henson | Red Online |
| Modern Vintage Style | Emily Chalmers | Woman’s Day |
| Moderne: Fashioning the French | SARAH SCHLEUNING | Designers and Books |
| Modernism: Designing a New World, 1914–1939 | CHRISTOPHER WILK | Designers and Books |
| Module, Proportion, Symmetry, Rhythm (Vision + Value Series) | GYORGY KEPES | Designers and Books |
| Monochrome Home: Elegant Interiors in Black and White | Hilary Robertson | Architectural Digest |
| More is More | Emily Henderson | |
| Move and Work | Malene Birger | ReadyMade |
| Mrs. Howard, Room by Room | Phoebe Howard | Architectural Digest |
| Neoclassicism in the North: Swedish Furniture and Interiors 1770–1850 | Hakan Groth | Oprah |
| New York Interior Design, 1935–1985: Inventors of Tradition | JUDITH GURA | Designers and Books |
| Next Generation Business Strategies for the Base of the Pyramid | Ted London and Stu Hart | Fast Code Design |
| On Growth and Form | D’ARCY WENTWORTH THOMPSON | Designers and Books |
| Other Voices, Other Rooms | Truman Capote | Oprah |
| Paper to Petal | Rebecca Thuss and Patrick Farrell | Decor8 |
| Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius | NIKOLAUS PEVSNER | Designers and Books |
| Problems of Design | GEORGE NELSON | Designers and Books |
| Product Design | Rodgers and Milton | Fast Code Design |
| Remix | Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason | Decor8 |
| Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home | Remodelista | Best Products |
| Residence | Thomas Hamel | House Beautiful |
| Rethink: the way you live | Amanda Talbot | The Little Design Corner |
| Robert Couturier: Designing Paradises | Rizzoli | Vogue |
| ROBIN & LUCIENNE DAY | LESLEY JACKSON | Independent |
| Roomscapes | Renzo Mongiardino | Oprah |
| Salvage Secrets: Transforming Reclaimed Materials into Design Concepts | Apartment Therapy (again) | |
| Scrapbook For Living | Bunny Williams | House Beautiful |
| Shed Decor: How to Decorate and Furnish Your Favorite Garden Room | Sally Coulthard | Architectural Digest |
| Shooting Space: Architecture in Contemporary Photography | Elias Redstone | ReadyMade |
| Simple Pleasures | Cornelia Guest | Best Design Books |
| SIMPLY IMPERFECT | ROBYN GRIGGS LAWRENCE | Independent |
| Simply Scandanavian | Emily Henderson | |
| Spruce: 257 Ways To Show Your Home Some Love | John and Sherry | Apartment Therapy (again) |
| Stuart Davis, American Painter | Lowery Stokes Sims | Oprah |
| Style by Saladino | JOHN SALADINO | Designers and Books |
| Styles: Compendium of Interior | Francois Baudot | Design Sponge |
| Survival Kit: Design | Emily Henderson | |
| Sustainable Design: Explanations in Theory and Practice | Stuart Walker | Fast Code Design |
| Sweetwater’s Simple Home: Sew Something Handmade for Every Room | Apartment Therapy (again) | |
| Syrie Maugham: Staging the Glamorous Interior | PAULINE METCALF | Designers and Books |
| Tanglewood Tales | NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE | Designers and Books |
| The Abrams Guide to Period Styles for Interiors | Judith Gura | Design Sponge |
| The Age of Comfort: When Paris Discovered Casual — and the Modern Home Began | Joan DeJean | Design Sponge |
| The Age of Innocence | EDITH WHARTON | Designers and Books |
| The Architecture of Luis Barragan | Emilio Ambasz | Oprah |
| The Art of Color | Farrow & Ball | Apartment Therapy (again) |
| The Art of Living | Barbel Miebach | Apartment Therapy |
| The Art of the Table: A Complete Guide to Table Settings, Table Manners and Tableware | Suzanne Von Drachenfels | Design Sponge |
| The Big Book of Interior Design | New York Post | |
| The Codes Guidebook for Interiors | HubPages | |
| The Complete Book of Home Organization: 200+ Tips and Projects | Best Products | |
| The Complete Fables of Jean de La Fontaine | JEAN DE LA FONTAINE | Designers and Books |
| THE COUNTRY HOUSES of DAVID ADLER | Steven Salny | JP School of Design |
| The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life | Twyla Tharp with Mark Reiter | Fast Code Design |
| The Design of Everyday Things | Don Norman | Fast Code Design |
| The Design Process | Karl Aspelund | Fast Code Design |
| THE ELEMENTS of STYLE | Calloway & Cromley | JP School of Design |
| The Essential Guide to Upholstery | Dorothy Gates | Apartment Therapy (again) |
| The Fashion Book | Phaidon | The Little Design Corner |
| The Find: The Housing Works Book of Decorating with Thrift Shop Treasures, Flea Market Objects, and Vintage Details | Stan Williams | Emily Henderson |
| The Finest Rooms in America: 50 Influential Interiors from the 18th Century to the Present | THOMAS JAYNE | Designers and Books |
| The Fountainhead | Ayn Rand | Oprah |
| The Golden Bowl | HENRY JAMES | Designers and Books |
| The Great Fashion Designers | Home | Red Online |
| The Happy Home Project | Jean Nayar | Woman’s Day |
| THE HOUSE BOOK | Phaidon | JP School of Design |
| THE HOUSE IN GOOD TASTE | Elsie de Wolf | JP School of Design |
| The House in My Head | DOROTHY RODGERS | Designers and Books |
| The House of Life | MARIO PRAZ | Designers and Books |
| THE HOUSES of McKIM, MEAD & WHITE | Samuel White | JP School of Design |
| The Industrial Design Reader | Carma Gorman | Fast Code Design |
| The Inspiration of the Past | John Cornforth | Oprah |
| The Kinfolk Home and The Kinfolk Table | Nathan Williams | The Little Design Corner |
| The Language of Interior Design | Alexa Hampton | House Beautiful |
| The Liberty Book of Home Sewing | Apartment Therapy (again) | |
| The Monocle Guide to Cosy Homes | Best Products | |
| The Nesting Place: It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful | Myquillyn Smith | Best Products |
| The New Basics | Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips | Fast Code Design |
| THE NEW CURTAIN BOOK | Stephanie Hoppen | JP School of Design |
| The New York Times Book of Interior Design and Decoration | Norma Skurka | New York Post |
| THE NOT SO BIG HOUSE | Sarah Susanka | JP School of Design |
| The Palais Bulles | Emily Henderson | |
| THE PERFECT HOUSE | Witold Rybczynski | JP School of Design |
| The Personality of a House | Emily Post | Oprah |
| The Poetics of Space | GASTON BACHELARD | Designers and Books |
| The Shopkeeper’s Home | Caroline Rowland | Red Online |
| The Splendor of Cuba | Emily Henderson | |
| The Stones of Venice | JOHN RUSKIN | Designers and Books |
| The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness | Virginia Postrel | Oprah |
| The Ultimate House Book | Terrence Conran | Oprah |
| The Visual Display of Quantitative Information | Edward Tufte | Fast Code Design |
| The Well-Lived Life | Emily Henderson | |
| There’s a Bed in the Piano: The Inside Story of the American Home | Myrna Kaye | Design Sponge |
| Thinkertoys | Michael Michalko | Fast Code Design |
| Thinking With Type | Ellen Lupton | Fast Code Design |
| Thoughts on Design | Paul Rand | Fast Code Design |
| Tibor Kalman: Perverse Optimist | Peter Hall and Michael Bierut) | Fast Code Design |
| Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning, 2nd Edition | HubPages | |
| Timeless Elegance | David Easton | House Beautiful |
| Timeless Interiors | Kathryn M. Ireland | Best Design Books |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | The Little Design Corner |
| Tony Duquette | Wendy Goodman and Hutton Wilkinson | Oprah |
| TOOLS FOR LIVING | CHARLOTTE AND PETER FIELL | Independent |
| Toward a New Interior: An Anthology of Interior Design Theory | Lois Weinthal | Fast Code Design |
| Type and Image: The Language of Graphic Design Paperback | Philip B. Meggs | Fast Code Design |
| Vanity Fair: 100 years | Graydon Carter | The Little Design Corner |
| Vision in Motion | Laszlo Moholy-Nagy | Fast Code Design |
| Visual Notes for Architects and Designers | Norman Crowe and Paul Laseau | Fast Code Design |
| Vogue Living | Emily Henderson | |
| Vougue: the covers | Dodie Kazanjian | The Little Design Corner |
| WA: The Essence of Japanese Design | New York Post | |
| Walden, or Life in the Woods | HENRY DAVID THOREAU | Designers and Books |
| Ways of Seeing | John Berger | Oprah |
| WHAT CLIENTS LOVE | Harry Beckwith | JP School of Design |
| Why We Build: Power and Desire in Architecture | Rowan Moore | ReadyMade |
| Women Designers in the USA, 1900–2000: Diversity and Difference | PAT KIRKHAM | Designers and Books |
| World Changing: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century | Alex Steffen | Fast Code Design |
| Young House Love | Apartment Therapy (again) |
The Best Interior Design Book Lists Consulted
