Everyday homeowners are learning how color can change the space they live in through an enlightening new "how-to guide" by Altogether Home, available as a free PDF download.

Achieve Perfection with "The Art of the Visit"

The Art of the Visit: Being the Perfect Host, Becoming the Perfect Guest is a new etiquette book featuring the wisdom of hostess extraordinaire Kathy Bertone.

Inchbald School of Design Unveils Online Short Courses

Proving that good things can come in small packages, the prestigious Inchbald School of Design, is offering a new online course that's only 12 weeks long. Read on for the details.

Entertaining at Home

Even the most experienced host and hostess from time to time can use some helpful advice and creative ideas for planning a party. Plan to Party: Simple & Special Entertaining in Your Home, by Elizabeth Mascali and Dawn Sandomeno of Partybluprints, guides hosts and hostesses of all experience levels through the process ...

A word of caution for those who read Jean Nayar's excellent book, "Staged to Sell (or Keep)—Easy Ways to Improve the Value of Your Home": If you follow the advice in this beautifully photographed, comprehensive decorating guide, you may never want to put your house on the market because you'll find yourself loving it as much as any potential home buyer.

For aspiring home decorators, there are few books as valuable as The Ultimate Decorating Book, written by Judy Spours who also is the author of Romantic Country Style and The House in Bloom. —by Tammy Adamson-McMullen

"Apartments," the latest book by Mariette Himes Gomez, has the appeal of a well-designed room. The book is warm and inviting, with Gomez' elegant, uncluttered prose mirroring the qualities that she brings to her interior design projects.