Get Inspired: Book Excerpts

HomePortfolio's editors have selected excerpts from acclaimed books on design, decorating, and home furnishings.

Featured Books

Concrete at Home
Let Fu-Tung Cheng lead you on a tour of the most beautiful concrete design possibilities in this new release from Taunton Press.

Pools and Spas
Swimming pools and spas of the new millennium reflect an owner's lifestyle, as well as the architecture of a home and the site's topography. Take a look...

Book Excerpt Archive

77 Habits of Highly Creative Interior Designers

American Designers' Houses

Creating the Not So Big House

Designing a Home with Wood

Designing for Small Homes

The Dining Room

The Distinctive Home

The Domain Book of Intuitive Home Design

Floral House

Garden House

Home by Design

Home Offices: Your Guide to Planning and Furnishing

Modern Kitchen Workbook

Nantucket Style

New American Style

The Organized Home

Real Life Decorating

Red on Red: Creating Stunning Interiors Using Reds and Pinks

Room Recipes

Think Color

Town & Country Elegant Entertaining

Waterworks: Inventing Bath Style

Weekend Houses



Concrete at Home by Fu-Tung Cheng (with Eric Olsen) Photographs by Matthew Millman The Taunton Press $32.00

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