Meditations on Design: Reinventing Your Home With Style and Simplicity - Modern Home Decor Ideas for Living Room, Bedroom & Office

Among the many interior design books I've purchased, this is probably the best of the lot. It's not wordy or very long compared to other design books, but the photography is outstanding and the layout is nicely done.Wheatman has taught classes in interior design and it shows. The book seems the distillation of all his years of teaching and private practice. Each word seems carefully chosen, like the accompanying photos and the actual design of the homes. I usually dislike authors with too many prescriptive rules, but his focus isn't on a particular style he's enamored of, but on a philosophy of how to make a home a better reflection of the individuals living in it.Wheatman does an excellent job of using details from the photographs to illustrate concepts and his thought process. Nothing is wasted. This is also reflected in his focus on the importance of culling uneeded possessions, using what you already have in new ways, and focusing on creating a living space rather than "a look." Although it's a slim volume, this is probably the most influencial of the interior design books that I've seen, and I often refer to it for ideas.