David Hicks on Decoration

First edition (1966) copy of David Hicks on Decoration by David Hicks. David Hicks on decoration, Britain's most gifted, most sought-after designer and decorator demonstrates how even the most ambitious interior designs can be applied economically to your home or apartment. Throughout this beautiful book, which contains 32 pages of magnificent color plates and 120 black-and-white photographs, Mr. Hicks illustrates and describes many of the techniques he has used in decorating and designing rooms for a host of distinguished public figures, from the private suites at Windsor of the Prince of Wales and Princess Anne to the London flat of the late Helena Rubinstein. In Mr. Hicks's view, "interior decoration is the art of achieving the maximum with the minimum. It is the art of making the most of your house, your rooms, and your possessions. It must create a background for living for each individual house and owner." His book covers every aspect of interior design, including the all-importa