从室内设计领域的大师（Jamie Drake, Stephen Sills, Tom Britt, Jeffrey Bilhuber）到相对较新的人才，读者将从当今最成功的几位室内设计师那里了解到多种多样的装饰手法和精致生活的艺术。其他特别介绍的人物包括Alex Papachristidis, Robert Couturier, Howard Slatkin和 Katie Ridder。

从招待客人的建议和打造值得注意的桌面景观到关于存储和展示藏品的实用建议，书中的文字在引导读者过上充实而精致的生活。室内设计师们自己的住宅——从城市别墅到单间公寓——展示了实际的设计，并往往反映了高效和优雅生活的简洁原则。一本适合室内设计专业人士和热爱室内设计与大城市生活的人的书。

From established masters of the field (Jamie Drake, Stephen Sills, Tom Britt, Jeffrey Bilhuber) to comparatively newer talents, the reader will learn about diverse approaches to decoration and the art of fine living from some of today's most successful interior designers--with wit, candor, and passion. Other featured subjects include Alex Papachristidis, Robert Couturier, Howard Slatkin, and Katie Ridder.

From suggestions on entertaining and creating noteworthy tablescapes to practical advice on storage and displaying collections, the text guides readers to live full and savvy lives. Decorators' own residences--ranging from town houses to studios--show design in action and often reflect concise principals for living efficiently and stylishly. Join New York Social Diary and many of the top interior designers of today to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the professionals live in their private (and refined) worlds. A book for decorating professionals and lovers of interior design and life in the great city.