-USA Today "A guide to creating the most stylish table settings imaginable."

-House Beautiful "The Perfect Setting is something of a confection, a delight to be gobbled up and enjoyed. The 168 color photographs are stunning."

-Houston Chronicle Since it was first published in 1985, The Perfect Setting has redefined the ease, beauty, and pleasures of table settings, for any time and for all occasions. Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold's advice on how to combine simplicity with elegance, creating inviting table settings without great expense or enormous effort, remains timely, stylish, and invaluable for all hosts and hostesses. Now in paperback, with more than 160 color photographs and 50 of the authors' favorite recipes-for fresh corn salad, Seckel pears almondine, marinated vegetables, and much more-the book is a wonderful resource and a great gift for anyone who wants to create a perfect setting at home, at a business breakfast, on a picnic, or anywhere at all. 168 photographs in full color, 9 1/2 x 10" PERI WOLFMAN and CHARLES GOLD were the owners of Wolfman, Gold & Good Company, a New York City tableware store, for nearly 20 years. Wolfman is now in-house director of product development for Williams-Sonoma. Gold is a recognized food and still-life photographer; his work has appeared in House & Garden, Vogue, Gourmet, and other national magazines. Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold live in New York City.

The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms-Planning, Designing, Decorating joins the Smart Approach series, which guides the reader through the process of interior design. This book focuses on the needs of children ranging from newborns to young adults. Topics include: how to work with space and color; develop a budget; select age-appropriate themes, furniture, window, wall, and floor treatments; buy a mattress; organize storage; create safe work, play and sleep areas; and plan a room to be shared by two. Easy tips for adding personality with paint or customizing furniture are accompanied by attractive four-color photography or illustrations. Many beautiful photographs of professionally designed children's rooms give the readers inspiration and ideas to share with their children.

Whether you're a first-time parent or a veteran, if you have kids, you need this book. A collection of original ideas for decorating, furnishing, and organizing space for children of all ages, from newborn to young adult, The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms offers practical advice on everything from choosing a color scheme to eliminating clutter. Plus, you'll find great tips for putting a personal touch into your plans with easy decorative paint techniques, as well as thoughtful information.
- Easy-to-follow steps guide you through all phases of the design process. Topics covered: assessing the space; planning a budget; working with color; buying furniture; and selecting wall, floor, and window treatments
- Specific guidelines for newborn, toddler, young school-age, and teen-to-adult bedrooms
- Lots of safety tips
- Illustrated solutions to the most common decorating problems
- Over 200 beautiful full-color photographs