• The Interior Design Reference + Specification Book, paperback, standing
  • Homeowner opening the book in her kitchen while it is being fitted
  • Inside the book: Drawing Basics, floor plans and reflected ceiling plans
  • The book cover, flat lay, 5.75 x 8.25 in
  • Inside the book: contents, six sections and 21 chapters
  • Holding up the yellow Interior Design book on a sofa

The Interior Design Reference + Specification Book (Updated + Revised)

The Interior Design Reference + Specification Book (Updated + Revised)

288 pages  |  Pocket size, 5.75 x 8.25 in


Make every room decision with the confidence of a designer.

✅ Feel sure before you order. The room sizes designers work to, drawn out for you.

✅ Speak up with confidence. Point to the page, not a hunch, when your contractor says "it'll be fine".

✅ Love the room you live in. Light, colour and materials that work together.

✅ Always within reach. Pocket-sized for the showroom and the site walk.
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The Interior Design Reference + Specification Book (Updated + Revised)

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📐 ROOM LAYOUTS DRAWN TO SIZE

🎨 COLOUR, MATERIAL, PATTERN

💡 LIGHT AND HIDDEN SYSTEMS

👜 SMALL ENOUGH FOR YOUR BAG

📐 ROOM LAYOUTS DRAWN TO SIZE

🎨 COLOUR, MATERIAL, PATTERN

💡 LIGHT AND HIDDEN SYSTEMS

👜 SMALL ENOUGH FOR YOUR BAG

📐 ROOM LAYOUTS DRAWN TO SIZE

🎨 COLOUR, MATERIAL, PATTERN

💡 LIGHT AND HIDDEN SYSTEMS

👜 SMALL ENOUGH FOR YOUR BAG

📐 ROOM LAYOUTS DRAWN TO SIZE

🎨 COLOUR, MATERIAL, PATTERN

💡 LIGHT AND HIDDEN SYSTEMS

👜 SMALL ENOUGH FOR YOUR BAG

📐 ROOM LAYOUTS DRAWN TO SIZE

🎨 COLOUR, MATERIAL, PATTERN

💡 LIGHT AND HIDDEN SYSTEMS

👜 SMALL ENOUGH FOR YOUR BAG

📐 ROOM LAYOUTS DRAWN TO SIZE

🎨 COLOUR, MATERIAL, PATTERN

💡 LIGHT AND HIDDEN SYSTEMS

👜 SMALL ENOUGH FOR YOUR BAG

📐 ROOM LAYOUTS DRAWN TO SIZE

🎨 COLOUR, MATERIAL, PATTERN

💡 LIGHT AND HIDDEN SYSTEMS

👜 SMALL ENOUGH FOR YOUR BAG

📐 ROOM LAYOUTS DRAWN TO SIZE

🎨 COLOUR, MATERIAL, PATTERN

💡 LIGHT AND HIDDEN SYSTEMS

👜 SMALL ENOUGH FOR YOUR BAG

📐 ROOM LAYOUTS DRAWN TO SIZE

🎨 COLOUR, MATERIAL, PATTERN

💡 LIGHT AND HIDDEN SYSTEMS

👜 SMALL ENOUGH FOR YOUR BAG

📐 ROOM LAYOUTS DRAWN TO SIZE

🎨 COLOUR, MATERIAL, PATTERN

💡 LIGHT AND HIDDEN SYSTEMS

👜 SMALL ENOUGH FOR YOUR BAG

For the people who make the decisions in a room

  • Homeowner opening the book in her kitchen mid-remodel

    The owner mid-remodel

    Checks the layout before the cabinets, tile and fixtures are ordered.

  • Interior designer using the book in a showroom

    The working designer

    Keeps the standards in her bag for the showroom and the client meeting.

  • Career changer studying the book at her desk

    The late starter

    Sees the technical side of the job before paying for the course.

  • Family planning a room makeover with the book

    The family redoing a room

    Turns a weekend makeover into a plan the whole house can join in on.
    Kitchen before

    THE PROBLEM

    Most room mistakes are decided on paper, then paid for in person.

    The walkway nobody measured. The island goes in, and the dishwasher door hits it every morning.

    The light that feels wrong. One cold ceiling fixture, and a room that looked warm in the photos never does.

    The conversation you can't win. The contractor says it'll be fine, and you have nothing to point to.

    Open it where the decision happens

    1. Find the room. Six sections in the order a project runs.

    2. See the drawing. Layouts with their dimensions, charts and specifications, not paragraphs of opinion.

    3. Check it before it's ordered. In the showroom, on the site walk or at the kitchen table, while the choice can still change.

    Drag to compare. Illustration of the chapter's ideas, not a reader's home.

    Before

    After

    Kitchen before
     
     
    Kitchen after

    The living room

    One cold ceiling fixture, furniture pushed to the walls. Then the same room with layered light and a layout that holds a conversation.

    Drag to compare. Illustration of the chapter's ideas, not a reader's home.

    Before

    After

    Living room before
     
     
    Living room after

    The bedroom

    The same bedroom, re-planned: clearances around the bed, light where you read, storage that fits.

    Drag to compare. Illustration of the chapter's ideas, not a reader's home.

    Before

    After

    Bedroom before
     
     
    Bedroom after

    Six sections, in the order a project runs.

    Fundamentals, Space, Surface, Environments, Elements, Resources: 21 chapters, plus interviews with working practitioners.
    Drawing Basics Proportions of a Room Types of Rooms Code and Accessibility Color Material Texture Pattern Natural Light Artificial Light Furniture Details

    The quiet satisfaction of knowing, not guessing

    What readers of this book say about this book

    • Couple pointing at a page at their kitchen island

      The debate ends when the drawing is on the table.

      "You dont need to read the whole book but can quickly reference any concept as needed... Its a cheat code to design your own spaces and have effective conversations with your designer/contractor or architect."

       Reader of this book 

    • Designer with the book on a renovation site walk

      The answer is already in your bag when the builder asks.

      "It is a tiny book packed with an incredible amount of valuable information... easily taken with you to a job site, client meeting, and just to carry in a purse for any eventuality."

       Reader of this book 

    • Holding up the yellow Interior Design book on a sofa

      A small yellow book that ends up full of sticky tabs.

      "I really love the updated version of this book… full of useful information and the pages feel premium."

       Reader of this book 

      Still deciding? Good questions.

      Yes. Most of the book is drawings and charts, not long text. Open the room you're working on, look at the drawing, and the measurement is right there. It's the same reference designers use, so you're working from the real numbers, not guesses.

      You don't have to. It's a look-up book: open the page for the decision in front of you, check it, close it.

      One room is exactly when it helps. The island that blocks the dishwasher, the light that makes the room feel cold: those are decided once, then lived with for years. A few minutes with the right page before you order is the easiest part of the whole project.

      It makes you a better client. When you know the standard, you ask the right questions, understand the answers and feel confident signing off. A reader called it a way "to have effective conversations with your designer/contractor or architect."

      It's a great first look at the technical side of the work: room sizes, materials, lighting, furniture, in the drawings designers use every day. You'll see what the job really involves, and have a reference you'll keep using.

      Yes, for anyone starting a remodel, moving into a new home or starting design school. It's small, useful from the first day, and our 30-day money back covers you if it's not the right fit.

      Send it back within 30 days and get your money back. Try it on your next decision and see for yourself.

      The Interior Design Reference + Specification Book

      30-DAY MONEY BACK

      The drawing is still on paper. Check it now.

      One small reference for every room decision still ahead of you.

      If the book isn't what you needed, send it back within 30 days for your money back.