The perfect follow-up to Mary Gilliatt's Complete Room by Room Decorating Guide, Mary Gilliatt's Home Comforts with Style shows readers how to decorate anything from a whole house down to one room, cleanly and basically, with not only confidence and style, but with heart and soul. Gilliatt takes decorators through an entire house, helping them to consider what makes them comfortable - both physically and emotionally - and taking into account all five senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing, and smell. Topics range from darkness when sleeping and quiet spaces for reading or resting, to comforts of different family members, flea market finds, and family heirlooms. Gilliatt shows homeowners how to find sanctuary in their homes, whether they are spending time relaxing, entertaining, being with family or pets, doing hobbies, cooking and eating, reading, or any of the other activities that go into their daily life.