A practical step-by-step guide to all the essential decorating tasks, including coverage of methods, tools, materials and equipment. The book covers repairing and preparing surfaces, creating all kinds of decorative finishes, improving flooring, lighting, storage - even the shapes of your rooms. In each section there are step-by-step treatments ranging from minor repairs, such as repairing a crack in a wall, to more ambitious work like fitting a fireplace. There are troubleshooting hints and tips throughout, as well as step-by-step artworks showing you key DIY techniques.