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15 Free Interior Design Books [PDF]

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Free interior design books in PDF format.

Interior design books in PDF, free and ready to download. Here you will find manuals, handbooks and textbooks on how a space comes together, from the first floor plan to the last cushion.

Interior design is equal parts art and problem solving. Our selection covers the fundamentals taught in design schools, color schemes and residential lighting, decorating styles from historical periods to modern minimalism, and the accessible design that makes a home work for everyone in it.

Every book here downloads free, with no signup and no limits. Whether you are an interior design student, a working interior designer, or a homeowner about to repaint a living room, pick what you need or grab the whole collection in one ZIP file.

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Complete Manuals

Interior Design Books

These are the complete interior design manuals. They cover the whole process, from analyzing a space and planning its layout to choosing textiles, materials and finishes.

  • A Guide for Interior Design

    A Guide for Interior Design

    Covers the whole interior design process, from how people behave in a space to the materials and furnishings that finish it. Chapters on light and color, design basics, building systems and window treatments make it the most complete manual on this page.

    A. Bhatia

    Format: PDF 198 pages 5.6 MB
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  • Interior Decoration

    Interior Decoration

    University course material on the principles and elements of design applied to real rooms. Covers scale, balance, rhythm and emphasis, then moves into colour, lighting, furniture, and floor and wall coverings.

    Uttarakhand Open University

    Format: PDF 128 pages 1.03 MB
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  • Interior Design 101

    Interior Design 101

    A working designer explains the five elements and seven principles that hold a room together: line, form, colour, pattern, texture, and the balance between them. Illustrated with real interiors throughout.

    Erica Swanson

    Format: PDF 42 pages 1.2 MB
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  • Home Design and Decor-Unit 1

    Home Design and Decor-Unit 1

    A hands on manual built around activities rather than theory. Starts with a colour wheel you build yourself, then works through hue, shades and tints, choosing colours for a room, and the design principles behind a finished space.

    Colorado 4-H

    Format: PDF 65 pages 1.57 MB
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  • Interior Design Basics

    Interior Design Basics

    A practical workshop for redesigning a room in your own home, at any budget. Covers measuring the space, picking a decor style, colour, pattern and upcycling techniques.

    The Open College of the Arts

    Format: PDF 27 pages 1.18 MB
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Styles

Interior Design Styles Books

Every decorating style carries a logic behind it. These books on interior design trace where the great styles came from and how to tell them apart on sight.

  • History of Interior Design

    History of Interior Design

    Traces how interiors were built and furnished from prehistoric dwellings through Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome, the medieval period, the Renaissance, the industrial era and the twentieth century. Heavily illustrated with period rooms and furniture.

    Aligarh Muslim University

    Format: PDF 88 pages 3.97 MB
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  • Design Style Guide

    Design Style Guide

    Fourteen decorating styles explained side by side, from traditional and craftsman to coastal, mid century modern, French country, farmhouse and shabby chic. Each one comes with photographs and the details that identify it.

    Gotcha Covered

    Format: PDF 46 pages 4.16 MB
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Color and Lighting

Interior Color and Lighting Books

Color and light do more work in a room than any piece of furniture. These titles show how to build a color scheme and how to light each space for what actually happens in it.

  • Introduction to Interior Lighting Design

    Introduction to Interior Lighting Design

    Explains what actually makes a room well lit: visibility, glare, uniformity and illuminance levels, with worked interior lighting examples for each type of space.

    J. Paul Guyer

    Format: PDF 35 pages 2.39 MB
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  • The All in One Guide to Decorating with Color

    The All in One Guide to Decorating with Color

    Color theory written for someone about to repaint a room, not for a classroom. Explains the colour wheel, warm and cool schemes, and how to build a plan of action before buying the paint.

    Animas Kitchen and Bath Durango Colorado

    Format: PDF 12 pages 0.21 MB
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Accessibility

Accessible Interior Design Books

Good design works for the person living in it. These books cover homes designed for dementia, low vision and aging in place.

Sustainability

Sustainable Interior Design Books

Materials, air quality and energy. These books look at what an interior is made of and how it affects the health of the people inside.

  • The 9 Foundations of a Healthy Building

    The 9 Foundations of a Healthy Building

    Nine things that decide whether a building is good for the people inside it: ventilation, air quality, thermal comfort, moisture, dust, safety, water, noise and lighting. Each one is backed by the research and given a practical target.

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Format: PDF 36 pages 4.53 MB
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  • Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades

    Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades

    What to check before, during and after a home renovation so that sealing up a house does not spoil the air inside it. Covers moisture, ventilation, combustion safety, lead, asbestos and radon.

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Format: PDF 48 pages 2.02 MB
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  • Green Home Remodel: Painting

    Green Home Remodel: Painting

    How to pick and use paint without spoiling the air in your home. Explains low VOC formulations, surface preparation, lead safety, how much paint a job actually needs and what to do with what is left over.

    Seattle Public Utilities Sustainable Building Program

    Format: PDF 20 pages 0.72 MB
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That is our selection of free interior design books in PDF, from home decoration basics to full design projects. We hope you found the one you were looking for.

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