A compact resource on the art of interior design offers a helpful visual primer that covers everything from architectural styles and elements to fabrics, floor treatments, furniture, hardware, lighting, upholstery, walls, windows, and more. 15,000 first printing.
Same as above--full disclosure--I wrote this book. I wrote it because at the time I needed it--in it we have all the terminology for decorating with illustrations. We set the book up so you could look something up if you didn't know what it was called--which is the thing that bugged me about other similar books that made me think "Aha, there should be a book where..."