Is your ideal sleeping spot a soft mattress with heaps of pillows or a firm bed with crisp white sheets? Does your day start with a long soak or a short sharp shower? Home comfort is a matter of taste, so creating spaces that feel good (as well as look good) is essential. Iin The Comfortable Home, Jane Burdon explores Relaxing Spaces, Eating & Cooking Spaces, Sleeping Spaces, Bathing Spaces, and Outdoor Spaces. She advises on furniture essentials, from the right bed to the best couch, and looks at the elements contributing to the comfort of each space, from flooring to blankets. A "finishes" section in each chapter details the tactile door handles, perfect flatware, and well-placed rugs that make a difference, and a series of room schemes offers further inspiration. With illuminating photographs and an invaluable list of resources, this book will give you the knowledge to decorate your home and the confidence to trust your instincts. Inspirational decorating ideas for creating feel-good spaces, plus informed answers to all your furnishing dilemmas. Create a superbly relaxing and beautiful home. Innovative ideas for combining style, practicality, and afforable luxury in your home, indoors and out.

Jane Burdon is a stylist and interiors writer who has contributed to many magazine including Ideal Home, BBC Good Homes, Red, and Saturday (Daily Express). She worked in New York as home editor for Real Simple magazine and is also the author of Room Rescues (Ryland Peters & Small).