Exploring the most enduring interior styles, this text describes and illustrates the essential principles of classic chic, from choosing color schemes to placing ornaments. It shows how to incorporate style into every type of living space including kitchens and bathrooms, and demonstrates the different ways of interpreting classic chic to suit individual tastes. Suzanne Trocme explains the role of color, texture scale, and proportion in defining classic interior spaces and discusses how to incorporate every design element from floor materials to soft furnishings, from furniture to works of art.