Decorating with Your Favourite Objects

Treasured collections deserve special treatment and "House Beautiful" reveals how to create breathtaking displays that feature your favourite things.

Inspirational and practical, these colour photographs present an array of fabulous ideas for showcasing ceramics, glassware, photographs, summer hats, books, African masks, folk art and toys.

There's advice on how to create themed arrangements; where and how to place your treasures; how to exhibit them and how to make focal points in any room.

Turn walls into effective backdrops and make good use of tabletops, mantelpieces and glass display cabinets.

With these expert hints, any piece will make an impact.