Let's Ask Michael : 100 Practical Solutions for Interior Design Challenges

My parents never get along, mostly because my father won't accomodate my mum, but for their anniversary I got them this book and, god bless them, they were able to laugh at each other over it. Before they couldn't even sleep in the same bed together without sometimes going feet-to-face, and now they plan their redecorating together. All that garbage my dad keeps in the drawers and on the shelves is currently being jettisoned -- old excercise and scientific books mostly -- in a concerted effort to open up the household, which is inspiring a new affection in my mum. Making it less cluttered helps halfway, but the book is giving them great ideas for changing things around, from elegant to simple, and from fairly expensive to surprisingly affordable. Our little house is a home! And cute! Thank you Mr. Michael Payne from the bottom of my heart.

This book is a terrific guide to avoiding decorating disasters! Michael gives practical advise to those of us who like to dabble in interior design. The pictures are helpful in illustrating his points.

Michael Payne is a design genius! I have been a long-time fan of "Designing for the Sexes" and I am thrilled that he released a book. I loved everything about this book- it's simplicity, personalization, it's how-to approach, the clean and modern graphic design- this book is impressive from all angles! His design ideas are by far the best of any I have seen. He is able to artfully extract the individuality of a person into his design. It is no wonder that he has been so successful at reaching a compromise for married couples. Buy it and heed his advice!!!

I just got my book and have to tell all the Michael Payne fans out there that you've got to get it! It's beautiful, informative and great to have on the coffee table for when guests come over! Some of the emails are hilarious while others are quite helpful! I love it!

After reading this book decorating makes so much more sense. Michael really gives straight, concise answers to common decorating problems in a very well put together book. It was a delight to read. The graphics and photographs were great. The book is divided into several chapters, each one focusing on a specific room of the house, bedroom, kitchen, etc . It's extremely organized and very helpful. This would be a good general reference book to have on hand as pretty much all styles of decorating are included in this very informative book. Anyone who has seen Michael Payne's show on HGTV knows what a great personality he has, and it really comes through when you read this book.