Know Your Home Furnishings

Know Your Home Furnishings, 2nd Edition, is a textbook that examines consumer goods for the home and the raw materials used to produce them. The text helps students understand key household furnishing categories and consumer demand for both functional and fashionable products.

Coverage addresses the broader marketplace alongside foundational materials such as textiles and wood. The volume also investigates finished consumer items ranging from furniture and lighting to tableware.

Written for a college audience, the text supports interior designers, merchandisers, product developers, retailers, and consumers. Published by Fairchild Books in 2016, this edition includes a glossary and an index.