Newsday

Published May 17, 2007

"Linda Applewhite's Architectural Interiors: Transforming Your Home With Decorative Structural Elements" (Gibbs Smith, $29.95): Designer Linda Applewhite uses dozens of photos to show how structural and architectural changes can create or improve a space. "Always respect architecture," she says, and demonstrates how to sandblast, add decorative moldings, refurbish fireplaces and place columns as a way of preserving the "bones" while transforming a bland house into a spectacular home.