Category:	General Interest/General Topics/House and Home
Audience:	Female Christian homemakers, homeowners, and apartment dwellers
Overview:	This first-ever combination interior decorating guidebook and Christian devotional gives busy homemakers practical and spiritual insights into making the most of their earthly home while preparing for their heavenly dwelling. Design topics include creating a peaceful environment through color, choosing furniture for children, coordinating patterns, accommodating aging relatives, lighting, working with craftsmen, seating that fits, and much more.
Benefits:	Readers will learn the importance of building a biblical home as the foundation for their lives and relationships. They will gain practical design help to create a home of peace and love.
Features:	Fifty 4-page units include the following features: A one-page devotional with Bible verse and six sentence-devotional thoughts that relate to the verse. A three-page interior design segment with anecdote and application ideas for integrating the spiritual and physical worlds. A bulleted list of practical interior design tips.
Length:	Fifty 4-page units of 700–900 words each, totaling approximately 35,000–45,000 words (202 pp. total)
Status:	Manuscript is half completed and can be finished 6 months from receipt of signed contract
Authors:	Sharon Hanby-Robie and Deb Strubel