I have just found a wonderful interior design book. As soon as I felt the embossed cover, I knew I was going to buy it and love it. Etcetera: creating beautiful interiors with the things you love by Sibella Court. 
What I like about the book:
Gorgeous photographs – lots of detail,
Variety of text, including some typewriter, some rubber stamped,
Scapbook style arrangement,
Old textiles used as part of the page design,
The feel of the pages – some are made of modern vellum.
What I like about the interior design style:
Exotic elements from far off places,
Modern stuff mixed with antiques and flea market finds,
The look requires a little effort but apparently not much money,
It inspires the reader to consider their own style signature,
And then of course, there was the use of ephemera (a designer after my own heart!)
Another source of interior design inspiration is a website called
The Selby- people in their spaces by Todd Selby theselby.com
It shows photographs of the interiors of homes and workspaces of some very artistic and creative people. You can see what sort of environment they have created for themselves whether it be in Europe, USA, Tokyo or Australia. Well worth a look.
