Orna O’Reilly is a fully qualified interior designer, who has just changed direction and moved from Ireland to Italy to write full time. This is her first book, which draws a line under more than twenty five years as a busy designer. Her next book, currently being written, is a novel, set in Venice. Having spent most of her long career renovating and redecorating houses from her earliest experiences in South Africa & Mozambique, right through to several years working in Ireland, Orna is uniquely placed to advise on how to organise a home renovation. Aimed mainly at assisting her readers to take charge on a building site, Orna wants to see more women involved in project management, by helping them to understand the organisational skills required . Building and design terminology is explained here in simple terms, which are critical when dealing with builders and sub contractors, in order to achieve a successful outcome to the renovation.