Revealed: Four interior design books to inspire a home makeover

From Pearl Lowe's take on faded city glamour to scandi chic and biophilic brilliance, these are our top picks of the latest releases

Left and above: Author The main bedroom of Hilton Carter’s home has a selection of plant life to help with air quality and to bring colour into monochrome décor. Below right, Pearl Lowe features the bathroom of her first home in her latest book.

When it comes to gifting, you won’t go far wrong taking the advice of one of the wittiest writers of the 20th century, PG Wodehouse, who said, “The first rule in buying Christmas presents is to select something shiny.”

For home lovers, the sight of a glossy book saturated with shiny pictures and filled with advice to inspire interior projects once the decorations come down in January, is a welcome one and perennially useful.