Published in the early 1970s, a decade that has largely influenced her visual aesthetic, The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement
yielded stylish reproductions of brightly painted foyers, tiled kitchens, and wood - paneled living rooms which Thomas coupled and collaged with her own photographs, swathes of patterned textiles and blocks of
pure color, and at times, glimpses of the landscape to render kaleidoscopic shifts in
perspective.