Playing House : A Starter Guide to Being a Grown-Up

playing house : a starter guide to being a grown-up

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Playing House : A Starter Guide to Being a Grown-Up

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Ready to graduate from dorm
decor and mismatched furniture?

Now it's easy to create a perfect, stylish space for entertaining and relaxing. Playing House is the bible for the girl who knows she has an aspiring domestic goddess inside her but doesn't know how to make those impulses meet reality. Page after page of advice on cooking, decorating, cleaning, and entertaining will provide you with everything you need to turn your bachelorette pad into a welcoming, cozy haven, including a stress-free formula for making any room look elegant and inviting for little money and minimal effort; tips on transforming an apartment filled with mismatching furniture into a well-choreographed pad; time-saving strategies for dinner parties that can be prepared 80 percent in advance and on a tight budget; advice on making a bedroom that looks like a sanctuary rather than a dorm room; and more!

Featuring the budget-friendly tips and advice of top interior designers, chefs, and event planners, Playing House will help you achieve blissful domesticity with minimum fuss and maximum fun.



About the Author

Celeste Perron is the former lifestyle director for Cosmopolitan and is currently a freelance writer. She lives in New York.

Playing House: A Starter Guide to Being a Grown-Up,Celeste Perron,Collins,0060741635,Decorating,Decorating - General,Home Economics (General),Home Improvement / Construction,Home Management,Home economics,House & Home,House & Home / Decorating

Book Contents:

  1. Pottery Barn Bathrooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)
  2. Pottery Barn Bedrooms (Pottery Barn Design Library)
  3. Pottery Barn Dining Spaces (Pottery Barn Design Library)
  4. Pottery Barn Workspaces (Pottery Barn Design Library)
  5. Scalamandre
  6. Simple Fountains for Indoors & Outdoors : 20 Step-By-Step Projects
  7. Stone by Design
  8. Stone: Designing Kitchens, Baths and Interiors with Natural Stone
  9. The Bathroom Book : The Ultimate Design Resource for the Home's Essential Space
  10. The Complete Book Of Curtains And Drapes

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