Decorate : Insider's Tips from Top Designers

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Decorate : Insider's Tips from Top Designers

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Book Description
Each issue of Metropolitan Home magazine is filled with photographs of some of the world's most beautiful houses. But making your own home special isn't just about copying photos. Good designers have a vision of what they want to create, and come up with a plan for how best to achieve it. Understanding first the ideas, and then the methods, is the key to taking a house from drab to fabulous.

In this book, Michael Lassell, who has been writing for Metropolitan Home since 1992, goes behind the photos. He uncovers the secrets of the professionals by asking: What did the designer want to do? And how did the designer do it? Each room or style is accompanied by insider's tips where designers reveal their trade secrets. In each case, introductory text explores the homeowner's and designer's goals. The book also explores how they achieved those goals: a "key to the style" box explains the designer's approach with a few key concepts; and "What the Pros Know About" boxes explains how the designer went from ideas to reality.

With 200 color photographs, Decorate provides all the inspiration and expertise to help any home decorator find and achieve high style.

Decorate: Insider's Tips from Top Designers,Michael Lassell,Filipacchi Publishing,1933231033,Decorating,Decorating - General,Home Improvement / Construction,House & Home,Interior Design - Professional Reference,Interior Design - Style Books,House & Home / Decorating

Book Contents:

  1. Decorative Designs : Over 100 Ideas for Painted Interiors, Furniture, and Decorated Objects
  2. Decorative Painting & Faux Finishes
  3. Decorative Paint Techniques & Ideas
  4. Design Culture Now : The National Design Triennial
  5. Dream Windows: An Inspriational Guide to Draperies and Soft Furnishings
  6. Encyclopedia of Curtains: Complete Curtain Maker
  7. Entertaining is Fun : How to Be a Popular Hostess
  8. Feng Shui Step by Step : Arranging Your Home for Health and Happiness--with Personalized Astrological Charts
  9. Flea Market Finds Before & After: Home Decorating With Makeover Miracles
  10. Fun Rooms : Home Theaters, Music Studios, Game Rooms, and More

Book Contents

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