What Goes With What: Home Decorating Made Easy
Editorial Reviews
Asbury Park Press
"There's a lot of punch packed in this slim book."
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Review
"If you are at all insecure about home decor, a new series of books might make it all better. The 'What Goes with What' series started with a primer subtitled 'Home Decorating Made Easy.'
It covered the basics involved in selecting a style, choosing a color scheme and coordinating fabric, wall coverings, window treatments and accessories."
Nancy Herrick, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, September 4, 2004
"The book...is a decorating handbook that covers such basics as furniture styles, arrangements and color. The book guides readers on developing a color scheme and contains basic information on fabrics, paint, wallpaper, floor coverings, window treatments and accessories. Smith even includes money-saving ideas for decorators on tight budgets."
--Mademine Hamm, Houston Chronicle, Peoria Journal Star, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Palm Springs Desert Sun, Memphis Commercial Appeal, Englewood Sun, Charlotte Sun, Idaho Falls Post Register, New Philadelphia Times-Reporter, Portland Oregonian, Akron Beacon Journal
"...a handy spiral-bound paperback."
--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
"If you can't afford to hire an interior designer and feel you need to know more about how to develop your own style, there's an easy-to-follow book just hitting the shelves that should help. Even if you can afford to hire an interior designer, this same little book is a great way to prepare to help the designer help you."
--Knight Ridder News Service
"There's a lot of punch packed in this slim book. A quiz helps you determine what style category you fall in ... The text is practical and educational. Drawings define some furniture styles. Definitions and a source list also are helpful."
--Asbury Park Press
"Smith's goal is to help readers refine the look of a home interior. Through simple line drawings, she educates you about the specific style of furnishings. Smith also provides advice on combining styles."
--Betsy Lehndorff, Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post
"From there, the author of the successful book Your Colors at Home explains the easy way to mix and match home furnishings to reflect your particular personality and taste. Just as she did in Colors, she has a special knack for breaking down interior design dilemmas and explaining what goes with what...the book includes practical information...An extensive resource guide lists manufacturers of home furnishings that are available through retailers. By studying the advice and thinking it through, readers can put together their own beautiful pictures."
--Portland Oregonian
"Interior Designer Lauren Smith helps homeowners through the maze of decorating. The book is based on a simple quiz to help you learn to mix and match the elements in your home decorating plan."
--Vidette Times
"Interior Designer Lauren Smith lays all your home decorating fears to rest by illustrating, in easy-to-understand language, precisely what goes with what."
--Indianapolis Star
"Home decorating has never been easier, thanks to interior designer Lauren Smith and her new book. In the book, Smith puts your home decorating fears to rest by illustrating in easy-to-understand language precisely what goes with what."
--Tallahassee Democrat
"With the popularity of Trading Spaces and While You Were Out type decorating shows becoming more popular Lauren Smith's new book entitled 'What Goes with What Home Decorating Made Easy' provides a refreshing twist to home decor.
If you are a newlywed and are purchasing your first home, or you are a college student off to get that first new apartment, or just a person who knows nothing about decorating and wants to make your home feel more like a home than a cave of white walls and some hard flooring Lauren Smith's new book is for you.
This book takes you step by step on how to make your home more of your castle and make it more your own. As you sit and read each chapter of this book you will learn techniques for your walls, your floors, your fixtures, and more.
This book discusses the different types of style. To help you determine your personal style, the book starts off with an in depth quiz to find out just what style fits your life. From this quiz you can take the results and tips to make your home fit the style that most fits how your personality is and how your life is.
Do you love country french person, that southwestern feel, or do you like the Victorian style? Whatever your style is you will learn how to fit the perfect furniture, choose the right type of paint, wall furnishings, curtains and more.
Lauren highlights how to measure wallpaper, which I needed because I was set to redo our hallway. I am no decorating expert. In fact, my house could probably benefit from a personal makeover from one of those design shows like Trading Spaces or even While You Were Out. But with this book you feel like Lauren is right there with you telling you in simple terms what you need to do. You will learn how to make sure your border matches and you don't have half leaves where the roses should be or roses where you should have leaves.
Changing your home is not an easy task but when you read this book and go over the tips. You will be able to transform your home and be proud of the work you have done. You'll learn what to buy when you are decorating an empty room and plus great money saving tips, website links for online resources and a chart to help you keep track of what you have and what you need."
Shawnee Penkacik, www.entertainmentwatch.net
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
What Goes With What: Home Decorating Made Easy
What Goes With What: Home Decorating Made Easy,Lauren Smith,Noemi C. Taylor,Diane Pub Co,0756781086,Decorating,Decorating - General,House & Home
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