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Luscious photographs and a large, color-filled format make this volume instantly appealing. Open to almost any page at random and you'll be greeted by an innovative and often quirky home-decorating idea. The good step-by-step instructions and plethora of photos make the easy projects even easier, as do shortcuts like using interesting blankets or beach mats for window treatments; personalizing store-bought items like napkins or lamps with your own embellishments; or using such inexpensive and readily available supplies as muslin (curtains, canopies), discarded containers, or rope (wound around chair frames, headboards, lamps, and odd-shaped bottles). Some items are a bit more traditional (a wooden chair swathed in yards of organza, a small bench with purchased carved-wood accents, a chintz-covered headboard), but many are on the decidedly funky side: chairs covered in AstroTurf, space-age fabric, fake fur, rush brooms, and bamboo stalks (the "Polynesian throne"), or made entirely of cardboard; light fixtures bedecked with plastic baubles, raffia, or tiny fabric birds; a window drenched in layers of pink tulle and a feather boa. Kitsch it may be, but it is kitsch well done, with an energy and tastefulness all its own. --Amy Handy
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Book Description
If the imagination is greater than professional skills and budget, and one has more flair than time, Instant Decorating provides the perfect solution with its comprehensive collection of stylish and genuinely quick home decorating ideas. Learn to revamp walls or find a quick solution for a window treatment; any one of the projects can be achieved in a weekend, using the minimum of professional equipment and expertise. If readers can tie, drape, staple or use a glue gun, they can achieve fantastic results ranging from sumptuous drapes to clever storage ideas. Instant Decorating will help transform interiors without stretching budgets or schedules.
Over 100 self-contained projects are divided into five chapters: Tables and Chairs, Beds and Bedding, Light and Shade, Container Decorating, and Walls and Floors. Each is packed with step-by-step photographs and instructions that demonstrate how to paint, lay tiles, stencil, stamp and sew to achieve inspirational results, and handy checklists show which materials will be needed for each project. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Instant Decorating: Innovative Interiors With Impact - 100 Sensational Effects That You Can Achieve in a Weekend,Stewart Walton,Sally Walton,Lorenz Books,1859674534,Decorating,Decorating - General,Decoration & Ornament,Home Improvement / Construction,House & Home
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