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EASY STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL DECORATING
Barbara Taylor Bradford
An expert shows you the secrets of creating a beautiful home.
120 ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR AND BLACK -AND-WHITE
"At last! A wonderful down-to-earth book that; takes the mystery and guesswork out of interior decorating. Easy Steps to Successful Decorating spells out the basic decorating rules professionals use and tells you exactly how to app them—step by easy step. Now you can achieve, the kind of good looks, good taste and comfort in every room in your house that you never dreamed you could create on your own.
Barbara Bradford, the leading wr
EASY STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL DECORATING
Barbara Taylor Bradford
An expert shows you the secrets of creating a beautiful home.
120 ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR AND BLACK -AND-WHITE
"At last! A wonderful down-to-earth book that; takes the mystery and guesswork out of interior decorating. Easy Steps to Successful Decorating spells out the basic decorating rules professionals use and tells you exactly how to app them—step by easy step. Now you can achieve, the kind of good looks, good taste and comfort in every room in your house that you never dreamed you could create on your own.
Barbara Bradford, the leading writer on decorating and interior design this country, is constantly interviewing decorators, designers, architects, manufactures, celebrities and trend-of every description for her winning column, "Designing Woman" She has solved decorating problems for thousands of her readers, and expertise has been demonstrated other books on the subject: The Complete Encyclopedia of Homer Ideas and Decorating to Please Him "
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EASYSTEPS 10 SUCCESSFUL DECORATING
CONTENTS
1.
The Birth of a Room how to analyze and measure each room and make simple floor plans
2.
How to Bring a Room into Focus—deciding on the focal point before making a single purchase
3.
How to Color a Room with Confidence—all the ways to take the confusion out of planning color schemes
4.
The Shell of the Room: Flooring—every kind of flooring (carpeting, hard surface, resilient) analyzed for suitability to every room
5.
The Shell of the Room: Wall Coverings—from paints to wallpapers, fabrics, paneling and new man-made materials
6.
Windows Also Look Inward the right treatment for every type of window, with curtains, draperies, shades or shutters
7.
Guidelines for Choosing Your Furniture—in terms of budget, room size, scale, materials and basic best buys
8.
A Dictionary of Popular Furniture Styles—how to identify every important period and style of English, French & American furniture
9.
The Importance of Lighting new developments in direct, indirect and semi-direct lighting for every room and type of decor
10.
Accessories Add the Finishing Touch—how to add personality to every room with art objects, pictures, collections, plants and flowers
11.
Ideas for Budgeting Space and Moneyspace-saving arrangements and double purpose furniture; budget buys for every room
12.
Room-by-Room Roundup the basic decorating elements summarized for the living room, dining room, kitchen, bathrooms, and bedrooms for every family member
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Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Release date: 28 October 1971
ISBN-10 : 0671209981 |
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