Product Description

•Includes detailed eBay buyer’s guides organized by category, with tips on the hottest trends—plus tips on buying brand-new furniture and accessories at a discount

•Packed with advice on targeting "diamonds in the rough" online

•How-to pictures and step-by-step instructions for displaying collections, fixing fixer-uppers, and creating a personal decorating style

With this book and a computer readers have everything they need to remake their homes with a few simple clicks of the mouse. Readers can save time and money and get what they really want by buying everything they crave for their home—from brand-new furniture, fixtures, furnishings, and accessories to distinctive, one-of-a-kind and/or valuable antiques and collectibles—on eBay. Whether you’re looking for a new sofa, designer bed linens, lighting fixtures, tiles, 1940s fabric, a rug, of McCoy pottery, eBay’s the shopping destination for you. The eBay Home Makeover also explains how to surf safely and securely for nifty project material—and when the find arrives, the fun really begins. Tons of great ideas show how to turn unusual items into functional pieces, from transforming a steamer trunk into a cunning wardrobe, to turning tattered sheet music into sophisticated framed art, to sewing vintage scarves into cool cushions. More than twenty-five step-by-step projects showcase the author’s winning redos and inspire the reader’s own creativity. Let eBay show the way to fun, funky, fabulous home decorating.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1474899 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-01
• Released on: 2005-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

About the Author
Alyssa Ettinger has written extensively about her flea market and online buying and makeover experiences, and has produced dozens of DIY projects for leading magazines. She lives in Brooklyn.

Customer Reviews

Awesome book!
Just like stumbling across a treasure on ebay, I happened to see this book at a bookstore and immediately took the "buy now" option. I absolutely love this book! It has great photos; they look like real rooms from real homes - not stuffy staged shots. I have bought a few things off of ebay but I really didn't know the extent of the home décor items available. This book list "power sellers" whom have good ratings and sell great home decorating items. This book addresses shipping issues, relevant decorating tips, and do-it-yourself projects. I highly recommend this book.

Transform Your Home with a Click of the Mouse
I love browsing on eBay, but hadn't thought about using it in my decorating efforts. This book opens your eyes to the wealth of objects (often one-of-a-kind) on the auction site that you can use to transform your home.
For beginning eBay users, the book covers registration and tips for browsing and buying so you get the most for your money. It includes a buyers guide with lists of power sellers and the types of things you can count on them to offer. This is reassuring if you are nervous about making your first purchases.
Anyway, this book is a great alternative to searching flea markets and estate sales looking for great deals for your home.

Not as I expected
I am in the process of decorating my new apartment and thought this book would be a great idea. Not only are the photos of poor quality but the so-called decor is awful. I do not recommend this book for anyone who wishes to decorate stylishly. Also, the book is not that informative about buying on eBay.