Product Description

"Easy Style" translates 300 quick and easy ideas and projects from real homes into design lessons and stylish decorating solutions. 160 color photos .

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1224766 in Books
• Published on: 1998-03-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

From Library Journal
Better Homes & Gardens editors have done it again, making decorating easier for amateurs. Decorating Shortcuts contains numerous photographs of rooms, with captions pointing out the simple design techniques used and how to achieve them. Some require only a rearrangement of furniture, while others require skill with a needle and thread. Instructions for projects are provided at the end of the book. Color explains how to use color combinations and what colors to use to achieve a particular look. Well illustrated, these books will be excellent for public libraries.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Lots of great ideas for such a little book ! :-)
This is a useful guide for decorating in that "New Traditional" style. It's full of great ideas that can be completed quickly and easily using the art of furniture placement, and ideas for combining flea market finds with what you already own. Chock full of full color photographs and ideas, plus the directions for implementing many of the featured projects. A great addition to the book collection of the ameture decorator.

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After watching HGTV perform miracles of decorating, now the average person wants the same quick fix. This book, by reliable Better Homes and Gardens, delivers ideas and techniques for a quick transformation.
Of course it helps if you're starting out with some nice pieces of furniture and accessories. The rooms are eclectic, shabby chic and the suggestions are easy-to-read bullets beside the photos.
Samples: fill a blank corner with wildflowers or even bare branches in a pitcher or frame several vintage record albums. Nineteen of the ideas have more detailed instructions at the back of the book. These include making a padded bulletin board, upholstering a headboard, and stamping designs on walls and fabrics.
The photos are large enough and the ideas easy to absorb. Even experienced decorators will pick up a few ideas.