Product Description

Ready to graduate from dorm
decor and mismatched furniture?

Now it's easy to create a perfect, stylish space for entertaining and relaxing. Playing House is the bible for the girl who knows she has an aspiring domestic goddess inside her but doesn't know how to make those impulses meet reality. Page after page of advice on cooking, decorating, cleaning, and entertaining will provide you with everything you need to turn your bachelorette pad into a welcoming, cozy haven, including a stress-free formula for making any room look elegant and inviting for little money and minimal effort; tips on transforming an apartment filled with mismatching furniture into a well-choreographed pad; time-saving strategies for dinner parties that can be prepared 80 percent in advance and on a tight budget; advice on making a bedroom that looks like a sanctuary rather than a dorm room; and more!

Featuring the budget-friendly tips and advice of top interior designers, chefs, and event planners, Playing House will help you achieve blissful domesticity with minimum fuss and maximum fun.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #667353 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-01
• Released on: 2005-07-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

About the Author

Celeste Perron is the former lifestyle director for Cosmopolitan and is currently a freelance writer. She lives in New York.

Customer Reviews

House Keeping the cool way
I saw an article on this book in Cosmopolitan and I liked the tips that were offered, so I went ahead and bought the book.

It is an easy read and it has a lot of common sense stuff that you probably would have figured out yourself but would have preferred someone told you.

Mrs. Perron makes a good job of offering affordable tips and plenty of resources. The decorating tips and guidelines will help you make your living space much more comfortable and 'yours'.

The cooking and wine sections are complete without being complex and eventhough I defend myself rather well in the kitchen, she gives simple ideas to make every meal better.

The entertaining section is one of the best parts of the book. Once I marry, I hope to host get-togethers at home and this chapter offered lots of simple yet great pointers.

I bought this book because I am getting married next March and I want to make sure that I have an idea of how to keep house. This book is a great reference guide and I would recommend it to both girls and guys who want to make their living space a comfortable and hip place to live.

I would have given it 5 stars but I was a bit disappointed that the book has almost no pictures or diagrams which would have been useful for some of the tips and instruction Celeste offers.

Boy did I need this book!
I'm basically a total idiot when it comes to keeping house, because I was raised by a groovy '70s mom who couldn't be bothered. That was fun, but frankly I really just needed some homey home advice, and this book gave it to me! Plus it's so cute. I didn't feel like a dork buying it and it is sooooo helpful. Like having a cool next door neighbor who knows stuff.

Everyone should own this book
Celeste's advice covers EVERYTHING I wish I knew starting out. I could have saved so much money spent on bad decorating and cooking if I had someone to give me the information provided clearly and with great wit in this book. Honestly, I don't think this is just for gals - my little brother could use it too!