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Flip! for Decorating: A Page-by-Page, Piece-by-Piece, Room-by-Room Guide to Transforming Your Home
Flip! for Decorating: A Page-by-Page, Piece-by-Piece, Room-by-Room Guide to Transforming Your Home
00[dc]I[/dc]n this fresh, fun, and unique book, design consultant and Today show lifestyle expert Elizabeth Mayhew shares essential insider tips for making any space stylish and timeless in a snap. Forget expensive fixes or labor-intensive endeavors, Flip! for Decorating can show you how to redecorate with what you have on hand, or with the simple purchases you’ll need to create the room of your...
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150 Best Bathroom Ideas
150 Best Bathroom Ideas
00Showcasing an extensive collection of full-color photographs, 150 Best Bathroom Ideas provides an in-depth review of exemplary bathroom designs created by internationally renowned architects and designers who have achieved innovative and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their clients. Included here are the most attractive, functional, and cost-effective...
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Danish Modern by Andrew Hollingsworth
Danish Modern by Andrew Hollingsworth
00For serious furniture collectors, Danish is more than a pastry-it’s an art form. Twentieth century Danish furniture design is simple and clean., mixes well with other design styles, and has an inherent value and history beyond its beauty. In Modern Danish, Andrew Hollingsworth explores the history of Danish design, from the earliest cabinetmakers’ guilds in the 1770s through...
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Compact Houses: Architecture for the Environment
Compact Houses: Architecture for the Environment
00In an age of “McMansions,” this international survey of the latest in residential architecture proves that small is beautiful-and responsible. The houses profiled are designed to make maximum use of the smallest possible footprint in order to protect the environment. The houses profiled here prove that efficiency as well as beautiful, thoughtful design can be had in a tiny...
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Airstream Living by Bruce Littlefield
Airstream Living by Bruce Littlefield
00The Airstream story is the Wally Byam story, for if his wife, Stella, hadn’t “refused to go camping without a kitchen,” the world might never have known the aerodynamic silver trailer that screams art moderne. Though a few introductory pages suffice for Byam’s personal story, his influence is felt throughout this colorful appreciation of the perfectly retro...
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Kelly Hoppen Home: From Concept to Reality
Kelly Hoppen Home: From Concept to Reality
00Kelly Hoppen is an avatar of hip, high-end interior design, celebrated in the pages of Architectural Digest, In Style, and the New York Times. Her cool, modernist aesthetic is at once timeless and at the cutting-edge of style today and KELLY HOPPEN HOME offers readers a chance to learn from the world-renowned British designer’s chic design philosophy. Giving a clear picture of her...
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Living in Style: Paris
Living in Style: Paris
00Arguably the most stylish city in the world, Paris has long been known for its sleek, sophisticated interiors. This inspiring volume takes us on a tour of the French capital’s most notable dwellings. These luxurious living quarters will truly take your breath away! The decor ranges from classic to contemporary, with intriguing choices of furniture, finishes and materials. Reto...
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Wood Flooring : A Complete Guide to Layout, Installation & Finishing
Wood Flooring : A Complete Guide to Layout, Installation & Finishing
00Mention hardwood floors and watch a homebuyer’s eyes light up. What makes wood floors so desirable? Hardwood floors are unmatched for their beauty, durability, and ease of maintenance, so it’s no surprise that the demand for hardwood has always been strong. In recent years that demand has been fueled by the availability of more types of wood, including exotic species such as Brazilian...
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More Not So Big Solutions for Your Home
More Not So Big Solutions for Your Home
00Readers simply cannot get enough of Sarah Susanka. Homeowners are certain to embrace this new collection of articles by the best-selling author and visionary residential architect who sparked a movement toward “better, not bigger” homes. Practical solutions abound in this creative reference – everything from how to use color and unify an interior with trim to finding space for an...
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Design Ideas for Bathrooms (2nd edition)
Design Ideas for Bathrooms (2nd edition)
00Design Ideas for Bathrooms, 2nd Edition, presents a range of ideas for creating an up-to-date bathroom for pampering or simple practicality. Readers will find many excellent examples of master baths, family baths, powder rooms, and accessible designs. There is complete coverage of the latest fixtures, including desirable spa amenities such as jetted tubs and showers, steam devices and...
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Airstreams Custom Interiors by David Winick
Airstreams Custom Interiors by David Winick
00Few shapes rolling down the highway are as instantly recognizable as silver Airstream trailer homes. With over 200 sparkling color images and engaging text, this book presents David Winick’s adventure re-creating custom-built Airstream home trailers that date from1948 to 2007, including his 75th Anniversary Bambi trailer. The challenge of making functional and beautiful small living...
The Irish Country House
The Irish Country House
00A land of legend and lore, Ireland is also home to some of the most breathtaking residences in the world, ten of which are explored in this charming book. Take a once-in-a-lifetime tour through these historical homes and castles—all still owned and lived in by the original families—furnished with heirlooms and cherished hand-me-downs. From cabinets filled with monogrammed china to...
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Room Redux: The Home Decorating Workbook
Room Redux: The Home Decorating Workbook
00[dc]R[/dc]oom Redux can be used in several ways: as an introduction to basic design concepts, as a problem solver, and as a workbook. The book starts off with the premise that most rooms are not perfect to begin with, and if you’re going to decorate or redecorate a room you’ll have to make the most of its shortcomings. Questionnaires help you assess the strengths and...
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Welcoming Home : Creating a House that Says Hello
Welcoming Home : Creating a House that Says Hello
00As a principal architect at the Minnesota-based firm SALA Architects Inc., Mahady considers the aspects of home design that are pleasing to the senses and make people feel comfortable. Her mission is to explore the physical spaces that create this welcoming feeling. Most chapters cover Minnesota homes designed by SALA and include discussions and images of specific areas and rooms. Mahady...
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The Queen’s Dolls’ House: A Dollhouse Made for Queen Mary
The Queen’s Dolls’ House: A Dollhouse Made for Queen Mary
00[dc]F[/dc]rom simple one-room cottages to multilevel castles, dollhouses have long been treasured by children and adults alike. In an ever-expanding array of sizes and styles, they may be closely modeled on reality or wildly whimsical. Few, however, approach the splendor of the royal dollhouse on display at Windsor Castle. With running water, electricity, two working elevators, and many other...
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Interior Design Course: Principles, Practices, and Techniques for the Aspiring Designer (Quarto Book)
Interior Design Course: Principles, Practices, and Techniques for the Aspiring Designer (Quarto Book)
00[dc]N[/dc]ot every home owner or apartment dweller can afford to hire an interior decorator, but this book and a bit of do-it-yourself spirit are all that’s needed to give living interiors an elegant, professionally finished look. Presenting all the design principles and techniques needed for creating beautiful rooms, Interior Design Course advises readers on how to think visually and...
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Details : A Stylist’s Secrets to Creating Inspired Interiors
Details : A Stylist’s Secrets to Creating Inspired Interiors
00[dc]W[/dc]hen you think about decorating, you probably envision big changes, big purchases, and big costs. Interior stylist Lili Diallo has two words for you: Start small. She specializes in bringing homes alive through the details—a silvery pillow here, a floral screen there, and plenty of personality everywhere. Stylists typically transform spaces by working with pieces that are already...
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Bazaar Style : Decorating With Market and Vintage Finds
Bazaar Style : Decorating With Market and Vintage Finds
00If you love rummaging through markets for unusual fabrics, and can’t pass an antique or second-hand shop without popping in, Bazaar Style is for you. Stylist Selina Lake and experienced interiors writer Joanna Simmons show you real homes furnished with intriguing pieces from different eras and cultures, which mix and match colors, patterns, and design. You’ll discover an inspiring mix...
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Nantucket : Island Living
Nantucket : Island Living
00[dc]I[/dc]magine a place of unspoiled beaches, windswept dunes, and dramatic natural beauty. A place free of traffic lights and blaring commercial come-ons. A place whose rich historical heritage is visible everywhere—from the antiques-shop windows filled with handmade baskets and scrimshawed ivories to the spare, shingle-clad houses that coexist harmoniously with the surrounding land- and...
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Cheap Chic: Affordable Ideas for a Relaxed Home
Cheap Chic: Affordable Ideas for a Relaxed Home
00Create a stylish home without breaking the bank. “Cheap Chic” shows you how to combine well-chosen high-street basics with individual finds to create a relaxed and welcoming home. Emily Chalmers and Ali Hanan reveal the best ways to invest a modest budget and how to combine colours, textures and materials with confidence. The first section, The Elements, looks at colour,...
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Island Life : Inspirational Interiors
Island Life : Inspirational Interiors
00[dc]I[/dc]t’s the ultimate escape fantasy: Trade in the rat race for life on a tropical island and all the languid luxury that it evokes. For India Hicks and David Flint Wood, the dream became reality when, after high-profile careers-she as a fashion model, he as an advertising executive-the couple left the city behind for the Bahamas. Five years and three children later, the...
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Coastal Style : Home Decorating Ideas Inspired by Seaside Living
Coastal Style : Home Decorating Ideas Inspired by Seaside Living
00Coastal Style is a magnificent celebration of simple shoreside life. Featuring hundreds of fabulous photographs of homes around the world, it covers all aspects of decorative seaside style—from the creation of light and breezy rooms to the selection of simple furniture and furnishings that echo the natural beauty of the surf and sand. Also featured are tips on the best fabrics to...
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Simple Home: Calm Spaces for Comfortable Living
Simple Home: Calm Spaces for Comfortable Living
00The simple home is calm and uncluttered, with each item carefully chosen. Mark and Sally Bailey believe that good design means furniture and decoration that is useful, durable and honest. In the first part of the book, they explore calm Colors, Zen-inspired simplicity, and reclaimed or ethically sourced Materials, while Craft embraces the artisan’s skill. Comfort means cozy textiles...
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Cottages on the Coast : Fair Harbors and Secret Shores
Cottages on the Coast : Fair Harbors and Secret Shores
00[dc]W[/dc]ith her successful books Cottages by the Sea and Coastal Retreats, Linda Leigh Paul has beautifully captured the dream home in an ideal setting. Now she broadens her scope by visiting the most picturesque and private seaside cottages on all three coasts of the United States, from the cliffs of Big Sur to the dunes of Nantucket to Florida’s sandy beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. The...
