Learn to skillfully prepare the surfaces of a home for paint, decorative paint, faux finish, and stencils. A list of tools and materials and a section with tips and troubleshooting advice is provided for each surface preparation technique and repair.

Publishers Weekly Review: This basic guide to oriental rugs is organized to the advantage of the novice collector. A comprehensive section describes and illustrates the 41 most common motifs (geometric, floral and medallion styles and their variations) and the geographic areas where these motifs are produced. Once the motif of a rug is identified, readers can find a listing of the villages or tribes that characteristically employ that design, and can further discriminate according to the type of weave used in each region. Persian, Caucasian, Turkish and Turkoman rugs are covered, as well as those made in India, Pakistan and Roumania. BACKCOVER: There are numerous "Coffee table" art books available that serve as a catalogue of some Oriental rugs. Although useful, most of these books tend to leave people confused and are more akin to a museum catalogue than serving as a useful working book for one intending to purchase or identify oriental rugs. Invaluable for the prospective owner and experienced collector, the "Beginner's Guide to Oriental Rugs" presents clear illustrations of many of the most common designs found in Oriental rugs. Along with these designs are descriptions of the various rug makers that use the designs. To help refine things, the designs are followed by a detailed description of the rugs produced by each of the major rug producing tribes or towns. Complete advice is also given on evaluating a carpet, what makes one carpet more valuable than another, and how to take care of a carpet once you have it. Other useful features include a glossary, maps of all major rug producing areas, the history of Oriental rugs and how the carpets are made, etc. Here is the one book you will need to identify, evaluate and purchase oriental rugs. AUTHOR BIO: Linda Kline has been collecting Oriental rugs for almost two decades and has traveled extensively in her endeavor. She has encountered hundreds of people in this profession and offers the Beginner's Guide to Oriental Rugs as a way to reduce the amount of time, money and effort the average person faces when considering purchasing oriental rugs. Table of Contents Introduction 5 History &. Making of Oriental Rugs 9 Choosing Your Rug 19 Motifs 29 Persian Rugs 75 Caucasian Rugs. 127 Turkish Rugs 151 Turkoman Rugs.171 Chinese Rugs. 185 India, Pakistan, Roumania. 199 Glossary. 203 Index 218 Motif Illustrations: Barber Pole Stripe 33 Butterfly. 34 Candlestick 35 Caucasian Border 36 Chinese Fret 37 Chinese Wave 38 Cloud Band 39 Cock. 40 Cross 41 Cypress 42 Dog. 43 Endless Knot. 44 Fish. 45 Guli Hinnai 46 Herati Border. 47 Jug & Comb. 48 Latch Hook 49 Link 50 Lotus 51 Medallion. 52 Mini Khani. 53 Mir 54 Mirhab 55 Octagon 56 Palmette. 57 Pole Medallion 58 Pomegranate 59 Rosette. 60 Scorpion. 61 Serrated Leaf. 62 Snake 63 Star 64 Swastika. 65 Trantula. 66 Triangle 67 Tree of Life 68 Trefoil . 69 Turkoman Gul . 70 Weeping Willow . 71 Yin Yang . 72 Zig Zag 73

Reviews: Both the present and past president of the California Carpet Cleaning Institute have endorsed this book. Ralph Nader's Cal-Perg organization recommended this book. Robert Selby's Bio: Robert Selby has owned a carpet installing and cleaning business for over 14 years. He conducts classes in the care and treatment of carpets as well. He has bought, installed and cleaned almost every type of carpet there is. This book is a quick summary of his experience and advice. Author Comments: Carpeting in the average home is the third most expensive investment that the average homeowner undertakes. This book is designed to save you from making expensive mistakes in your carpeting decisions. Written by an expert in the industry, this book tells you how carpets are made and how you can avoid making big purchasing mistakes and how to care for the carpet once you get it.

Better Homes In America Plan Book For Demonstration Week October 9 to 14, 1922.

Take toilet paper to a new dimension, and revolutionize your use of a bathroom basic This collection of 60 stylish projects will add a joyous touch and festive flair to any holiday or special occasion -- including birthdays, weddings, and Christmas. Learn how to cut, sew, scrunch, paint, fold, twist, deconstruct, reconstruct, and transform bath tissue into delightful new designs.

This innovative book includes charming decorations, gifts, party favors, costumes, garnishes, and cards. Gift projects include: embroidered toilet paper, Toilet Paper Cake, homemade paper sachets, and the memorable Money Roll. Decorations include: an abundant variety of flowers, shimmery ornaments, Ghastly Ghost, holiday garlands, Letters & Lace Banners, Angel So Soft, big and beautiful pom poms, the delicate Paperwhite Wreath, ruffled ToileTree, and a sweet Blossoms & Birds Mobile. Gift toppers include: hearts, flowers, butterflies and bows. Food garnishes include: clown cupcake toppers, floral cake corsages, and Paper Truffles. Wearables include: Lovely Lei, incredible Petal Masks, mummy costumes, and a Rosette Brooch. Cards include: the Ruffled Heart Card, Rosebud Place Cards, and all-occasion embossed greeting cards. The projects range from simple make-it-in-minutes bows to elaborate masks -- using stitchery, origami, kanzashi, and basic craft techniques. "Toilet Paper Crafts for Holidays and Special Occasions" includes step-by-step illustrated instructions, 70 full-size copy-or-trace templates to ensure your success, and a collage of color photographs for inspiration. Also included is a bonus section of party games. Crafters of all ages and experience levels will enjoy repurposing toilet paper into budget-friendly, fun, and unforgettable new creations. Get rolling

Gathering together the world's most celebrated interior designers under the yoo brand, this inspirational book showcases interior designs from the cutting-edge masters at the forefront of innovation in the way we live today - Philippe Starck, Marcel Wanders, Jade Jagger and Tom Bartlett, and Kelly Hoppen. With their expertise in creating bespoke environments for their clients, the yoo team imparts ideas about how to create an interior that is right for you, using the themes each of their designers has developed. Each theme shows how the furniture, products, wall and floor treatments, colour schemes and so on work together to create the overall 'palette', with case-study examples. It includes over 20 interior design projects from residences worldwide, as well as feature pages and interviews with each celebrity designer. John Hitchcox and Philippe Starck formed yoo in April 1999. Bringing together a team of leaders in their fields, they set out to create extraordinary modern living spaces.

The Home series is devoted to interior design and decoration, and presented in a handy format. Leading architects and interior specialists provide inspirational and unique designs that are packed with impressive ideas for your own home The home is where you can escape the hectic pace of the world outside and forget the worries of day-to-day life. Whatever the leisure activity - home cinema, reading, afternoon nap, swimming or other sports - increasing importance is being attached to the interior design and aesthetic qualities of rooms dedicated entirely to rest and relaxation. This volume covers the most important feature of any home - spaces to relax and forget the world. From peaceful patios to energetic games rooms, this book shows some of the most inspiring interiors for leisure.

The Home series is devoted to interior design and decoration, and presented in a handy format. Leading architects and interior specialists provide inspirational and unique designs that are packed with impressive ideas for your own home This volume showcases several projects where cleverly designed and positioned storage spaces have been integrated into both contemporary and old-style interior designs. Whether it is duel-purpose rooms or compact, modular or tailor-made furniture pieces, this book proposes some highly effective space-saving solutions and cunning ways to combine storage and decor elements, while still making the most of the available space. All of these attractive, practical and original ideas can be personalized to create an interior space which is clutter-free, well-ordered and organized.

The Home series is devoted to interior design and decoration, and presented in a handy format. Leading architects and interior specialists provide inspirational and unique designs that are packed with impressive ideas for your own home This book showcases several beautiful offices that demonstrate that living and work spaces can be perfectly combined and that offices can be designed in such a way as to create a friendly, pleasant and personal atmosphere.

The power of colour to transform surroundings, to evoke reactions, to touch the imagination, to exhilarate, excite and inspire is unmatched. It is the colours of the landscape, the quality of the light, the climate and the natural materials at hand for building and decorating that give voice to the colours of country style. In Country Colour, interiors expert Judith Miller explores the rich seam of colour as it is used in country homes around the world: the faded pinks, reddish-brown terracotta, yellow ochre and burnt sienna found in the rolling hills of the Tuscan landscape are reflected in the colourful decoration of a stone villa nestled in the countryside; in Sweden the decoration of a traditional farmhouse boasts the bracing, chilly colours -pale blue, grey, crisp white and pale yellow- evocative of northern climates. Judith explores colour throughout the book by navigating its use in various palettes, including sections on cool, warm and vibrant colours that explain the different perceptions of colour from one climate region to another. Whether cool and pale or bright and warm, colour plays a pivotal role in bringing a cosy and comfortable mood to the rooms of an interior decorated in country style, celebrating the charms of rural living while creating a welcome retreat. Each chapter includes carefully selected swatches for paint and fabric with codes that allow you to match available paints from manufacturers such as Benjamin Moore, Fired Earth, Ralph Lauren and Farrow & Ball. Coming from one of the industry's leading experts, this book makes a beautifully illustrated and highly authoritative companion for anyone hoping to inject a bit of country colour into their home.

In this book, The Harmonious Home, you will discover that even simple changes can have a significant impact in creating a space that is serene. You will gain insight on how to change and renew your home or simply change one room. You will be inspired to make changes with many invaluable tips.

Patrick Lose is back with 12 charming Christmas projects in his hallmark style: vivid colors, whimsical motifs, excellent directions, and full-size patterns. Gather everyone around, pop a bowl of popcorn, and make something wonderful

* 12 festive projects include table runners, door toppers, pillows, bed quilts, and more

* Designs include projects with easy fused applique you can put together in a weekend

* Full-size patterns and complete instructions make assembly easy

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

There's an enduring charm to the shabby-chic, Bohemian and ultra relaxed look we now know as Vintage. It's the perfect choice for anyone tired of modern white interiors, and ideal for family living as there is minimal maintenance. Yet opting for Vintage is also a way of life: once you've started scouring for finds, it will become a pleasurable habit hard to break. Best of all, it has become an eco choice: the more we salvage, the better we feel. In short, creating your very own 'Vintage Home' is the perfect antidote to our throwaway world. For anyone keen to escape the wasteland of pared down architecture and identikit shopping, The Vintage Home will show them how to shop cleverly, mix creatively, and put together unique, welcoming and eclectic interiors that are perfect for modern living. Judith Wilson initiates the reader with an exploration of Vintage style's five key looks -'Country Vintage', 'Boudoir Vintage', 'Retro Vintage', 'Urban Vintage' and 'Modern Vintage'. As putting together your chosen look involves a combination of sifting through what you've already got and some leg work, The Vintage Home then takes you shopping in the consumer peripheries of car boots, antique shops and vintage websites. Finally there's a look at each individual room in the house, and at the elements that give a home its sense of style -from radiators and door handles, to sofas, chairs and tables, from lighting to soft furnishings, and from glass and ceramics to paintings and photos. With page after page of inspirational photographs and a wealth of practical ideas, The Vintage Home will show you how to embrace today's new decorative, eclectic mood.

Designed to be informative, as well as visually stimulating, this book offers the best and latest solutions to both old and new interior design problems and queries. By featuring real-life locations and clear detailed photographs, the book shows how people have actually tackled projects, such as re-fitting or re-designing a room, or selecting the light fittings or door handles to suit a scheme. They also give an indication of how the owners planned and executed the task. The text gives guidelines as to what the people involved in the project have learned in the process and pointers to possible pitfalls and danger areas to avoid. With photographs of beautifully designed interiors, this guide explains and shows how to tackle the development and styling of a room. Suzanne Trocme is a writer and journalist specialising in interior design. She is Architecture and Design Editor of Wallpaper* magazine. Her previous books include Hot Homes, Classic Chic, she lives in London.

Easier to make than a conventional quilt or a painted floorcloth, a Floorquilt is the perfect way to turn the fabric you love into a masterpiece you can use. Plus, there's no sewing! Decoupage techniques and supplies are all you need to transform a piece of canvas into a beautiful, durable floorcloth. Ellen guides you every step of the way, from choosing raw fabric to applying a protective finish to the completed Floorquilt. Lots of how-to photographs and inspiring examples.

Terence Conran presents the full range of options for bathroom design and decoration. As an essentially fitted area, the bathroom must accommodate a number of fixed elements in such a way as to make the best use of available space. A section on planning and layout provides practical guidance for servicing, siting and layout. An extensive design section discusses a wide range of different bathroom approaches and options, from generous 'living' bathrooms to wet rooms, home spas, small bathrooms and outdoor showers and hot tubs, each with a detailed case study that demonstrates a variety of original solutions and provides inspiration for change. Bathrooms includes a comprehensive directory of the options available and includes a compendium of materials and finishes suitable for bathroom application to promote informed choice.Also included are plenty of clever ideas for revamping and updating your existing bathroom. "Bathrooms" will over you inspiration, advice and practical solutions. Getting away from it all begins at home.

If you think you've seen the best in gift wraps...think again Eleanor Leinen - also known as 'THE CELEBRITY GIFT WRAPPER', has set a new precedence in the world of artistic giftwrapping. Clients and fans from all over beleive that Eleanor's giftwrapping creations are to packaging what Andy Warhol's work was to pop art. UNIQUELY GIFTED is a collection of bold, charming and sometimes quirky gift wraps that are surprisingly, functional pieces of art. Each custom-made gift wrap brings together unexpected elements and mediums, creating breath-taking gift presentations. Eleanor, also offers readers an inside look into the inspiration for her creations, with whimsical and anecdotal mini-stories, that you and your guests will relate to and enjoy reading. From her numerous appearances on TV- NBC, FOX, DO-IT -YOURSELF Network (DYI) - to her spread in MORE MAGAZINE, and feature articles in newspapers across the country, Eleanor has left a trail of indelible footprints which leaves no room for doubt that she is truly headed for greatness. The photographs in UNIQUELY GIFTED were taken by the notable lens man, Marc Vaughn, and his visions have provided Eleanor with the ability to share her artistry with the public. UNIQUELY GIFTED is a perfect accent to any home or office coffee table collection. With its complimentry GUEST JOURNAL as a second half, everyone will have an oppportunity to create a priceless archive of written memories from family, friends and business associates. UNIQUELY GIFTED is presented in an 8.5 square format and features gift wraps for holidays, birthdays, ethnic celebrations and special ocassions. UNIQUELY CIFTED is an absolutly wonderful coffee table collectible or gift forany and all special ocassions or holidays

Readers will love this treasure trove of inspiration filled with stunning photography of finished rooms, pictures of added decor elements, and chatty side notes and tips as author and artist Curtis Heuser guides them room-by-room through his renovated Victorian home. Along the way, the reader will learn how to create unique paint effects, pick up tips on everything from colours to contractors, and be swept up to new inspirational levels.

We Americans love to look at ourselves. How we vote, where we work, what we think about church and school -- studying ourselves is a national pastime. What has been missing in all this self-examination, until now, is a book about the greatest national obsessions of all: the hobbies we pursue, the collections and amateur sports to which we devote so much of our lives. The Banana Sculptor, the Purple Lady, and the All-Night Swimmer chronicles the amazing variety of ways in which we relax, compete with others and ourselves, and indulge some of our richest fantasies. Here are wonderfully warm and witty accounts of Americans as they: attempt to swim all the Great Lakes, often in horrible conditions; quit a job and begin raising sheep to accommodate a newfound passion for spinning; eat at every McDonald's in the nation; carve The Last Supper from wood; cross all the world's suspension bridges; build huge banana sculptures; roller blade, scull, and bake; and collect marbles, Noah's arks, talking birds, and much more. In these pages you'll meet a marvelous array of ordinary people who do unusual things, sometimes to extremes, as they define for themselves worlds of imagination, contest, and excellence. These are people who thrill to the chase and sometimes plain wear themselves out having fun, whether it's flying kites as big as a king-size mattress, canoeing in the Canadian wilderness, or meticulously recording the daily details of their everyday existence. In Working, Studs Terkel gave us an unforgettable oral history of the working life of an earlier generation. The Banana Sculptor, the Purple Lady, and the All-Night Swimmer is a history for our own times -- of the passionate pursuits by which so many of us define ourselves and of the universal search for happiness and a sense of fulfillment. Maybe you'll find yourself in the forty people profiled here. Maybe you'll find a hobby that you'll want to make your own. Either way, your life is likely to be enriched, just as the lives of the people you will read about are enriched by the depth of their commitment and the beauty of their accomplishments.

This is an invaluable pocket source book bursting with images of original and well restored Edwardian features. This is the ideal handy reference for the home owner, either to take to the architectural salvage yard or DIY store to identify authentic styles and colours, or simply to enjoy the best of Edwardian design. It contains a room-by-room tour of Edwardian homes, covering everything from grand opulence to modest dwellings. It is beautifully illustrated throughout, with design details such as close-ups of fabrics and door knobs.

Far more than just an interiors book, FamilyLifeStyle HOME is a bible for living with children in domestic environments that are as effortlessly stylish as they are educational, as comfortable with small children during the day as they are elegant for evening entertainment. Planned as the first in a new series that celebrates how parents can live, entertain and travel in style just as much as with children as before having children, FamilyLifeStyle HOME is fresh, fun and friendly.