"Recipient of the Gold Medal in the Living Now Awards-Home
Improvement"
The essential do-it-yourself guide from one of the top designers in
the country that uncovers the secret home design rules used by the
pros
Many design books are filled with lavish photography of perfect
rooms that most of us can only dream of re-creating. Without any
practical advice, the look is unattainable. That's where "Design
Rules" comes in. Here, Elaine Griffin, one of the country's 100 top
designers ("House Beautiful"), explains all the practical
decorating standards that professionals use behind the scenes to
create flowing, balanced, gorgeous design. Packed with helpful
illustrations and hundreds of step-by-step tips, Design Rules
includes essential advice such as:
?Pick a pleasing color palette (that really works)
?Correctly size their bedsize tables (so they don't tower over
their beds)
?Enhance the visual appeal of windowless rooms (so they're not
dungeons)
?Design furniture arrangements that function and flow
?Style up even the most forlorn kitchens, baths and yes,
"basements and laundry rooms" (honey, "no" space is too dreadful to
be made ultra fab)
?Brighten up their kitchens with a can of paint and a burst of
strategically- placed color (location, location, location )
?Figure out which styles of furniture go together (there "is" a
rule and it's easy )
?Make their own personalities shine throughout their homes
(because they "should")
?And oodles more
"Design Rules" is for the growing number of savvy, novice home
designers who are well-versed in what good design looks like, but
need advice on how to translate it into their own home. It is the
home design bible people have been waiting for.
General
| Imprint: |
Avery Publishing Group
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2009 |
| First published: |
November 2009 |
| Authors: |
Elaine Griffin
|
| Dimensions: |
231 x 192 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-59240-506-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
Interior design
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-59240-506-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781592405060 |
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