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Shopping for Furniture: A Consumer's Guide

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Of critical interest to anyone considering a major furniture purchase, this guide seeks to make consumers experts on buying residential furniture by focusing on informed purchasing and shopping for value, not simply price.

Better Homes and Gardens Cottage Style by Better Homes and Gardens, ISBN 0696215608

-- An inspiring yet practical book that shows how to give any home irresistible, away-from-it-all ambience.
-- Room-by-room guide helps decorators "charm" any space.
-- Includes more than 200 photos to inspire the imagination. Better Homes and Gardens Cottage Style by Better Homes and Gardens, ISBN 0696215608
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Think Color: Rooms to Live in by Tricia Guild, ISBN 0811836703

Renowned for her sense of color, sumptuous collections of fabrics and home furnishings, and now a complete line of bed and bath products, Tricia Guild reveals the secrets behind her approach to design in Think Color. For the first time, Tricia herself explains how she brings a room to life, from the initial assessment of atmosphere and dimension through her choice of color, materials, and furniture, right down to the finishing touches such as flowers, cushions, and trimmings. Guiding the reader first-person through her design process, she offers insight into using color to create mood and reveals the sources of her inspiration. This lavishly produced book showcases more than 200 color-drenched photographs featuring gorgeous interiors and highlighting exceptional details. With bountiful insight from a truly exceptional talent, Think Color is an energetic and vital celebration of contemporary home decor. Think Color: Rooms to Live in by Tricia Guild, ISBN 0811836703
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Better Homes and Gardens Cottage Style by Better Homes and Gardens, ISBN 0696215608

Beautiful Interiors: An Expert's Guide to Creating a More Liveable Home

The work of Chris Little, an Atlanta-based photographer specializes in corporate and residential interiors with many award-winning designers is shown throughout the book.
Award-winning designer Charles Gandy creates an amazingly informative guide to the ABCs of interior decorating. Through beautifully photographed homes in a variety of styles, this very basic reference presents the fundamentals of design, such as line, rhythm, scale, shape, form, pattern, and proportion. There's advice on setting the stage and establishing an overall mood through light and color, as well as floor, wall, ceiling, door, and window choices. Fabric, furniture, and other embellishments receive their own special section, and a room-by-room tour covers everything from entry halls to home libraries. For a final touch, Gandy discusses the WOW factor: the elusive quality that makes a space extra-special. "A Selection of the Homestyle Book Club. Beautiful Interiors: An Expert's Guide to Creating a More Liveable Home
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Design on a Dime: Achieve High Style on a $1,000 Budget

Design-conscious readers can examine creative makeovers that cost less than $1,000.

Highlights 20 rooms from the show, including before-and-after photos.

In-depth instruction for projects from stenciling walls to customizing furniture.

Shows talented design team provides plenty of practical tips and foolproof techniques to restyle, recolor, remake, and rearrange any room of the home.

Includes a room arranging kit with dozens of templates.

Provides detailed buying resource information.

Design on a Dime: Achieve High Style on a $1,000 Budget

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How to Restore Antique Furniture by Colin Holcombe, ISBN 1861264941

How to Restore Antique Furniture is a hands-on guide to the care and repair of a range of furniture types. Beginning with a history of furniture construction, which introduces the techniques to be found in pieces from various periods, the book discusses the qualities and applications of most common wood types, offering advice on tools and accessories. Among the topics covered are: dismantling furniture; removing old nails, screws, and glue; repairing dowel, knuckle, mortise, and tenon joints; mending damaged turnings; tackling veneers and marquetry; and restoring glass, keys, and locks. How to Restore Antique Furniture by Colin Holcombe, ISBN 1861264941
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