Unleash Your Inner Design Guru with The DIY Home Decor Bible! Transform your living space from drab to fab with "The DIY Home Decor Bible", your ultimate guide to creating breathtaking interiors without breaking the bank. This comprehensive eBook is packed with step-by-step instructions, expert tips, and ingenious ideas that will inspire your inner designer and make your home uniquely yours. Begin your journey with an insightful introduction to the world of DIY home decor. Learn about the numerous benefits of refinishing and repurposing furniture, the essential tools and materials you'll need, and the crucial safety tips for all your DIY projects. Discover hidden treasures in places you never thought to look and master the art of assessing, cleaning, and prepping furniture before giving it a new lease on life. Dive into the colorful world of painting techniques, from choosing the perfect shade to mastering advanced faux finishes. Wood enthusiasts will find joy in learning about different types of wood stains, how to apply them evenly, and the best sealants to protect your creations. Tackle upholstery projects with confidence, from selecting the right fabric to updating cushions, and even repurposing everyday items into stunning decor. Maximize your space with creative storage solutions and uncover secrets to making small spaces feel grand. Take your designs outdoors with ideas for refurbishing patio furniture, DIY planters, and outdoor lighting solutions. Add a personal touch with custom stencils, DIY wall art, and throw pillows. Explore basic metalwork, and transform your home’s lighting with custom lampshades and repurposed fixtures. Refresh your home seasonally with festive decor ideas and stylish updates. Get organized with tips on setting up your DIY workshop, planning and budgeting for projects, and tracking your progress. Showcase your creations with professional-quality photos and home tours, and ensure their longevity with maintenance and care tips. "The DIY Home Decor Bible" is your go-to resource for endless inspiration and practical guidance. Whether you’re a seasoned DIY enthusiast or just getting started, this book will empower you to create a home that reflects your personality and style. Embark on your DIY journey today and witness the magic unfold! Don't wait—transform your space with "The DIY Home Decor Bible" and make your home a masterpiece of your own making.

A comprehensive guide to 180 effective combinations of color and texture with side-by-side swatches including flooring, paint colors and accents, fabric for furnishings and drapes, and surface colors, textures and materials.

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.

Describes how colors interact to affect the ambiance and atmosphere of a room.

A lavishly illustrated guide to using color in the home.

Decorating with style, not dollars, is the focus of this guide to buying or making inexpensive and original flower boxes, pillows, tablescapes, collages and more. Photos, some in color.

DIVA comprehensive handbook of all the crucial information interior designers need to know on a daily basis. In the world of interior design, thousands of bits of crucial information are scattered across a wide array of sources. Color, Space, and Style collects the information essential to planning and executing interiors projects of all shapes and sizes, and distills it in a format that is as easy to use as it is to carry. Section 1, Fundamentals, provides a step-by-step overview of an interiors project, describing the scope of professional services, the project schedule, and the design and presentation tools used by designers. Section 2, Space, examines ways of composing rooms as spatial environments while speaking to functional and life-safety concerns. Section 3, Surface, identifies options in color, material, texture, and pattern, while addressing maintenance and performance issues. Section 4, Environments, looks at aspects of interior design that help create a specific mood or character, such as natural and artificial lighting, sound and smell. Section 5, Elements, describes the selection and specification of furniture and fixtures, as well as other components essential to an interior environment, such as artwork and accessories. Lastly, section 6, Resources, gathers a wealth of useful data, from sustainability guidelines to online sources for interiors-related research. Throughout Color, Space, and Style appear interviews with top practitioners drawn from across the field of interior design./div

Choosing colors for your home can become an overwhelming and confusing process—there is just so much on offer. Love Color will help you to bring your favorite colors to life by successfully making all those challenging decisions. Renowned international color expert Anna Starmer takes you by the hand and guides you through this lavishly illustrated rainbow world of color combinations, teaching you everything you need to know about hues, tones, accents, and foundation colors along the way. Start by simply choosing a color you love, then take your inspiration from our accessible and practical palettes to create your own color combinations. This book also includes removable color chart booklet so you can note and match your perfect colors anytime you are out and about.

An essential illustrated reference for both beginner and advanced potters, these step-by-step photographic sequences guide you through a comprehensive range of shaping, firing and decorating techniques, so you can begin making wonderful ceramics even if you've never attempted pottery before. Learn about essential tools and equipment, different types and constituencies of clay, methods of production and much more. Includes dozens of ideas for creating textured surface effects and decorations. Over 45,000 copies sold worldwide. This hardcover book with internal wire-o binding is 6.5in x 8in, a perfect size for readers to keep handy and reference often. The stylish design of this book, along with the interior photographs, illustrations and diagrams, make the learning process simple and fun for beginners and provides useful tips for more advanced readers. This book will walk you through the essential tools and equipment and different types and constituencies of clay; study methods of building pots using slabbing, coiling, throwing, and molding, and find out how to create a range of different shapes and forms.