Charles Randall's Designer Sketchfile: Draperies, Valances, Fabric Shades & Bedding (Book & CD-ROM) - Softcover

Charles Randall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 189037914X ISBN 13: 9781890379148

Publisher: Charles Randall, Inc., 2006

This is no ordinary sketchfile with mundane illustrations. These are professional renderings of the most recent designs in window decorating, along with beautiful historical samples. This Sketchfile is all about custom designer window treatments-- from a simply executed Roman shade to an over-the-top period style masterpiece. This book will kindle your creativity and stimulate your imagination. You can mix and match the various designs to create a truly unusual treatment that will be your creation--one of a kind--something no one else in the world has. Plus, download images from the CD ROM onto your computer and manipulate them into your next masterpiece! You're in good company: Charles Randall is the world's best-selling author on the subject of window decorating. His other book, The Encyclopedia of Window Fashions has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide and is now in its sixth revision.

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From the Author:

I have compiled this sketchfile after many years of thought, as well as requests from designers, to offer a book of simple line art without the distraction of color. This book is about stretching your imagination, and pushing your creative talents. Remember that the design possibilities are endless if you embellish, add, remove or combine elements from other images. An example would be using a standard swag with gathered cascades-not necessarily shown in the book, but what you might take from one design and add to another. My hope in providing the CD ROM is that you, the designer, either professional or enthusiast, will break apart and then recompile elements to create totally custom, one- of-a-kind treatments. It's really exciting to have a custom design that is yours alone! If you add other elements to the design i.e., jabots, rosettes and trim-voila!-you have a unique design that reflects your individuality. None of these designs will be found in my best-selling book: The Encyclopedia of Windows Fashions. Of course if you have a copy of The Encyclopedia or Dream

Windows (another Randall International publication), all the better! You will be amazed at what you can create and will hopefully take pride in creating something unique. After 20 years I must add that it's been quite a journey and I am so grateful to have traveled with many of you on this creative trip together.

About the Author:

Since he began in the soft furnishings business in 1976 as a drapery installer, Charles Randall has become a best-selling author and the world's leading authority on window treatments. After a successful sales career he opened Window Fashions, a drapery and manufacturing company, in 1980. To date, Charles has decorated more than 60,000 Southern California windows. In 1987, he revolutionized the interior design world, writing The Encyclopedia of Window Fashions , a comprehensive book on window decorating that has sold more than one million copies and become an international bestseller. Charles has written and collaborated on several other books on window decorating and is listed as the world's leading expert on window decorating in Samantha Ettus' book: The Experts Guide to Everything at Home along with other notable leaders such as Barbara Guggenheim, Joy Browne, Al Roker and others. Charles Randall is currently President of Charles Randall, Inc., a publishing company committed to bringing the best interior design books to both the professional trade and the home decorating enthusiast alike. His books can be found in India, China, Australia, Mexico and Russia and have been translated into Russian and Arabic. Charles Randall, Inc.'s books are available at all national retail chains including Home Depot, Lowe's, Jo-Ann Stores, Hancock Fabrics, Calico Corners, Barnes & Noble and Borders Books. Charles Randall earned his divinity degree from Anaheim Christian Theological Seminary. He is working on several new books: Mary, Myth, and Men; and Fatherless.

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