The DIY Home Planner: Practical Tips and Inspiring Ideas to Decorate It Yourself (Thistlewood Farms) - Softcover

Wood, KariAnne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0736971777 ISBN 13: 9780736971775

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, 2018

Synopsis

Decorate Your Home like a Rock Star!

Popular home decor blogger KariAnne Wood has created this delightful and inspiring home planner just for you. With her infectious joy and humor, KariAnne is there to hold your hand on the decorating road ahead.

Infused with witty, simple, and can-do advice, The DIY Home Planner is packed with unique features to help you realize your decorating dreams:

• Convenient pockets to tuck paint chips, fabric samples, and more to keep you organized
• Charming illustrations, photos, and diagrams to inform and encourage you
• Unique style guides, decision trees, and reference guidelines to inspire confidence in every decorating decision
• Easy DIY projects to help you accessorize with personalized style
• Incredible extras in the back of the book, including three frameable prints to brighten up your wall decor

Discover these and other amazing tips in every area of home décor from painted wall treatments to light fixtures to accessories to floors...and so much more!

About this title

About the Author

KariAnne Wood writes the award-winning lifestyle blog Thistlewood Farms, a tiny corner of the internet where all her stories and DIY's hang out and drink sweet tea. She also writes, photographs, and styles for several national magazines including Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Ideas, Country Women, and Flea Market Décor.

Review

"Everyone deserves to live in a home that is lovely. The DIY Home Planner shares easy, step-by-step design advice. KariAnne Wood provides several great guides to help readers achieve joy-filled rooms infused with style."
—Laura Ingalls Gunn, interior designer, author of the Décor To Adore blog

"If you're looking for some encouragement and information on how to embrace your home with all of its imperfections and perfections, KariAnne has your back with The DIY Home Planner. She covers space planning, paint colors, wall styling, and everything in between. No rock will be unturned! You'll have the inspiration and the tools you need to create something beautiful. Forget about expensive designers. KariAnne is going to walk you through the design process step-by-step, and you log details in the planner as you go. No more 'What color did I choose?' or 'What was the measurement for that sofa?' It's all in one place. Once you get this little baby in your hand, you're not going to want to put it down. Bring it with you whenever you shop for your home. A wave of 'Let's do this thing!" is going to overcome you. ENJOY and CREATE!"
—Andrea Cammarata, author of the The Cottage Market blog

"KariAnne has struck decor gold again and shares the wealth with all of us who are crazy about home decorating. This practical and beautifully illustrated workbook provides tips from flooring options to finding the perfect lighting fixture. And it has pages for the reader to write in and save things, such as favorite paint colors, color palettes, and more. KariAnne takes her book a step further into her creative world by sharing cutout pages of furniture and pretty patterns to mix and match. The easy DIYs she shares throughout her book will make anyone's home a little brighter, but the real magic of The DIY Home Planner comes from the effervescent KariAnne Wood. She will captivate you with her charming stories and easy-to-understand decorating wisdom. This book is a delight from beginning to end."
—Yvonne Pratt, author of the StoneGable blog

"When you look through The DIY Home Planner, it's almost as if you merged your best friend with an inspirational book to help release and empower your inner design nerd. KariAnne's planner is chock-full of beautiful illustrations and creative ideas, as well as being the perfect space for considering your own home and how to fall in love with it. There's a lot to be said about enjoying the process, and her planner will walk you through everything step-by-step! If you love sketchbooks and getting your ideas down on gorgeous pages with expert guidance, this book is for you. With The DIY Home Planner in your hands, you'll wonder what took you so long to get started and fearlessly tackle your next project."
—Ashley Mills, author of The Handmade Home blog

"I cannot say enough good about KariAnne and her amazing talents. Not only does she shed light on the DIY world, but she does it in a way that makes you feel at home. Her latest book, The DIY Home Planner, makes creating your space not only doable but fun."
—Larissa Haynes, author of the Prodigal Pieces blog

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0736971777
• ISBN 13: 9780736971775
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144