Be Your Own Home Decorator: Creating the Look You Love Without Spending a Fortune - Hardcover

Guntlow, Pauline B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0882669451 ISBN 13: 9780882669458

Publisher: Storey Books, 1997

Synopsis

This inspiring guide proves that it doesn't have to be difficult or expensive to decorate with charm and taste. Presented with an infectious can-do attitude and clear step-by-step instructions, Guntlow explains how to customize kitchens, bedrooms, living rooms, and baths, and offers ways to maximize storage space. Whether a home needs a massive overhaul or a "quick-fix" solution to problem areas, this book provides dozens of unique possibilities.

About this title

About the Author

Pauline B. Guntlow is owner of Brookside Construction in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

From the Back Cover

Dazzling home makeovers are a breeze using the clever techniques in this budget-conscious home-decorating handbook!

Now it's easy to create an environment that truly reflects your personal style, regardless of your decorating experience or budget. From fashioning no-stitch window treatments to making a new piece of furniture out of two old pieces to giving worn kitchen cabinets a fresh stylish look, this inspiring guide proves that it doesn't have to be difficult or expensive to decorate with charm and taste.

Presented with an infectious "can-do" attitude and clear instructions, Be Your Own Home Decorator tells how to:

-- Select a look and carry it throughout your home

-- Customize kitchens, bedrooms, living rooms, and baths

-- Maximize storage and enhance the usefulness of existing space

-- Use moldings, prints, and window treatments for visual appeal

-- Transform secondhand furnishings into customized pieces

-- Combine colors and textures to create a distinctive look

-- Refinish floors, install tiling, and do basic renovations yourself

The techniques in Be Your Own Home Decorator can be adapted to virtually any theme or style, offering unique possibilities for beautifying every corner of every room. This is one book that quickly pays for itself, whether your home needs a massive overhaul or just a "quick-fix" solution for a problem area.

Reviews

Guntlow, a licensed contractor, gives how-to tips on constructing shelves, curtains, tables, and the like to avoid the high cost of remodeling. Lacking is an explanation of style, color, texture, and tone, shown in Creative Interior Design (LJ 10/1/94), or the planning guidelines to consider when redoing a home, shown in Joanna Wissinger's The Interior Design Handbook (Holt, 1995). Guntlow does, however, share advice derived from her personal knowledge of home remodeling, which makes her book a worthwhile addition where interest in this topic is heavy.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Storey Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0882669451
• ISBN 13: 9780882669458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144