Mary Gilliatt's New Guide to Decorating - Softcover

Gilliatt, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185029979X ISBN 13: 9781850299790

Publisher: Conran Octopus, 1998

Synopsis

For advice on every aspect of the decorating process and an abundance of fabulous color photographs so clear that you'll think you're in the room, this is the one book you must have. Mary Gilliatt is a world-famous expert who knows how to translate wishes into great-looking rooms that live up to grand expectations. Start with the planning stage, including how to assess your house, draw up plans, prepare budgets, and work with contractors. Choose a style that appeals to you, from Country and Minimal to Eclectic and Traditional. Pick up information on lighting, furnishings, and accessories, supplemented with "before" and "after" drawings that show the logical sequence of events in four rooms. Then master exciting techniques, like rag-rolling a wall, tiling a bathroom, painting woodwork, sanding floors, laying a carpet, and more. Gilliatt offers a manageable approach to decorating that anyone can use successfully.
"...refreshingly down-to-earth advice."--Good Housekeeping.

About this title

From Library Journal

Gilliatt offers an inspiring guide to decorating techniques. Emphasizing project assessment, budgeting, and preparing a master plan, she analyzes the process of decorating a kitchen, living room, bedroom, and one-room studio through the addition of architectural character, color, furnishings, and accessories. Dozens of decorating techniquesincluding lighting, sanding floors, laying ceramic tile, painting a mural, and making various window treatmentsare detailed. While readers may need to refer elsewhere for more specific directions, the information here allows do-it-yourselfers to decide whether the project is within their capabilities. Public libraries serving patrons with insatiable appetites for decorating guides will want to consider. Judith Yankielun Lind, Roseland Free P.L., N.J.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Conran Octopus
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185029979X
• ISBN 13: 9781850299790
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256