Complete Home Decorating Book (The Complete Book)

Transform your home into the one you want - be it luxurious or rustic, practical or pretty - with this guide to home decorating. Every page is full of ideas, each explained through step-by step photography. All the principal instructions are arranged for easy reference, with a wide variety of styles and finishes to suit all tastes are listed. The first half deals with making soft furnishings - from decorated blinds and corded cushions to paper-covered lampshades. The second covers hard surface decoration such as tiling, wallpapering, stencilling, shelving and lighting.

Nearly encyclopedic in its approach, this volume can teach you everything about home decorating, from sewing a bedspread to upholstering a chair to tiling a bathroom. The superb directions and extremely clear photographs--along with thorough explanations of all tools and materials needed--make all the projects seem very approachable, and each chapter's introductory section on choosing a style can help lay to rest the fears of even the most intimidated would-be do-it-yourselfer.