Flea Market Decorating: Creating Style with Vintage Finds (Better Homes & Gardens)

Vicki Ingham [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0696208822 / ISBN 13: 9780696208829

Published by Meredith Books, 2000

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Seller Inventory # 0696208822-3-20970353

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flea Market Decorating: Creating Style with Vintage Finds (Better Homes & Gardens)
• Publisher: Meredith Books
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0696208822
• ISBN 13: 9780696208829
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 11 ounces

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Synopsis

Do-it-yourself decorators will discover creative inspiration in this book, along with smart shopping tips and easy-to-follow guidelines for giving a room unique character and personality with vintage finds.Practical flea-market shopping advice.Hundreds of illustrated ideas for decorating with vintage finds, room by room.275 inspiring color photos of homes and rooms featuring creative decorating ideas.Easy how-to for evaluating, salvaging, and refurbishing finds.Favorite flea markets and antique fairs around the country.Internet antiques-shopping tips, including the best sites for auctions, on-line antique malls, and state-by-state flea market guides.

Reviews

This is an excellent introduction to the hunting of old objects and the incorporation of those discoveries into a home. It is not, as the editors are quick to point out, a guide to cashing in on the next hot collectible; instead, it is filled with information about the how-tos of antiquing, eight examples of decor, room-by-room ideas, and notes about restoration. Pictures tell the stories well; an architect-collector talks about repurposing objects, exemplifying his philosophy by transforming antique faucet handles into towel holders. Every scrap of data is valuable, whether it's almost the technique of paste wax application to decorations or about purchasing old objects. Great for the just plain curious and the novice; a good refresher for the initiated. Barbara Jacobs