Newlyweds' Guide to Setting Up Home

Setting up a first home can be daunting and expensive, especially if you are on a budget. The Newlyweds' Guide to Setting Up Home is full of great ideas to help you think about everything you will need. A chapter on "The Bare Basics" helps you to list all the best--and worst--points about your new place, so you can get to grips with maximizing its potential, and "The Main Elements" looks at all the aspects of creating a beautiful living space from selecting different kinds of lights to choosing the best ideas for storage, as well as a wealth of fabulous ideas for decorating with neutrals or color.

Whether you are living in a rented apartment or renovating a house, making the right decisions from the outset will help prevent expensive mistakes, and the inspirational photographs in this book will help you to decide on the look you love, whatever your style. Painting a wooden floor, tiling with basic white tiles for a stylish look, creating extra storage space using baskets and boxes, using throws and pillows to transform an old sofa, or finding old pieces of furniture that can be painted for a new lease of life--here are ideas for every room to inspire and motivate you to create a home with character and style without breaking the bank.

*Packed with style ideas and tried-and-tested advice to help you select practical solutions, which can often be the most cost-effective too.

*This book makes the perfect wedding gift.

*The Newlyweds' Cookbook (RPS, ISBN 978-1-84172-964-0) has sold over 28,000 copies.

GAIL ABBOTT is an established interior designer, stylist, and writer with over twenty years’ experience. Her books include "So Simple Window Style", "Living with Light", and "Decorating with Blue and White" (all published by CICO. Gail contributes regularly to home-style magazines, including Homes the others include "Shoestring Chic" and "Quick & Easy Window Treatments".