Can't fail room makeovers / [Lucianna Samu ; photography by Mark Samu].

Title:

ISBN:

9781580114257

Personal Author:

Samu, Lucianna

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

Upper Saddle River, NJ : Creative Homeowner, [2008]

Physical Description:

303 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

General Note:

At head of title: Creative homeowner.

Includes index.

Contents:

Dreaming and scheming. The "perfect" room ; Write it down ; Taking inventory ; Balancing the costs ; Five "perfect" rooms ; Plan, plan, plan -- Architectural elements. Say hello! ; Distinctive perimeters ; A change of venue ; Pay attention to the particulars ; Hidden spaces, found places ; Practicality, utility, and delight ; Daily needs ; Vistas, vignettes, and the places in between ; Don't be a dummy -- Savvy design elements. Materials that matter ; Good lighting ; Personal color ; Furnishings for comfort ; Collections and displays ; Exclamation points.

Summary:

Contains everything someone needs to know to show off a home to its fullest potential with easy ideas and advice for making rooms work. The book includes how to "edit" the decor, rearrange furniture, display artwork and collections, transform rooms and objects with paint, and much more.

Subject Term:

Interior decoration -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Interior decoration

Interior decoration accessories

Living rooms -- Pictorial works.

House furnishings

Added Author:

Samu, Mark

Added Corporate Author:

Creative Homeowner Press

OCLC Number:

ocn244576030