Best Interior Design Upholstery & Fabrics
From wood footstools to over stuffed chairs, there's a good variety of projects you can accomplish with the help of this bestselling book. The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of best-selling titles in the fields of sewing, crafting, quilting, home repair, home improvement, home decor, and landscaping.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great sewing reference books!"
"It has been a while since I have done upholstery, so it was a refresher for me."
"Very helpful instructions and pictures."
"Good beginners instructions, easy to follow directions."
"This book is a really good one."
"Great book for the beginner."
"The first chair featured in the book is the chair I plan to recover."
"Great product that works just like it was advertised for."
Projects include Modern Granny Square Mini Quilt + Bonus Full Quilt, Clean Star Quilt, Arrow Table Runner, Easy Stripes Pillow, Large Star Mini, Garden Patch Quilt, Flying Geese Mini, Tiny Square Pillow, Twinkle Twinkle Mini, Window Garden Mini, Posy Patch Mini, and Garden Prairie Mini.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Instructions are clear with diagrams and illustrations included."
"I love, love Carina's new fabric line and have seen many of her projects floating around IG and on blog posts... so I was pretty excited to be able to get a book with the patterns, for when I am ready to dive in.Unfortunately I am disappointed and sure glad I did not spend more."
"Love the patterns in this book!"
"Great book."
"Love this e-book!"
"Instructions are very precise and well written."
"Nothing new here, if you've watched 1-2 of Jenny Doan's /MSQC tutorials, in either designs or techniques."
Material World takes you into the creative minds of 20 DESIGNERS from around the world to bring you unique home decor projects. Upon graduation, Cat honed her interior design skills at several boutique design firms, including UT (a.k.a.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Like the book, good value."
"My favorite projects are the Royal Transfer Pillows, Candy Coated Toile Bench, Psychedelic Decoupage Plates."
"this book is for teens or twentysomethings, maybe a little too 'cute' for a mature sewer.which is the reason i am not giving it five stars.still,i found the ideas,like the take on the bear throw...a great idea for the many young children in my extended family.it can be made from scraps and would make a sweet gift."
"The reason why I'm giving it 4 stars is for the authors err when allowing guest crafter/artists to throw in some of usual craft projects one would find on HGTV or DIY."
"everything is made out of fabric but the techniques are sew and no-sew which makes the instructions really unique."
"This is a gift for the older teen in my family who is so artistic and crafty and thinks she is interested in interior design as a career."
Best Interior Design Floors
If you want to learn how to install laminate wood flooring as a DIY project, this book provides the information you need to get it done like a PRO! Determine the type of laminate flooring you will use based on the installation method of the finish texture. Determine the amount of materials needed - add 10% to the area calculated. Continue installation of the laminate wood flooring throughout the room.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Among the plethora of longish manuals, full-scale do-it-yourself guides, printed home remodelling books and YouTube tutorials on one side, and thousands of free online articles on the other, one can get easily confused trying to find just the right stuff, and more to the point, in the right size. This is not to say that the instructions are not good but that I had no idea how much preparation the process takes and that a person can easily fail to plan everything ahead."
"Out of all the self-help books I have read in the past, this is by far the most thoroughly written books that I have come across. If you are a beginner or professional at installing laminate flooring, I recommend reading this book."
"He was able to break down each step required in common language that even someone who is unfamiliar with installing laminate wood flooring can feel confident enough to tackle the job."
"A very interesting read, who would think one day you will find a book about how to install laminate wood flooring?"
"Great book - now I have no excuse!"
"I am not a flooring expert, but have installed floating laminate floors and bamboo floors and would not recommend this 8 dollar book to anyone. My wife bought me this book and another Amazon self-published book about installing laminate flooring, _How To Install Laminate Flooring_,by Gary Johnson. I have several other professionally written and illustrated books about flooring that cover laminate floor installation."
Best Interior Design Decorating
─ Clutter free solutions for an organized home. Real Life Organizing offers clutter free storage solutions and advice that can help you create a Pinterest worthy home on a small budget: Learn how to organize your home, simplify life and have more time for the things you love. Simplify your life: In her debut book, Real Life Organizing , Cas walks you through the steps you can take to create a beautiful, organized, clutter free, and almost self-cleaning home ─ a DIY Pinterest home. Create a Household Management Binder Make a “Kids Cupboard” in your kitchen Create an IN/OUT system Organize paperwork based on your unique style Create a Kitchen Command Center Organize your holidays with a gift closet Build the best toy organizing system And, enjoy a DIY Pinterest home. - Keitha, from The Bajan Texan and founder of Home Made Luxe subscription box. I love knowing that if she came into my living room and saw a giant pile of unfolded laundry, we would laugh about it. “Cas is relatable and real, and makes having an organized home attainable for today's busy person.”. The Organized Clutterbug is also a very busy mom of three small children, two cats and a dog named Oscar Meyer Weiner. She loves sharing her favorite home organizing tips, tricks and practical advice on her popular YouTube channel, blog and weekly podcast.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If "I" can find something that inspires me as much as this wonderful young woman and her smart, sassy, silly, nurturing, down to earth style then everyone will. I've already made big changes and am reaping the benefits.. As we age we might not have the patience or energy on some days to run around like a chicken with our heads cut off trying to find that "whatchathingy" we KNOW we own."
"I am also returning a favor to all the reviewers I depend on before buying something on Amazon. I have several books on decluttering and organizing, including Marie kondo and Peter walsh, this is the best one. The author, cas aarssen, gives detailed advice on where to start and what kind of "clutterbug" you are. I wanted to suggest my favorite chapter but the whole book is great advice."
"I've read many organizing books and this is by far the BEST!"
"It made me realize that I don't need to set aside a whole day or weekend cleaning out a room or closet; instead, just spend a few minutes organizing a shelf or getting rid of a couple of things each day and in time, your space will be organized."
"I love this book so much!"
"Especially liked the breakdown of people's different organizing styles."
"Love her you tube channel."
"Organizing how to's for busy people."
Best Interior Design Lighting
Written by a practicing professional lighting designer who is also an award winning design instructor, The Architecture of Light presents a perfect blend of visual design tools and fundamental lighting knowledge. Released in January 2008, The Architecture of Light is a lighting design textbook that merges fundamental lighting knowledge with graphic techniques for generating and communicating lighting design. The text, which features 28 chapters divided into three parts--the fundamentals of light, designing light, and deliverables--presents procedures that architects and designers can follow to develop an architectural lighting solution that enhances the design intent of a project. In addition to outlining the process of lighting design, Russell includes a series of chapters that focus on lighting fundamentals such as the physical properties of light and color, physiology of vision, and the characteristics of electric light sources. --Source: ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING Magazine By Megan Casey Written by a practicing professional lighting designer who is also an award winning design instructor, The Architecture of Light presents a perfect blend of visual design tools, and fundamental lighting knowledge.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I love lighting stores, but did not realize how much goes into creating a lighting design that is functional and efficient."
"The layers (if I remember correctly) are clear over-lays that he uses to plan (1) guiding people's paths in or through the space, (2) task lighting, (3) accent lighting, (4) mood lighting, and (5) lighting architectural details."
"I just redesigned and remodeled my entire house and was extremely happy with everything except for the lighting."
"Using this book in the construction of our new house to make sure the lighting appropriately highlights and accents such a major investment."
"Not sure with what others got, but the printing of the front cover is slightly off."
"Just starting out in the field of lighting design and found the book informative and easy to follow the ideas and concepts."
"As a teacher of Environmental Control Systems, for architecture students (which includes both Illumination and Acoustics, my main field of interest) I needed a text capable of providing a design approach, coupled broadly to the technical aspects of the discipline."
"A great textbook for those going into the architecture and design field."
Best Interior Design Windows
Discover how to. * Express your individual style. * Choose fabrics, trims, and hardware. * Ensure the perfect fit. * Create no-sew or low-sew treatments. * Add decorative details. Express your individual style Choose fabrics, trims, and hardware Ensure the perfect fit Create no-sew or low-sew treatments Add decorative details.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It gave me tolerances and dimensioning that I was missing."
"Curtains, draperies and slipcovers are so pricey, I decided to try my hand at the slipcovers."
"My home is 55 years and the decor and window treatments are truly showing thier age."
"With the help of this book I was able to make a pair of roman shades for my guest bedroom and I must say they turned out pretty darned good."
"Very good reference and instructions."
"This was given to my daughter, who wanted to learn to make slip covers and curtains."
Best Interior Design Decoration & Ornament
Charles Faudree's Country French Living features his newest room designs. From the entryway to the dressing room to walls, dining rooms, and outdoor spaces, Charles teaches principles of design that make a house a Country French home: The importance of the bedroom and how to make it a soothing sanctuary, deserving as much attention to beauty and detail as the rest of the home. Charles Faudree's Country French Living also shows how to make the most of accessories like lamps, pillows, baskets, paintings, and more to finish a room and provide the charm and character so important in a well-designed French Country setting. Charles Faudree's Country French Living features his newest room designs. From the entryway to living spaces and private spaces, rooms for entertaining and outdoor spaces, Charles teaches principles of design that make a house a Country French home.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Not quite what I was looking for however lovely designs."
"I wrote a review for the first of his book's that I had purchased."
"This book is an excellent read and a definite keeper for all design projects."
"Absolutely love this book."
"If I had a complaint, it would be that the captions didn't maintain much of a narrative regarding the rooms depicted, but basically listed material resources."
"Books are AWSOME , have then sitting on my coffee table."
"This is a beautiful book, with large photos, allowing a careful study of the details."
"I am starting to look for pieces now at estate sales and antique stores."
Best Interior Design Painting & Wallpapering
From small spaces and apartment solutions to how to tackle a big, messy home with a 15-week total home organization challenge, this book covers it all. "If you haven’t already, you need to add The Complete Book of Home Organization to your must-read list...In all honesty, I love this book. Toni Hammersley is the creator and writer of www.abowlfulloflemons.net , an organizing website that inspires thousands of people around the world to get their lives in order.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Just flipping through the book will make you feel motivated enough to start tackling an area of your house! There are tons of ideas on saving space, organizing, and lest you feel overwhelmed at the state of your current household, the author has also many suggestions on how to start the process (which is sometimes the hardest part). The process is manageable enough that you can do a little bit every day...or set aside a couple of hours on the weekends and knock out an entire room in one swoop."
"The 14 week challenge helped me get my life and brain functioning again, my house still stayed in order a year later."
"I absolutely love this book."
"How does Toni do it?"
"Love this book!"
"This book is awesome!!!"
"The book follows the same plan that is available free of charge on the author's website."
"I wasn’t as impressed with this book as I expected to be after the other reviews."
Best Interior Design Professional Reference
In fact, that's the single biggest reason that there are so many remodeling horror stories. You will learn how to identify and select the perfect professional remodeler for your project, save thousands of dollars in the process, and preserve your sanity too. Everything needed for a successful professional remodeling experience is inside! Jannine Wooten - Real Estate Investor, Remodeler "Spend a few dollars on this book, there's a good chance you will get it back 100-fold." Ray Brehm - #1 Bestselling Author & Entrpreneur "Molinelli's enthusiasm for the subject shines through on every page of this invaluable guide, and it's quite infectious."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"In this easy reading instructional manual, Jim Molinelli lays out a concise method for keeping sanity during a remodeling project."
"Jim’s book is full of great information that guides you through the process from beginning to end."
"Undoubtedly THE book to get even if you think you might possibly sometime in the future hypothetically consider remodeling."
"Great book and well done."
"I'd have saved a lot of money and made a lot more when I sold."
"This book gives guidance on how to find reputable contractors (and it's not by using the popular advertised sites)."
"As a women owning 2 homes there is always something to fix, never mind remodeling to just update!"
"Very, Very informative."