Whether homeowner or tenant, our homes are one of our most significant emotional assets. They can define our quality of life, protecting and comforting, inspiring and motivating, but only if our homes are a liberating expression of who we are and an effective tool in how we want to live.In The Joy of Home, interior designer, Naomi Cleaver, guides you through everything it takes to design the perfect home for you, from revealing your unique "creative DNA" to common sense practicalities.Naomi reveals insider information on visualisation, space planning, the mechanics of heating and ventilation and what "green" really means.When it comes to implementation, whether major construction or a simple craft project, Naomi explains, based on years of personal and professional experience, how to get the results you want.Written in the same easy-to-follow narrative of a much-loved cook book, and packed with inspiring ideas and seductive imagery, The Joy of Home is an essential reference book in any home transformation project, illustrating how to design a home to reflect your heart's desire.
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Höhe: 285 mm
Breite: 250 mm
Dicke: 32 mm
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978-1-84091-543-3 (9781840915433)
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Perhaps best known as a presenter of popular television shows on the design and decoration of homes.... and even food - "Grand Design's: Trade Secrets"; "Honey, I Ruined the House" Channel 4; "Other People's Houses" Channel 4; "Britain's Best Home" Channel 4; "The Greatest Dishes in the World" Sky One - Naomi is an interior designer, design consultant and writer distinguished by a design philosophy that has been described as "warm, eccentric...clever, idiosyncratic" Grand Designs Magazine; "dramatic, witty and just a little bit racy" Elle Decoration. www.naomicleaver.com
INTRODUCTION What is interior design? Look good, feel good - self actualisation 'Everyone is a designer' A little history FIRST THINGS FIRST The brief The survey Style THE BIG IDEA Challenging facts Word association 10 ideas in 10 mins A for anthology Wishful thinking Not thinking Sketchbook Designer's Toy Box What will it look like? sampling, modelling, illustration DECOR RECIPES Architectural Camp Comfortable Eclectic Hand crafted Historical Retro SPACE FOR EVERYTHING Batheing Cleaning Connecting Cooking Dressing Eating and drinking Playing Resting Sharing Sleeping Storing Working Fixture & finishes Finishes Floors Walls Fixtures Furniture MECHANICS Plumbing Electrics, telecommunications, data Appliances Climate control Heating Underfloor heating Wet Dry Underwall heating Open fires and stoves Cooling Ventilation and air quality Home entertainment Security TROUBLESHOOTING Too dark? Too small? Too low? Too high? Too noisy? DOING IT YOURSELF The soft stuff -how to paint -how to paint walls and ceilings -how to paint woodwork -how to paint metal -how to apply paint effects -how to apply wallpaper -how not to apply wallpaper -how to make soft furnishings The hard stuff -how to refinish floors -how to fit new timber flooring -how to fit tiles -it's personal -new skills SHOPPING Tools Spending Quantities The shops Exhibitions and shows Going bespoke The trade Travelogue Liaison Maintenance & guarantees Delivery THE NITTY GRITTY How to perfectly manage your own project How to be the perfect client Working with an interior designer or architect Working with a surveyor Quantity surveyors Cost Dispute resolutions Records Afterword Suppliers List / Bibliography / Index
