The Essential Guide to Decorating

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From the Interiors Editor of "The Times Magazine" comes an informative, innovative and illustrated guide to home decorating. Vinny Lee gives both the beginner and more adept decorator advice and tips on all aspects of home enhancement. Beginning with a section on the vast variety of techniques used today, it is followed by room-by-room chapters to enable fast access to what you need to know. From choosing a style to implementing it, from lighting to soft furnishings, flooring and wall-coverings, the design ideas are complemented by easy-to-carry-out projects such as beaded curtains, mosaic tables and glass splash-backs to give a room that personal touch. For anyone at a loss as to where to begin decorating and designing a room, this comprehensive, attractively illustrated book will go a long way to assist. From traditional to contemporary, soft hues or vibrant shades, feminine frills or masculine minimalism, all tastes are catered for ensuring the books appeal to all age spectrums and design proclivities. - Lucy Watson