- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd (2 Sep 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844001970
- ISBN-13: 978-1844001972
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 21 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,056,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In Decorating Easy, Jane Cumberbatch presents her blueprint for a comfortable, liveable, yet always stylish home that is practical and easy to maintain. Her approach to homemaking is about decorating simply, paring down and making the most of your space without spending a fortune. The book details how to put an entire room together, from the basic architectural structure and use of space, through the furniture and fittings, down to the small but essential decorative finishes. The main body of the book, Decorating Secrets, has complete schemes for every room in the house from the entrance to the garden. Each of the 60 schemes is illustrated with colour photographs taken in real homes and has detailed recipe-style instructions. Essential information is given on preparation work and other practical aspects of DIY that need to be considered, including working up designs and sketches, putting together colour and pattern, working to a budget and the core decorators' tools needed to get the job done. There are features on the key areas that transform a room, from adequate storage in the kitchen to calming colour in the bedroom. A section with Twenty Things to Make and Do contains full instructions for a range of projects for stylish finishing touches, including decorative painting ideas, soft furnishings and home accessories to give a home its heart.
About the Author
A former editor of House & Garden magazine, Jane Cumberbatch has worked for many years as a contributing journalist and style director on several leading publications including Elle Decoration, Homes and Gardens and the Sunday Telegraph Magazine. Her highly distinctive, simple look has been extremely influential - from home furnishing departments of many stores to the catalogues of Habitat, Laura Ashley and Marks & Spencer. With her bestselling titles Pure Style, Pure Style Outside and Pure Style Living and most recently Home Sweet Home, Jane has acquired an international following as an arbiter of style. Her own homes in both London and Spain have been featured in many interior design publications in England, Europe and the US. Jane is currently developing her own range of simple products for the home and undertakes interior design commissions for private clients.
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Focus on easy, budget decorating ideas which cover everything, 27 July 2007
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Decorating Easy: Create a Simple, Comfortable Home with Pure Style (Hardcover)
There are plenty of decorating books on the market, but what makes DECORATING EASY: CREATE A SIMPLE, COMFORTABLE HOME WITH PURE STYLE so attractive is its focus on easy, budget decorating ideas which cover everything from using space more efficiently to adding furniture and fittings which work aesthetically. Chapters use step-by-step color blocks to outline tips - such as in 'Sleep: 10 Ways to Make a Calming Bedroom', making for easy at-a-glance instruction perfect for any collection catering to busy home decorators.
Diane C. Donovan
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