Forget those boring beige sofas and anaemic pine coffee tables. Danielle Proud shows you how to produce fabulous signature pieces for every room - vintage-scarf cushions, sexy hostess aprons, personalised decoupage tables and more - most of which you can make from things you already own. In no time at all, you'll be whipping up your own placemats from old Vogue covers, creating snazzy batik wind wheels for your garden, and giving your hallway an art deco edge with glamorous mirror stairs.
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'Danielle Proud is the Nigella of homemaking' Sunday Times Style Magazine 'Danielle Proud is the unofficial doyenne of the new craft movement' Guardian 'Proud has pioneered a hip make-it-yourself aesthetic that is set to revolutionise our homes' Sunday Times 'Danielle's a mean macrame queen ... and trendier than Martha Stewart' Dazed and Confused
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House Proud is all about reclaiming your personal style and creating rooms
in your home that are completely to your taste, rather than buying
responsively from the high street shops. It's easy to do and in many ways
no different to putting an outfit together in the mornings.The techniques
are very simple - HUGELY therapeutic (forget yoga!) and great fun to do
with friends. Plus the sense of reward that you get from seeing something
you've made is incomparable to buying, especially when your credit card
statements drop through the door. Try it, you have nothing to lose and
rather a lot of compliments on your taste to gain! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
in your home that are completely to your taste, rather than buying
responsively from the high street shops. It's easy to do and in many ways
no different to putting an outfit together in the mornings.The techniques
are very simple - HUGELY therapeutic (forget yoga!) and great fun to do
with friends. Plus the sense of reward that you get from seeing something
you've made is incomparable to buying, especially when your credit card
statements drop through the door. Try it, you have nothing to lose and
rather a lot of compliments on your taste to gain! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
First off I must admit that I have not seen Danielle Proud on TV, or even heard of her before I picked up her book, therefore am unsure whether the book works better as accompanying notes to previous demonstrations. I flicked through and a few of the projects grabbed my attention so I thought I'd give it a go. On closer inspection I am quite disappointed, the instructions seem a little haphazard and some of the projects are just a bit too, well, shonky.
I like her style and what she is trying to encourage, I am concerned though that the projects could go all too easily wrong for novices [especially the sewing projects] and that there isn't really much new for anyone with a bit of experience under their belt. Good styling and colour ideas, a few novel touches [I especially like the fabric covered lampstand and the 'crazy' restrung chair] but all in all I would have got better bang for my buck if I had bought a few old seventies craft books from a charity shop as that is the era she has plundered for inspiration. I think better go straight to the source, the instructions are likelier to be more thorough and solid than Proud's version.
I like her style and what she is trying to encourage, I am concerned though that the projects could go all too easily wrong for novices [especially the sewing projects] and that there isn't really much new for anyone with a bit of experience under their belt. Good styling and colour ideas, a few novel touches [I especially like the fabric covered lampstand and the 'crazy' restrung chair] but all in all I would have got better bang for my buck if I had bought a few old seventies craft books from a charity shop as that is the era she has plundered for inspiration. I think better go straight to the source, the instructions are likelier to be more thorough and solid than Proud's version.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By MlleEmily
Format:Hardcover
This is a really beautifully designed book inside. Printed on lovely paper, the photography and layout and the projects are very stylish.
Nothing is too difficult and the instructions are very thorough. For this reason you might look at it and think it maybe a little 'easy' for your already crafty-oriented person but it's such eye-candy that you shouldn't overlook it just because the projects borrow quite heavily from 70's-era craft standards. Some of the stuff we think of as quite naff (ie macrame!) are sort of updated in the book and it makes you go, hey, actually that could look quite spesh...
It makes an absolutely PERFECT gift for the kind of person who says things like "Oh, I wish I was creative!" but they lack the confidence to pick up and try making something from scratch cos they think they wouldn't know where to start. I have bought this book as a Christmas present for a friend who matches the above description and I haven't wrapped it yet because I love leafing through it!
I also really like the author's promoting the creative reuse of old stuff. It's not going to cost you a lot to make the projects and it's lovely to turn something worn out into something beautiful instead of having it go to landfill. Don't get the wrong idea,this is NOT make-do-and-mend stuff, it has a very boho-chic, vintage vibe. I had not heard of Danielle Proud previous to seeing the book in the shop but I will be keeping an eye out for more from this "Nigella of crafting"!
Nothing is too difficult and the instructions are very thorough. For this reason you might look at it and think it maybe a little 'easy' for your already crafty-oriented person but it's such eye-candy that you shouldn't overlook it just because the projects borrow quite heavily from 70's-era craft standards. Some of the stuff we think of as quite naff (ie macrame!) are sort of updated in the book and it makes you go, hey, actually that could look quite spesh...
It makes an absolutely PERFECT gift for the kind of person who says things like "Oh, I wish I was creative!" but they lack the confidence to pick up and try making something from scratch cos they think they wouldn't know where to start. I have bought this book as a Christmas present for a friend who matches the above description and I haven't wrapped it yet because I love leafing through it!
I also really like the author's promoting the creative reuse of old stuff. It's not going to cost you a lot to make the projects and it's lovely to turn something worn out into something beautiful instead of having it go to landfill. Don't get the wrong idea,this is NOT make-do-and-mend stuff, it has a very boho-chic, vintage vibe. I had not heard of Danielle Proud previous to seeing the book in the shop but I will be keeping an eye out for more from this "Nigella of crafting"!
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Mary Jane
Format:Hardcover
This is a brilliant and inspirational book packed full of great - and easy - ideas to funk up your home. Danielle Proud is clearly a genuis when it comes to craft. I've barely touched a needle and thread since school but after being given this book I have great plans for my new flat - thanks Danielle. This book makes a fab gift!
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Published 23 months ago by Rashequa
2.0 out of 5 stars
How to Make Seventies Charity shop Tat
I was very disappointed with this book and thought some of her before pics looked "hipper" and more "modern" than her efforts. It was all a bit too 1970's for my taste. Read more
Published on 16 July 2010 by Poppy Girl
1.0 out of 5 stars
More style than substance, poor instructions :(
I love crafts, and bought this book about two years ago after reading a rave review about both the book and it author in the Sunday Times, but I think the review was written... Read more
Published on 18 May 2010 by fallingandlaughing
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiring
Out-of-the box ideas for ways to really make homeware personalised and fun without feeling like you should join the WI. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2008 by Lau
5.0 out of 5 stars
The revolution is coming!
This book is incredible. Packed with a mix of both super-easy Sunday afternoon ideas and some more ambitious projects. Read more
Published on 27 May 2007 by L. Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiration for modern living
If you want your home to showcase your own individual, funky style, and don't want to spend a fortune - THIS IS THE BOOK TO BUY. Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2006 by Charity
5.0 out of 5 stars
the beautiful work of danielle proud
this book taught me everything I felt I should know about becoming a homemaker!
Published on 17 Mar 2006 by "olishone2"
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