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The Joy of Home [Hardcover]

Naomi Cleaver
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Book Description

6 Sep 2010
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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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Conran Octopus (6 Sep 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1840915439
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840915433
  • Product Dimensions: 25 x 3.2 x 28.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 63,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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

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5.0 out of 5 stars "encyclopedia of interior design". 13 Sep 2010
Format:Hardcover
Naomi Cleaver's beautifully presented "The Joy of Home" succeeds where so many others fail. She has managed, in her recognisably erudite style, to produce what is in effect a lavishly illustrated "encyclopedia of interior design" with invaluable guidance for anyone with an interest in the quality, efficiency and style of their immediate surroundings, their home.
I particularly like the way one can access any subject through the use of the very comprehensive index. For example DIY or "Not Doing It Yourself", interior decorating or the technology of heating, lighting or insulation. You don't have to read from cover to cover; just pick out the bits that relate to your current needs or concerns, or alternatively if you are undertaking a total re-build, the sections of the book follow a logical progression from the initial design concept to successful completion.
Definitely a book to put on your own Christmas wish list or to buy as a gift for fellow home lovers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Design for Living 18 Oct 2010
Format:Hardcover
Naomi Cleaver's wonderful "The Joy of Home" is much more than a beautiful book about beautiful homes. It certainly has the practical ideas, professional design expertise and gorgeous photos to have you turning the pages forever.

But here is an author keen for us all (even impractical design virgins!) to plan for happiness. It's this conviction that you can design your home to reflect your heart's desire that makes the book take off. You can open "The Joy of Home" to find out which materials to use for your kitchen floor; or you can come across the delightful page on "resting" and discover how to design the best space for a peaceful read - and what Leonardo da Vinci had to say about this!

This book will surprise and delight - it's also witty and clever. One to treasure.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book 2 Oct 2011
Format:Hardcover
Very good tips and excercises to get your creativity going. Inspirational pictures, easy to read, will recommend this book to anyone planning to do some changes in your home or for someone just trying to design a space that reflects your personality and lifestyle.
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