The guide to home decorating : Indian style / Priscilla Kohutek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kohutek, Priscilla.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interior decoration--Indic influences.

Interior decoration.

Interior decoration--Themes, motives.

Physical Description:

229 pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Usmanpura Ahmedabad, India : Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 2001.

Summary:

Few of us are born with the ability to know exactly what we want and need in our homes -- much less how we want it to look. We neither have money to burn on expensive mistakes and unwise choices nor are we prepared to live with them. We, therefore, must have guidelines to help us along the way to get things right. In The Guide to Home Decorating Indian Style, Priscilla Kohutek has given us these guidelines in a practical, down-to-earth way that everybody can understand and follow. Not only does she rell you how to quickly and easily spruce up the place with "instant" make overs, she also tells you how to do major renovations and takes you from the planning stage all the way to the finished project. Her book is chock-full of sensational, cost effective advice about how to plan a smart kitchen layout, squeeze out some space for an extra bathroom, make the kids happy in a shared bedroom situation, cheer up a tired-looking living hall, create knock-out window treatments that won't break the bank, plus much, much more.

With its special emphases on home decorating Indian Style, Priscilla's book is the first of its kind. While dishing out sensible tips that work for everybody, everywhere, she focuses on the special requirements of the Indian home and its climate. Whether you are a single person doing up your room at home, a newlywed setting up house for the first time, or a married couple with a growing family, you need this wonderful guide book to make decorating simple and fun.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Welcome 10

Choosing Colours

Creating the Mood

Arranging Furniture

Budgeting Your Money

Creating More Space

Chapter 2 Living Rooms 30

Steps for Decorating

Problem Solving

Furniture Selection & Uses

Arrangements & Traffic Flow

Chapter 3 Dining Areas 52

Formal

Informal

Dining in and Out

Table Dressing

Entertaining

Kitchens 70

Kitchen Planning

Cookers

Cooker Hoods

Decorating

Cabinets and Work Tops

Chapter 5 Bedrooms 92

Master Bedrooms

Bedroom Make-overs

Double Duty

Sharing

Kids' Rooms

Chapter 6 Gathering Places 124

TV Rooms

Studies

Balconies and Patios

Chapter 7 Bathrooms & Loos 142

Starting Fresh

Re-dos

Make-overs

Chapter 8 Window Treatments 166

What's Best

Curtains & Drapes

Shades & Blinds

Quick & Easy

Floors

Walls

Lighting

Chapter 10 Decarating Tools 210

Accessories

Photos and Art

Framing

Arranging

Collections and Displays

Plants and Cacti.

ISBN:

1890206210

8185822700

OCLC:

50260044