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House beautiful decorating style / the editors of House beautiful ; Margaret Kennedy, editor ; text by Carol Cooper Garey.
LIBRA NK2115 .G25 1992
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garey, Carol Cooper.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Interior decoration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Interior decoration.
- Local Subjects:
- Interior decoration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- 223 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Decorating style
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Hearst Books, ©1992.
- Summary:
- Shows readers how to bring a fresh new look to every room, and discusses color, space, corners, scale, and comfort.
- Contents:
- The essentials
- Harmony, color, and scale
- The ultimate harmony
- The subject of color
- The principles of scale
- Taming a big room
- Small-space strategies
- Odd space put to good use
- Corners: conscious choices
- Double-duty design
- A little private space
- The elements
- Walls, windows, floors, and ceilings
- Walls set a stage
- Window dressing
- Architectural elements
- Paying attention to floors
- Options for ceilings
- The details
- Where style comes into play
- Entries: lasting first impressions
- Slipcovers: infinite chic
- Versatile coffee tables
- Setting a dining table
- Side tables: born to serve
- Decorating in a vase
- Environmental design
- Quality of light
- Adorning the hearth
- Decorative screens
- The art of display
- Functional storage
- Kitchen storage
- Kitchen countertops
- Dressing the bed
- Intimate dressing tables
- Personalizing the bath
- Great transformations
- Decorating success stories
- A renovated schoolhouse
- Living in a French country style
- Character in a new house
- A home in a gristmill
- Rescuing a historic home.
- Local Notes:
- Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center.
- ISBN:
- 0688097340
- 9780688097349
- 1588161994
- 9781588161994
- OCLC:
- 24175172
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