The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home, Second Edition (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Mary Ann Young (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide | Publication Date: February 18, 2000

Ever look around the walls of your home and think, "Blah!" Do you have Martha-Stewart envy? Do you buy decorating magazines by the dozen and just end up throwing up hands at the impossibility of the task of re-doing your home? Fret no more. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home, Second Edition gives clear, easy-to-understand instruction to turn the most humble abode into a work of art. This brand new, updated second edition has even more photos than before to help you get a picture-perfect vision of your decorating dreams. An all-new chapter on decorating resources on the Web, as well as how to use such hot tickets as e-Bay to get that perfect item for your home at a perfectly low price.

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From the Back Cover

Ever look around the walls of your home and think, "Blah!" Do you have Martha-Stewart envy? Do you buy decorating magazines by the dozen and just end up throwing up hands at the impossibility of the task of re-doing your home? Fret no more. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home, Second Edition gives clear, easy-to-understand instruction to turn the most humble abode into a work of art. This brand new, updated second edition has even more photos than before to help you get a picture-perfect vision of your decorating dreams. An all-new chapter on decorating resources on the Web, as well as how to use such hot tickets as e-Bay to get that perfect item for your home at a perfectly low price.

About the Author

Mary Ann Young, allied member of the American Society of Interior Designers, has been an interior designer for 15 years. She owns a design and construction company with her husband, Tom, a design builder.

David Nussbaum is a freelance writer specializing in food and lifestyle.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 2nd edition (February 18, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028638298
• ISBN-13: 978-0028638294
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,294,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Title is misleading, this book does not make decorating fun!, October 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home (Paperback)

There is a lot of information in this book, but it does not go into depth about a lot of subjects. (Too many to mention here) I am not a novice, and a lot of information was either left out or not given. It is OK for just the basics, but the book to me is boring, especially with few photos (in the middle of the book) If I were going for the basics, I'd want a book that told me how many square feet a gallon of paint covered, or a roll of wallcovering covered. How about measuring for blinds, or draperies? If you would like a true how-to book try "Fabrique Technique" on fabric corrdination or "Use What You Have Decorating" on furniture placement. They're both informative and useful information that you can really use.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A decorating book with no photos!?????, July 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home (Paperback)

I was a complete idiot for not reading the book's description more carefully before I bought it. Talking about decorating is OK, but you have to SHOW me something beautiful too. This is only HALF a decorating book, becauase it has no photos.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lifesaver, April 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home (Paperback)

I have zero talent in the decorting department. This book was great it showed me many different ways I could get the look I was looking for. If you are all thumbs when it comes to decorating and don't know where to start, yet you know you want a fresh new look this is the book for you.