Creative Lighting for Outdoor Living: 40 Festive Projects [Hardcover]

Chris Rankin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2001

“Transform a garden, patio, courtyard or deck into a magical space.”—Publishers Weekly. “More than forty different projects so you can shed some light on your deck, patio, courtyard or garden for wining, dining, reading, and/or relaxing.”—Chicago Sun-Times.

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Asheville, NC

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (June 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579902138
• ISBN-13: 978-1579902131
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,383,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars More like "Creative Marketing", September 6, 2003

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"propertybroker" (Palm Springs, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Lighting for Outdoor Living: 40 Festive Projects (Hardcover)

This should have been called The Book of Candles. If you can imagine yourself shoving candles eveywhere the sun don't shine - then you don't need this book. If you find the idea of painting an old watering can and putting a candle in it to be a novel idea - look no further, this is the book for you!

The cover is nice and implies a book rich in color and sophistication. Unfortunatly, it reflects the best this book has to offer.

I hate to be this negative but I feel deceived.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars expert opinion, June 25, 2001

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Joseph T. Masciotti (Reading, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Lighting for Outdoor Living: 40 Festive Projects (Hardcover)

Once it is understood that this DIYer is mostly about candles, not about incandescence, the book's charm becomes apparent. Those seeking a tighter focus on low voltage outdoor lighting may be disappointed but the 14 page introduction clearly states the author's intent. The introduction provides a brief, helpful overview of "electrical lighting" and lighting concepts. Since there are currently 13 listings under "landscape lighting", 9 of which are actually about the topic, this review (and the 8 others) is meant to guide the seeker in the search. This book is another in the fine series of Lark publications on DIY crafts projects.... Forty projects are illustrated and detailed ranging from the sublime (Ikebana-like colored glowsticks in a clear glass vase) to the ridiculous (Alice-in-Wonderland teapot tikis). Beautifully photographed and with a crisp, airy layout the text is clear, concise and minimal (plus I found only one typo). A book on candelaria! At last a topic even more specialized than low voltage landscape lighting. Nice job Chris.