The Curtain Sketchbook 2 [Paperback]

Wendy Baker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1999

A beautifully illustrated book filled with designs of curtains - from classic period styles to modern contemporary - also featuring blinds, cushions, table coverings and other home accessories. The aim of this book is to show, in clear, simple line sketches, hundreds of ideas for curtains, drapes and other window treatments. This book is an inspiration to designers around the world and many of them comment that they would be 'lost without it!'. The designs can be coloured to suit the individual clients' colour schemes or used on a sample board when presenting a scheme to a potential client. SKetchbooks are updated every few years by author Wendy Baker, so that they are always in line with any new trends.

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About the Author

Wendy Baker is an internationally reconized author and designer. Located in England, she has been a top interior designer, in high demand for thirty years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Shoestring Book Company; 2nd edition (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0953293920
• ISBN-13: 978-0953293926
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,004,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Curtain Sketchbook 2, March 27, 2000

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Sharon Seymour (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Curtain Sketchbook 2 (Paperback)

This is a great book if you're looking for unique window treatments. I wanted something everyone else didn't have. It is not a how-to book but the illustrations are very detailed.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Curtain Sketchbbok 2 by Wendy Baker, June 12, 2002

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jules (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Curtain Sketchbook 2 (Paperback)

This book is really great for any windows. Mostly if you are a interior designer. It gaves you lot of good examples which curtains will good in what rooms with different types of furnitures. This book gaves you something that no one esle has. You will be the first one to have that design in your room before someone esle does

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great source of ideas for elaborate window treatments, April 19, 2003

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Leslie D. Ehrlich (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Curtain Sketchbook 2 (Paperback)

The book contains line drawings of styles for all the various elements of a window treatment as well as ideas for dealing with different kinds of windows. The book decomposes window treatments into pelmets, valences, etc., etc., etc., with pages of line drawings of styles for each element. Then, it pulls the various elements together into a total look.

I was leant this book, but I found it so helpful I bought my own. It has drawbacks. If you want something simple and/or you plan to make them yourself, this probably isn't the book for you. There are no instructions or measurements of any kind, just the drawings. But if you're working with a decorator who knows a professional, or are a decorator yourself, then this book will help your imagination run wild.