DIY Art at Home: 28 Simple Projects for Chic Decor on the Cheap [Paperback]

Lola Gavarry (Author), Hiroko Mori (Photographer)

Book Description

Release date: June 15, 2010

DIY Art at Home shows how easy it is to create modern masterpieces by using a few simple art supplies and the full-size templates that are also included. The book begins with The Practical Studio, which outlines the materials and tips that you'll need to get started. The five chapters that follow--Living Room Spirit, Kitchen Inspirations, Bedroom Influences, Office Décor, and Sweet Expressions--offer 28 fresh, beautiful, step-by-step projects for every room, all with a clean, modern aesthetic that will complement virtually every style of decorating.

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About the Author

Lola Gavarry is a designer who creates artwork for residential clients throughout France. Hiroko Mori is a commercial photographer based in Paris.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Potter Craft (June 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823033341
• ISBN-13: 978-0823033348
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.7 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #628,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Any one can do this November 23, 2010

By Mrs Heather Hunwick

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Here is a book that really turns out the goods. There is no excuse for an empty wall now and the ideas are easily tranlatable into new directions. I recommend this for everyone from the wannabe artist, impecunious student, to a contemporary decorator. Keep coming with new editions whoever you are that wrote this!!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars DIY Art at Home: 28 simple projects for chic decor on the cheap October 24, 2010

By plainjane

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Excellent art ideas that you really CAN do yourself. The author gives enough detail, but still allows room for creativity. Great for those of us who like a more contemporary piece of art....but not one that EVERY store carries. Almost all of the ideas were ones I wanted to try...not like a lot of "how to" books where you may end up half liking only one or two examples in the book. It's an art class in a book.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the beginner. Directions are missing some steps March 21, 2013

By Above The Rim

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I like the layout but the directions are in need of fleshing out. I planned to do the "Speech Bubbles" project with my granddaughters this weekend but after reading the directions I was not clear on how to adhere the bubbles to the canvas. I thought, perhaps I was misreading something in the directions so I asked two other people to read the directions and they were as bewildered as I. I later asked my husband and he thought that after the bubbles were cut I was supposed to paint the back side of the bubbles white and then put the painted side (while wet) of the bubbles onto the black cavnvas; then write on the bubbles. He said that was the only way the bubbles would adhere to the canvas without glue; as well as the only way the black paint would not bleed through. I read the directions again and while the instruction said nothing close to what my husband said; his was the only exlplanation that made sense. I scanned some of the other project directions and it seems that directions leave a bit to be desired.