Decorating for Good: A Step-by-Step Guide to Rearranging What You Already Own [Paperback]

Carole Talbott (Author), Cira Consentino (Illustrator)

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"As my rooms began to transform in front of my eyes, I was completely won over by the end result and haven't changed one thing. It really works!" -- MARIE GALASTRO Publisher, Best Selling Home Plans Magazine

"The concept...basically using the stuff you already own has been around for awhile...but not the way (Carole) did it. It took off thirteen years ago when Carole Talbott devised a formula and began promoting it..." -- PATRICIA DANE ROGERS The Washington Post

"We have had the extreme pleasure of having Carole visually coordinate our last six homes. The formula works!" -- BIRDIE YAGER Vice President, D&B Enterprises

From the Author

Finally, Decorating For Good offers the solution to everyone's decorating dilemma - what to do with what you have and how to shop for what you NEED. Visual Coordination is a simple technique nestled within the pages that instantly solves the "unsolvable problems" associated with home decorating.

Never before has there been a FORMULA that works in every space and is easy to grasp, no matter what you have to work with or the size and shape of your structure. This is the first technique for placement and purchase - in the world!

As Carole Talbott, designer and developer of the Visual Coordination formula, lecturer, author and teacher states, "If you want to change the world you start by changing the home - the way you feel about it and the way you use it."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter (August 31, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609803719
• ISBN-13: 978-0609803714
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #953,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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85 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable Results, February 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Decorating for Good: A Step-by-Step Guide to Rearranging What You Already Own (Paperback)

We are a middle class family with a very nice home filled with items I had meticulously chosen. Nonetheless, I was constantly moving furniture, re-hanging pictures, re-arranging table top items, etc. in an effort to achieve the "decorator" look that you see in magazines. It was hopeless. I, like many of my friends, assumed that I simply had bought the wrong furnishings. I stumbled upon "Decorating for Good" and miracles began to happen. I couldn't believe my eyes when I started using Carole's formula. My husband immediately asked how much money I had spent. Imagine his delight when I quoted the price of the book! At long last I feel my home is settled and PERFECT! THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, CAROLE!

63 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Gift for the Holidays!, December 9, 1999

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Happpy Reader (Okeechobee, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Decorating for Good: A Step-by-Step Guide to Rearranging What You Already Own (Paperback)

After reading a newspaper article about Carole Talbott, I finally 'Visually' saw what I have been looking for. I ran out and purchased this book. I have an L shaped room that we use for entertaining and like to have everyone in sight. I have been stumped with this decorating dilemma for over five years. High ceiling here, fireplace there, waterfront property on the oppisite side, nothing seemed to balance out. I had to see what this book could do for me, so I sat down and read it CAREFULLY. I found it very easy to read and understand. Each chapter is a new step. She starts you where you need ot start, and keeps on going to the last detail. Then, I got busy and the transformation was unbelievable. I can not express to you what a wonderful feeling the room has now, just by following this step by step guide. So, if you are serious about wanting to redecorate without a decorator, this book "Decorating for Good" is what you need. Maybe some of today's decorators need to take some of Carole Talbott's advice. I had hired the best in my area and never felt the warmth and comfort I now feel after using the steps I learned in this book, "Decorating For Good." Enjoy it-I did! P.S. It is my favorite gift for giving this Christmas, everyone is getting a copy.

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars pay attention to these reviews!, April 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Decorating for Good: A Step-by-Step Guide to Rearranging What You Already Own (Paperback)

I wish I had, and saved myself some money. This book is frustrating! She talks about selecting architectural focal points as a start to your redesign. But the line drawings (not photos) that are supposed to help you understand her principles don't show you what the selected focal point was or why it was chosen. The other thing that struck me as odd was that she tells you to look at your furniture as shaped objects, rather than functional objects. Well, in a small living room with a TV, you have to look at your furniture's function! I am sure she has a lot of natural talent and her rooms probably look nice--but that doesn't translate to paper here. Buy Lauri Ward's books instead.