Glue Gun Decor: How to Dress Up Your Home-from Pillows and Curtains to Sofas and Lampshades [Hardcover]

Marian McEvoy (Author), Chris Kendall (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2005

Ready, set, glue! One of the hottest trends in home decorating today is the creative use of a glue gun to transform objects, accessories, furniture, and even architectural details into elegant, one-of-a-kind creations. In Glue Gun Decor, design diva Marian McEvoy provides all the guidance beginners and experienced designers will need to master this amazingly affordable decorating method.

A comprehensive how-to guide, the book features easy-to-follow instructions for using a glue gun to embellish walls, ceilings, furniture, frames, lampshades, pillows, upholstery, flowerpots, and more with materials ranging from fabric and appliqués to shells and leaves. Fifty unique projects are included, many of them explained in step-by-step photographs. With Glue Gun Decor, do-it-yourself decorators will be gluing their way to a more beautiful home in no time. AUTHOR BIO: Marian McEvoy is former editor in chief of both Elle Decor and House Beautiful. She has written for such publications as the International Herald Tribune, Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar, and has made numerous television appearances. Glue Gun Decor is her first book. Prior to becoming a specialist in architecture and design photography, Chris Kendall was involved in building restoration and furniture design. He lives in Rhinebeck, New York.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang (May 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158479416X
• ISBN-13: 978-1584794165
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #377,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas for Re-decorating with what you already have, October 8, 2005

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Foodie NYC (New York, New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glue Gun Decor: How to Dress Up Your Home-from Pillows and Curtains to Sofas and Lampshades (Hardcover)

I recently needed to repair a library chair that my cat has made a nasty scratch on. I was going to have the chair professionally reupholstered until I saw Marian McEvoy on The Oprah Winfrey Show. When I saw what she was doing with a glue gun and how she decorated her gorgeous home with one, it gave me an idea that I could fix my precious chair with a glue gun and some fabric. I ordered her book and was delighted to see that it was filled with projects that not only taught me how to cheaply make my chair look like new again, but also gave me inspiration to make my curtains look new, redo my old throw pillows and dress up my lampshades.

If you like to redecorate often, this is a must-have book because it's all about redoing what you already have or how to buy affordable objects and room accessories and make them look unique and expensive.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Decorating Concept, August 10, 2005

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glue Gun Decor: How to Dress Up Your Home-from Pillows and Curtains to Sofas and Lampshades (Hardcover)

A maestro with the glue gun. Ms. McEvoy has pioneered using glued to add decorative pieces, to dress up virtually everything around her house. Sometimes her decoration has gotten a bit strange, I don't think I'd want the seashell decorated fireplace in my house. In a beach house, it might go well. Some of her other pieces show features that I like much better. Her way of adding a bit of trim to a very plain lampshade suits my likes much better.

In this regard we're just getting into a sense of style. It isn't expected that we'd like each others style. What is expected is that she would use a wide variety of items in this book to show what she is capable of doing with the glue gun. And on this she comes over very well.

I also liked her comments on selecting the glue gun. The first one I bought was a super cheap one and it barely worked at all, I eventually threw it away. Following her recommendation I'm going to go look for an Aleen's Ultimate. The different tips make a lot of sense.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for Everyone, June 17, 2005

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Decorator at Heart (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glue Gun Decor: How to Dress Up Your Home-from Pillows and Curtains to Sofas and Lampshades (Hardcover)

I used to think that I had to rely on professionals to do everything for my home, but, now I have found an easy and charming way to turn my house into a home that reflects me! All of my feather and button collections are going up in unique patterns. I am going to even do a "Japanese" room with pieces of kimonas I have collected on pillows and footrests. Bravo!